Dedicated to showcasing Black art, the museum is home to rotating exhibits. The museum is housed in the beautiful Tremé villa, considered by some to be one of the finest examples of a Creole villa in the city. 

New Orleans Museum of Art’s collection includes more than 40,000 objects, spanning 5,000 years of art. On view during Museum Month is “Photogenic: Photographs from the Collection of Cherye R. and James F. Pierce”, “Ring Redux: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection”, and “Field and Figure: Recent Gifts from Diane and Charles L. Frankel”, and the highly anticipated “Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour”, which opened July 21 and runs through November 26.  

The Ashé Cultural Arts Center is a gallery and performance space located in the heart of Central City. Focused on emphasizing the contributions of people of African descent since 1998, Ashé remains a pillar of the community.

StudioBe is the first solo project of local artist Brandan 'Bmike' Odums. Within this 35,000 sq. ft. warehouse, the visual art portrays the stories of revolutionaries, heroes, and everyday New Orleanians. Visitors can choose between guided or independent tours. StudioBE also features an in-house merchandise shop that offers original works and pieces from the collection, including prints, pins, apparel, and skateboards as keepsakes.

The Ogden Museum is dedicated to telling the story of art in the American South through visual art from the colonial period to the present. Check out “Louisiana Contemporary,” a juried exhibition that promotes contemporary art practices in the state of Louisiana.

The CAC is the leading multidisciplinary arts center in the South. The CAC's 10th Annual Gulf South Open Call exhibition “Who Lit the Fire?” opens on August 5 and presents works by numerous artists that explores the question “What are the unrealized potentials imagined in the eradication of systemic oppression that move us beyond the necessity for resilience and responsiveness to perpetual threat?”

It should come as no surprise that both the house and gardens are both huge draws for visiting Longue Vue – and rightfully so! But the one-time inhabitants of the house were also avid art collectors. So, keep your eyes peeled for artwork by Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso, Victor Vasarely, Jesus Soto, and more.