Ogden Museum Member Day At the 30th annual New Orleans Film Festival

The 30th annual New Orleans Film Festival is October 16 - 23 and celebrates Tuesday, October 22 as Ogden Museum Member Day! Museum members get a special discount ($3 off each film ticket) for all screenings on Ogden Museum Member Day, and a free special screening at the Contemporary Arts Center of the film, "Southern Voices,...

Lawrence Sieberth with Dickie Landry at Ogden After Hours

Pianist, composer and producer Lawrence Sieberth is at home in virtually any musical setting. While based in jazz, Lawrence’s musical vision is not limited by genre barriers – he prefers to integrate the many facets of music and performance into an engaging, inclusive experience. His own neo-bop improvisations and experimental inclinations combine with his classical...

Artist Workshop: Exploring Memory is a Strange Bell The Art of William Christenberry

The work of William Christenberry spans from pioneering color photography, abstract expressionist paintings, sculptures and some lesser-known ink and pencil drawings. Using ink and large format paper, Museum Educator Mikhayla Anderson will lead participants in an investigation of Christenberry’s abstract reflections of the gourd tree, so prevalently displayed throughout Hale County. What do you notice in...

Baby Artsplay

Young Audiences Baby Artsplay! Presented by The Helis Foundation is the perfect opportunity for 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 through song, dance and movement experiences. For ages 4 months to 3 years with...

Halloween at the O! Wear Your Costume and Get Free Admission

Wear your Halloween costume to the Ogden Museum on October 31 and receive a free admission pass for a future visit to the Museum or Ogden After Hours! Admission on this day is free for Louisiana residents from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., courtesy of The Helis Foundation Art for All program.

Sleazeball Orchestra at Ogden After Hours

Sorry, but you're about to be seduced by New Orleans lunatics – the Sleazeball Orchestra. The scandalous Fräulein Frances (Kitty Baudoin), South Louisiana born-and-bred, fronts the band. After teething her fangs on the legs of local music legends, she's taken her show on the road since the 80s, with long stayovers in California and Hawaii....

Museum Store Pop-Up Opening Abbey Kuhe

"I identify as an artist of the Anthropocene. I make sgraffito carved ceramics in reverence to and wonder of the natural systems presently collapsing due to climate crisis. Immersing myself in research for a piece is a way for me to connect with the biophilia that is inherent to our own human species. In the...

Craft Happy Hour Silicone Mold and Plaster Casting with Carlie Trosclair

Join us for an evening with Carlie Trosclair, one of the artists selected to participate in the 2019 edition of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art's Louisiana Contemporary exhibition, presented by The Helis Foundation. In this workshop you will learn a combination of basic mold making techniques to design your own decorative planter. We will use...

Place Over Time: Perspectives on the South Through Film Burning Cane

Join the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and the New Orleans Film Society at the Ogden Museum on Tuesday, November 5 for a FREE film screening of “Burning Cane,” directed by 19-year-old New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts alum, Phillip Youmans. The screening will be followed by a conversation with actors, Dominique McClellan and...