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The Museum’s $200 million art collection comprises nearly 40,000 pieces and includes European painting and sculpture from 16th through 20th centuries, American painting and sculpture from the 18th and 19th centuries, European and American prints and drawings, Asian art with an emphasis on Japanese painting of the Edo period, photography, European and American decorative arts including one of the six largest glass collections in the United States, and ethnographic art including African, Oceanic, Pre-Columbian, and Native American. Among the Museum’s special collections are the jeweled treasures by Peter Carl Faberge, on extended loan from the Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation, and the Latin American Colonial Art collection.
Hours: 10 AM - 5 PM, Tuesday - Sunday; closed on all Federal holidays, (except Veterans Day, Columbus Day, and Presidents Day), Mardi Gras Day and Good Friday.

Admission: $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $3 for children; Thursday mornings, from 10 AM until 12 noon, any Louisiana resident with proper identification may enter the Museum free of charge.

Location: The museum is in City Park, near the City Park Avenue/Metairie Road exit on Interstate 10. The museum is on the Carrollton Avenue and Esplanade RTA bus lines.

Additional Information: The Museum Shop offers art books as well as gift items and collectibles. The Courtyard Cafe is open 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Tuesday through Sunday. Shuttle transportation to the Museum leaves the Central Business District daily.

For tickets/information, call: 504-488-2631
Hours to call: 9 AM - 5 PM, Monday - Friday
Visit their Web site at: http://www.noma.org