Opening Reception for Solidary & Solitary during Ogden After Hours

Join us for a very special Ogden After Hours as we celebrate the Ogden Museum's latest exhibition Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection.  This exhibition drawn from the Joyner/Giuffrida collection, tells the history of art by African-American artists from the 1940s to the present moment and is guest curated by Christopher Bedford, Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director, The Baltimore Museum...

Dr. Michael White at Ogden After Hours

Dr. Michael White has been instrumental in keeping alive the New Orleans jazz tradition of his ancestors, some of whom were among the earliest jazz musicians. A professor of Spanish and African American Music at Xavier University in New Orleans, White has become well known on the jazz scene. He performs, writes and lectures on...

Museum Closes at 3PM

The Museum will close at 3pm today for the O What a Night! Gala. The last admission to the Museum will be at 2:30pm. Admission is free on this day.

O What A Night! PRESENTED BY HEARST AND WDSU-TV

Each October the Ogden Museum hosts its annual O What A Night! Dubbed “the Met Ball of the South”, O What A Night! is an unparalleled celebration of Southern art, culture and cuisine.

Baby Arts Play!

Young Audiences Baby Artsplay! Presented by The Helis Foundation is the perfect opportunity young children and their caregivers to enjoy an educational, yet fun-filled trip to the museum. Six, 30-minute workshops allow children to explore, observe and investigate their world and the museum through song, dance and movement experiences. For ages 4 months to 3...

Creole String Beans at Ogden After Hours

Creole String Beans are THE classic New Orleans party band. With exceptional taste in song selection and a repertoire that ranges far and wide, the 'Beans are able to take their devoted dance fans to dangerous altitudes of twistin' 'n' shoutin' ecstasy with high energy and melodic finesse. The Creole String Beans have defined a...

Baby Arts Play!

Young Audiences Baby Artsplay! Presented by The Helis Foundation is the perfect opportunity young children and their caregivers to enjoy an educational, yet fun-filled trip to the museum. Six, 30-minute workshops allow children to explore, observe and investigate their world and the museum through song, dance and movement experiences. For ages 4 months to 3...

Luke Winslow King and Matt Rhody at Ogden After Hours

Luke Winslow-King is a New Orleans-based guitarist, singer, composer, producer, and songwriter. His work is an eclectic mix that combines Mississippi delta blues, folk music, traditional jazz, and roots rock & roll. His alchemical songs blend contemporary ideas with styles from bygone eras producing a sound that is rustic and urbane, elegant and entirely his...

Free Family Day Discovering Abstract Art

Join us for this FREE admission day featuring family friendly entertainment and art activities exploring Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/ Giuffrida Collection, Presented by The Helis Foundation. Food and drink will be available for purchase. This program has been made possible by the generous support of the Ella West Freeman Foundation, the Selley Foundation and...