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1 New Orleans Museum of Art

Together, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) and the
adjacent Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden Third floor
comprise one of the most important cultural destinations
in the Gulf South. Housed in a classic Beaux-Arts building,
NOMA’s impressive collections include works by
Picasso, Degas, Miró, Rodin, and Pollock; a 10,000-piece
photography collection; and Asian, African, and
American art. In a beautiful 5-acre site, the sculpture
garden showcases pieces by world-renowned artists,
such as Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth.

Stairs to
third floor

. Portrait of a Young Woman (1918)
This is one of Italian Expressionist Amadeo
Modigliani’s most famous paintings, and the oval
face and elongated lines are typical of his style.

Stairs to
. Marie first floor
Antoinette
(1783) To sculpture garden
Vigée Le Brun
helped to improve
Marie Antoinette’s
image by painting
portraits that
worked towards
making her more
likeable to the
public.

Key to Floor Plan
African and Oceanic Art
American Art
Asian Art
Museum shop
Contemporary Art
Decorative Arts
European Art
Prehispanic/Native American Art Art storage
Photography and Graphics
First floor
Special exhibition space

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