Book Club Mississippi Women

  Mississippi Women: Their Histories, Their Lives Edited by Martha H. Swain, Elizabeth Anne Payne, and Marjorie Julian Spruill Join Ogden Museum docent and former teacher Maureen O’Dwyer for a lively discussion about Southern art, literature and culture. This club will meet approximately every 6 weeks. Members may arrive at 5:30 p.m. Discussion will begin...

Craft Happy Hour Paper Magnolias with Suzonne Stirling

Get excited for Magnolia Ball, June 10th with this month's Craft Happy Hour. At this special edition of Craft Happy Hour, we will be making paper Magnolia flowers with amazing stylist and crafter, Suzonne Stirling! Her work has appeared in Garden and Gun, Better Homes and Gardens, and many other lifestyle publications.  A lifelong crafter,...

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...

Carol Fran at Ogden After Hours

It is our pleasure to welcome back living legend Carol Fran. If you didn't get a chance to see her last year, you don't want to miss Ogden After Hours on June 1st when Carol will be performing with John Fohl, Reggie Scanlan, and Ben Sandmel. Named an NEA National Heritage Fellow in 2013, Carol...

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...

The Tumbling Wheels at Ogden After Hours

The Tumbling Wheels are a New Orleans-based gaggle of musicians that draw heavily from American folk, country, and soul traditions. With influences as disparate as Bessie Smith, Hoyt Axton, and the Smothers Brothers, the group brings a peculiar blend of genres together for a sound that abounds in rich vocal harmony, dynamic instrumentation, and colorful...

Magnolia Ball

Join us on June 10th for Magnolia Ball, the New Orleans' event of the summer! Enjoy some of the best bites New Orleans' chefs have to offer, sip on hand-crafted Southern cocktails, add to your collection with pieces from our silent auction featuring established and up-and-coming Southern artists, and dance the night away in true New Orleans style. Vendors...

Gallery Talk with Curator of Photography Richard McCabe

Join Curator of Photography for the Ogden Museum, Richard McCabe, as he discuss the two latest photography exhibitions: Willam Eggleston: Toubled Waters, from the Collection of William Greiner and The Colourful South, from the Collection of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Image Credit: William Ferris, Cold Watermelon Vendor, Leland, MS, Archival Pigment Print, 1976, Collection...

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...