Free Family Day A Tricentennial Celebration

Celebrate New Orleans’ Tricentennial with a day of art activities and entertainment for the whole family! Explore the Ogden Museum’s latest exhibitions A Precise Vision: The Architectural Archival Watercolors of Jim Blanchard and Salazar: Portraits of Influence in Spanish New Orleans, 1785-1802 and create your own works of art at our activity tables! There will...

Kohlmeyer Circle Cocktail Reception

Enjoy cocktails and conversation with the Kohlmeyer Circle at the private home of an art collector. Contact development@ogdenmuseum.org to learn more about Kohlmeyer Circle membership. By invitation only.

The Bayou Saints at Ogden After Hours

The Bayou Saints represent the new sound emerging from New Orleans - a sound defined by influences from all over the country and all over the world. The band effortlessly combines rock, jazz, funk, and americana country with the original songwriting of Matt Clark and Arsène DeLay to create a unique genre-defying New Orleans sound. Both...

Passion Lilie Trunk Show During Ogden After Hours

The Center for Southern Craft & Design and Ogden Museum Store are hosting a trunk show with Katie Schmidt from Passion Lilie during Ogden After Hours! Come shop and sip while listening to tunes provided by the Bayou Saints.

Craft Happy Hour Block Printing with Passion Lilie

Hand block printing is a centuries-old Indian art form that utilizes a hand-carved teak wood block that is dipped in dye and stamped by hand onto cotton or silk. In this workshop, participants will use this ancient technique to create hand-stamped flour sack towels! This Craft Happy Hour is sold out. Please email store@ogdenmuseum.org to...

Drawing in the Galleries Life Drawing with Bonnie Maygarden

Featuring live costumed model! All ranges of drawing experience are welcome, including those who are picking up a pencil for the first time! Basic materials will be provided, but guests are invited to bring their favorite drawing tools.  Local artist, Bonnie Maygarden, will be on hand to offer guidance and instruction. Bonnie Maygarden was born in 1987...

Panorama Jazz Band at Ogden After Hours

The Panorama Jazz Band took shape in November 1995 when a friend asked New Orleans clarinetist Ben Schenck to organize a combo for her wedding.  Originally a trio, the group gradually evolved by 2006 to include seven players (clarinet, alto saxophone, trombone, accordion, banjo, tuba and drums).  The original concept was to perform New Orleans...