Craft Happy Hour Flipbooks with Yuka Petz

Join Yuka Petz as she teaches participants how to create flipbooks in this fun workshop celebrating the Courtney Egan: Virtual Idylls exhibition at the Ogden Museum. Join us at the O for drinks and crafts! $20 for members, $25 for non-members. /// Photo courtesy of Yuka Petz

Jimmy Robinson with Master Percussionist Michael Skinkus At Ogden After Hours

Jimmy Robinson has been recording and touring for over 40 years. He has received critical and audience praise for his unique virtuoso approach to the guitar and his rich compositional skill. Jimmy first made a name for himself playing electric guitar and leading a psychedelic rock/blues band at the free concert weekly series on New...

Pop-Up Opening Kami Galeana

"An Homage to Nimble Fingers" is a body of work that Kami Galeana created to acknowledge and honor centuries’ worth of embroidery produced by women from various places around the world. Galeana states, "Embroidery is one of the earliest art forms, but it rarely survives into modernity. As long as humans have been clothed, they have...

Craft Happy Hour Japanese Paper Making with Elizabeth Boyne

Learn how to make Japanese paper with book artist, Elizabeth Boyne! Japanese paper, or washi, may look delicate; however it’s long fibers make a strong paper that’s often used in art making, art conservation, and can even be made into clothing. At this workshop we’ll learn the traditional method of Japanese papermaking from start to...

No Ogden After Hours Happy 4th of July!

There is no Ogden After Hours tonight in observance of Independence Join us next Thursday, July 11 for the "Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts" film screening and talk. /// Benjamin Franklin Perkins, Statue of Liberty, 1989, Acrylic on canvas, Gift of Kevin Cole

Museum Closes at 3 p.m.

The Museum will close at 3 p.m. today for Independence Day. There will be no Ogden After Hours this evening, but join us next Thursday, July 11 for the "Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts" film screening and talk. /// Benjamin Franklin Perkins, Statue of Liberty, 1989, Acrylic on canvas, Gift of Kevin Cole

No Docent-Led Drop-In Tour Today

There will be no Docent-led tour today in observance of Independence Day. Join us next Thursday, July 11 for a tour at 1:30 p.m. Your Docent will take you on a tour of the Ogden Museum, home to largest and most comprehensive collection of American Southern art. Tours are free with admission. Louisiana residents enjoy free...

High School Photography Camp Starts Summer Camp at Ogden Museum

Working with photographer and educator Aubrey Edwards, campers will spend the first week learning basic elements of photography including composition, exposure, storytelling and functions of their camera. During the second week, students will focus on more advanced areas of photography such as photojournalism, portraiture, fashion and lighting. Campers will leave with a portfolio of edited...

Fashion Camp Starts Summer Camp at Ogden Museum

Working with Alison Parker of ricRACK NOLA, students will follow the process of a fashion designer from sketch to finished product. Classes will start with research and design techniques, figure drawing and construction (sewing by machine and hand), culminating in a realized “couture” piece. Students will also work with Dance Instructor Liese Weber to create...