New Orleans Museum of Art

As a VENUE: Host an event…

MAKE YOUR EVENT A MASTERPIECE. LET NOMA BE YOUR CANVAS

The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) provides an opulent setting for * private events * meetings * film screenings * corporate entertaining *  lectures * seated dinners * receptions * weddings, and * more. Interior and exterior spaces can accommodate up to 1,200 guests. Five distinctive spaces are available:

Freeport-McMoRan Great Hall:

As the front doors open, every exquisite detail of the Great Hall is revealed—the grand staircase, the soaring neoclassic white columns, the hand-laid marble floors and above, the balcony with panoramic views of the magnificent event below. The Great Hall is a stunningly memorable venue for a wedding or gathering. It is a place to celebrate, dine, dance, and mingle. It can be the showplace for your event or just one part of a customized celebration set up throughout NOMA reflecting your unique style—imagine the possibilities! Recommended capacity of 220 theater-style seating with maximum capacity of 1,200 standing cocktail style.

• Available Monday – Thursday, 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
• Three hour minimum use of the Great Hall
• Capacity: 220 theater-style seating with maximum capacity of 1,200 standing cocktail style.
• 3,365 square feet

Entire Museum Interior

• Available Monday – Thursday, 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
• Available Saturday and Sunday, 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.
• Three hour minimum use of the museum’s interior with approved spaces for set-up
• Indoor venues available for set-up include the Freeport-McMoRan Great Hall, the McDermott Lobby, and five first floor galleries
• The museum stays open for guests to view the collection
• Capacity: 1,200 guests
• Over 100,000 square feet

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden:

Exchange vows under Spanish moss-laden 200 year-old live oaks or at the amphitheater with the reflecting lagoon as your backdrop; second line across the unique canal link bridge, through meandering footpaths surrounded by magnolias and camellias, and then enjoy cocktails in a grove of tall pines. Celebrate a milestone event or a corporate victory surrounded by a world-class collection of sculptures. The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden is an exquisite combination of art and landscape.

• Located adjacent to the museum
• Available for an additional hour when you rent the museum
• Available without the use of the museum
• Over 12 acres of landscaped garden

Coleman Courtyard:

Uniquely versatile, with a sloping glass ceiling and walls of windows, bathed in natural light or starlight, the Coleman Courtyard sets the perfect scene for your intimate dinner, cocktail party, or wedding ceremony. It is a great space for 75 guests seated banquet style, 175 seated theater-style for a ceremony, and 150 for a standing cocktail reception. To accommodate a larger event, the glass walls slide open to reveal the Lapis Center for the Arts, transforming two spaces into one that easily seats 200 banquet-style, 300 theater-style, or standing cocktail-style. Coleman Courtyard may be rented alone or added to the Great Hall Package.

Lapis Center for the Arts:

A beautiful, flexible, and contemporary space, the Lapis Center for the Arts is designed to serve in multiple capacities from corporate presentations to elegant weddings and more. Centrally featured on the walls is Enrique Alférez’s stunning plaster relief mural, Symbols of Communication. Included are installed state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems, a customizable stage, a motorized drop-down projection screen and projector, and a technician on site to ensure the highest quality production values for your event. The Lapis Center for the Arts may be rented alone or added to the Great Hall Package. The approximate recommended guest capacity for theater-style seating is 150-200, depending on the size of the chairs, 175 for standing cocktail-style, and 140 seated banquet-style.

Woldenberg Board Room

• Available for full-day, half-day, and evening rentals
• Located on the second floor with expansive park views
• 4 inlaid wood tables seat 12 guests per table
• Seated: 48 guests
• Standing: 70 guests
• 1,200 square feet

Support New Orleans Museum of Art… by simply booking your next special occasion here:

https://noma.org/visit/private-event-rentals/

As a SHOP: Discover unique gifts…

NOMA Museum Shop: Your purchase supports our mission of uniting, inspiring, and engaging diverse communities and cultures through the arts. Merchandise is cataloged within these collections: * Gifts * Books * Kids & Family * Jewelry * Home * Stationary, and * Museum Exclusives.

Support New Orleans Museum of Art… by simply purchasing your next speciality merchandise here:

https://shop.noma.org/

As an EATERY: Food for thought…

Named “One of America’s Best Museum Restaurants” by Travel + Leisure

Café NOMA by Ralph Brennan features a delicious array of * artisanal flatbreads * sandwiches * salads, and * veggie bowls * Paninis, and * speciality fries alongside an artful assortment of freshly * baked breads and * sweets inside a show-stopping pastry case. Blurring the lines between refreshment retreat and gallery space, this stellar venue features a dramatic installation of vessels for food and drink from the museum’s permanent collection, designed in collaboration with the curatorial team. Spanning the entire wall behind a 24′ long upholstered banquette, the seventy-two-object display covers the vast range of the museum’s extraordinary collection of world art.

Café NOMA has undergone a thoughtful evolution that links its offerings to the museum’s art collections and the city’s culinary traditions. Led by culinary curator, Executive Chef Chris Montero, the menu is seasonal, artisanal, and local as ever. Premium * hot beverages * beers * wines, and * cocktails, like the * Café NOMA Lemonade, offer refreshing sustenance to suit every mood and time of day.

NOTE: Cafe admission is free every day via the front desk at NOMA – just request a sticker. Street Parking is available around the New Orleans Museum of Art

Support New Orleans Museum of Art… by simply dining here:

https://www.cafenoma.com/

Be a DONOR: Show that you care…

Membership

NOMA members inspire the love of art in every visitor who walks into the Great Hall or through the gates of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Members are the foundation of NOMA’s support system, with gifts that provide broad support for the museum’s mission. Offered are ten membership levels: * Individual * Dual * Sustaining * NOMA Museum Ambassadors * Fellows and Circles Patrons, and * Gift Memberships are encouraged.

