NOMA at Night: Second Nature Public Opening Celebration
Friday, October 2, 2026 · 6:00 PM CDT · New Orleans Museum of Art · New Orleans, LA
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Get creative and explore the museum after hours! Featuring live music, specialty cocktails and mocktails by Café NOMA, art making, gallery talks, and more, NOMA at Night invites you to see the museum in a brand new light. At this NOMA at Night, come out and celebrate the public opening of the exhibition Second Nature: Japanese Rinpa Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection, as well as the connected installation Good Fortunes: 50 Years of Japanese Art at NOMA. $15 for members $30 general admission Free admission for attendees ages 19 and under Get Your Tickets Event Details Sensu Fans & Haiku Poetry 6 to 9 pm | Art Studio (Second Floor) Create your own Sensu fan, a folded-style, handheld fan that became popular for its portability during Japan’s Edo Period. Write your own haiku poem to incorporate into the fan’s design and bring your creation home with you. Gallery Talks 6:30 & 7:30 PM | Led by Lisa Rotondo-McCord, Deputy Director and Curator of Asian Art Dive deeper into Second Nature Japanese Rinpa Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection in the first-floor Ella West Freeman Gallery, as well as and the connected installation Good Fortunes: 50 Years of Japanese Art at NOMA in third-floor Kurt A. Gitter, MD and Alice Yelen Gitter Gallery. Live Music from Haruka Kikuchi & Friends and DJ Performances 7:45-8:45 | Haruka Kikuchi & Friends, Lapis Center for the Arts Haruka Kikuchi is a trombone player, born and raised in Tokyo. Since she found a musical home in New Orleans in early 2014, she has been playing with groups including the Shotgun Jazz Band, Shake’Em Up Jazz Band, Preservation Hall All Stars, Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, and many more local musicians both within and outside the country. She is also known for passing down the New Orleans traditional “tailgate” style of trombone, always bringing joyful sounds through her timeless trombone. Food, Drinks, and Libations 6 to 9 pm | Café NOMA Enjoy specialty cocktails and a Happy Hour menu from…
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