Young Audiences of Louisiana Baby Artsplay! Presented by The Helis Foundation

Young Audiences of Louisiana Baby Artsplay!™ Presented by The Helis Foundation is the perfect opportunity for caregivers to integrate purposeful activities into their child’s playtime that support their cognitive, physical, and social development. Research shows, and parents confirm, that multi-sensory approaches to learning help young children create deeper, more meaningful connections with the world around...

Andrew Duhon at Ogden After Hours

It has been nearly 3 years since New Orleans songwriter, Andrew Duhon has released an album. His latest, ‘The Moorings’ was nominated for a Grammy for ‘Best Engineered Album’ in 2014. Though Duhon’s immediate deflection is that he did not engineer the album, its an impressive accolade for an independent release, the only independently released...

Young Audiences of Louisiana Baby Artsplay! Presented by The Helis Foundation

Young Audiences of Louisiana Baby Artsplay!™ Presented by The Helis Foundation is the perfect opportunity for caregivers to integrate purposeful activities into their child’s playtime that support their cognitive, physical, and social development. Research shows, and parents confirm, that multi-sensory approaches to learning help young children create deeper, more meaningful connections with the world around...

Seva Venet at Ogden After Hours

Seva Venet’s latest project “Misieu Bainjo: a Celebration of the Banjo in New Orleans” features the compositions of many New Orleans banjo legends including Danny Barker, Narvin Kimball, and Creole George Guesnon.  Venet builds upon his experience in working with many contemporary traditional jazz legends including Tuba Fats, Treme Brass Band Lionel Ferbos, Lars Edegran,...

Holly Guertin Artist Spotlight Opening Reception

Join the Center for Southern Craft and Design at the Ogden Museum as we celebrate the opening of the Artist Spotlight: Holly Guertin, on view from July 6 – August 20, 2017. The reception will take place during our regularly scheduled Ogden After Hours from 6 to 8pm, featuring music by Seva Venet.

Closing Reception Waltzing the Muse: The Paintings of James Michalopoulos

Join us for this special Ogden After Hours as we mark the close of the exhibition, Waltzing the Muse: The Paintings of James Michalopoulos. Presenting sponsors: Henry and Pat Shane. Enjoy Opera on Tap, a rum tasting from Old New Orleans Rum, Ya-Ka-Mein by Ms. Linda and a gallery tour + talk by the Ogden...

Opera On Tap at Ogden After Hours

Join soprano Kathleen Halm Simmons, mezzo-soprano Phyllis Treigle, tenor Travis Richter and collaborative pianist Todd Simmons for an Ogden After Hours Fête. This festive and flirtatious New Orleans Opera Preview Concert, entitled Opéra Nouvelle: from Verismo to Offenbach will feature music from the first two mainstage productions at New Orleans Opera – Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci (October 6 and October 8,...

Craft Happy Hour The Mighty Single Page Book: The Zine Throw Down

Jessica Peterson from Southern Letterpress will guide you through the creation of a single page book structure; a book made from a single sheet of office paper, perfect for zines. You’ll be inspired by creative prompts to fill the structure with your own content (we’ll have rubber stamps, markers and collage materials for you to...

Teen Docent Puppet Show at Robert E. Smith Library

The Ogden Museum’s Teen Docent Puppet Theater brings art to life, giving young audiences a window into the world of a work of art. Seven short, interactive performances provide a whimsical introduction to the work of Southern art. Bring your family and join us on July 20th at the Robert E. Smith Regional Library (6301...