Donation

Support your museum today. NOMA is committed to uniting, inspiring, and engaging diverse communities and cultures through the arts—now more than ever.

• Donations at specified amounts are designated or you may customize your gifts. Memorial and Tribute gifts are welcomed.
• Gifts of Cash: Cash donations are one of the easiest ways to make a charitable contribution. Gifts of cash are eligible for an income tax deduction of up to 50% of your adjusted gross income. Any cash donation above the 50% of adjusted gross income limitation can be deducted on your income tax return up to five years after the gift.
• Gifts of Securities: Gifts of publicly traded stocks or investments that have grown in value and that you have owned longer that one year are treated almost like gifts of cash. Gifts of stock are eligible for an income tax deduction based on the fair market value of the stock on the date of the gift. When you give stocks to NOMA, you avoid all capital gains taxes that would be incurred if you sold the stock. The charitable deduction for gifts of stock is limited to 30% of your adjusted gross income; however, any excess deduction can be applied to your income tax return up to five years after the gift. Stocks or investments that have decreased in value can also make a wise gift. By selling a stock that has decreased in value, you can realize the loss and take the allowable tax deduction. By donating the proceeds from the sale of the stock, you can also realize a charitable deduction.
• Tax-Free Gift From Your IRA: Congress has extended the provision in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 enabling you to make outright gifts to charitable organizations from your IRA’s. In 2008 and 2009, individuals 70-1/2 or older were able to transfer up to $100,000 each year from traditional and Roth IRA’s as gifts to charity. IRA transfers under this provision count toward minimum annual distributions and are not subject to income tax.What Are Some of the Benefits? Donations from an IRA are excluded from the 50% of adjusted gross income limitation allowing those who have reached the 50% threshold to give more. Several federal tax deductions (e.g. dependent and personal exemption deductions and deductions for medical expenses and non-business casualty losses) become smaller as a your income increases. By making charitable donations directly from an IRA, rather than taking required distributions that qualify as income, you can keep your annual income down and qualify for other tax deductions. Be careful, though; the transfer must be made directly from your IRA to NOMA and not through you as an intermediary.
• Gifts of Life Insurance: Life insurance is an excellent way to support NOMA. Gifts of life insurance can allow you to give even more than you ever thought possible.
• NOMA as Beneficiary of Life Insurance Policy: You can name NOMA as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy and, upon your death, the proceeds of the policy would pass to NOMA. In this case, you retain ownership of the policy. While you do not receive an immediate income tax deduction, your estate will receive a charitable deduction.
• NOMA as Owner and Beneficiary of a Life Insurance Policy: If you have a fully paid-up or current life insurance policy that no longer serves your estate planning goals, you may irrevocably transfer ownership of the policy to NOMA. As a result of transferring the policy to NOMA, you will be entitled to an immediate income tax deduction. If you continue to pay the premiums on life insurance donated to NOMA, you will receive an income tax deduction for the year in which the premiums are paid.
• Gifts of Real Estate: If you have owned your home or other real estate for a long period of time, it is likely significantly increased in value. By gifting the property to NOMA, you are eligible for an income tax deduction of the fair market value of the property. Gifting the property to NOMA allows you to avoid all capital gains tax you would incur if you sold the property while also allowing you to remove the property from your taxable estate. You can also transfer property to NOMA and keep the right to live in and use the property for your lifetime. You will be entitled to an income tax deduction based on your life expectancy and the value of the property.

Gifts of Art: Most gifts of art qualify for an income tax deduction based on their fair market value on the date of the gift. In order to qualify, you must have owned the work of art for at least one year. The income tax deduction for gifts of art are subject to the 30% of adjusted gross income limitation. If there is any excess deduction remaining, the excess may be deducted on your tax return up to five years after the year of the gift.If you leave a work of art to the museum upon your death, your executor may deduct the value of the artwork from your taxable estate.

Corporate Giving: Whether your goal is reach new audiences, fulfill your corporate philanthropy mission, or offer great benefits like discounted museum membership to your employees, NOMA offers many opportunities for businesses to engage with the museum:

• • Corporate Sponsorship: The business community plays a critical role in all that NOMA does. Partner with the museum by sponsoring an exhibition or one of our education programs, and gain access to NOMA’s diverse group of visitors, members and supporters.
  • Corporate Membership: NOMA’s corporate members understand the important role that thriving cultural institutions play in making our city an attractive place to live and work. By joining NOMA as a corporate member, your company enables NOMA to offer world-class exhibitions and enriching educational programs to thousands of community members. Corporate membership also offers many benefits, including greater brand awareness, museum privileges for your employees and clients, and the opportunity to entertain in NOMA’s neoclassical building for Silver, Sapphire, and Gold members.
  • Corporate Entertainment: NOMA provides an opulent setting to private events, meetings, film screenings, corporate entertaining, lectures, seated dinners, receptions, and more. Interior and exterior spaces can accommodate up to 1,200 guests.

Volunteer: Volunteers are a crucial part of NOMA’s community, and there are many ways to get involved with the museum as a volunteer. See which option best suits your schedule and needs. Volunteer opportunities include * Visitor Experience Volunteer Team * Sculpture Garden Volunteer Team * NOMA Volunteer Committee * Student Service Hours, and * Learning & Engagement Volunteers.

Support New Orleans Museum of Art… by simply joining, giving, and volunteering here:

https://my.noma.org/donate/i/donate