The New Orleans Museum of Art (NoMA), now in its centennial year, will host a festive birthday party on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, and everyone is invited. Event hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The free celebration will commence with a rousing parade down Lelong Drive, led by the “St. Aug 100” marching band from St. Augustine High School. Additionally, there will be performances throughout the day at the museum from the New Orleans Ballet Theatre, the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans, and the New Orleans Opera Association.
The world-famous Cafe du Monde will provide coffee. “And, of course, there will be lots of birthday cake,” said NoMA’s director of communications and marketing, Grace Wilson.
As the museum enters a new year, there are welcome changes to announce. NoMA is now open six days a week, Tuesdays through Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Fridays till 9 p.m. for after-hours fun called “Where Y’Art?” The new event will include live music and other performances, children’s activities, exhibition walk-throughs and guest speakers.
Out-of-towners will no longer pay different admission prices to visit NoMA. The new flat rate is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, students or active military; and $6 for children 7 to 17. Children 6 and under are free, as are students who present a current ID from Loyola, Tulane, Nunez Community College, University of Lafayette, Our Lady of Holy Cross, UNO, Delgado or Xavier.
Wednesdays are free-admission days to all, thanks to sponsorship from the Helis foundation. Also, the NoMA Sculpture Garden is always free of charge.
www.noma.org