New Orleans and it is renowned for the degree of diversification of art and galleries within city. The old Warehouse District is now called the Art District with a great many of the old warehouses being transformed into magnificent galleries. Other districts that are graced with a lot of New Orleans art galleries in the Garden District, French Quarter and Faubourg Marigny.

The Contemporary Arts Center

The recent Arts Center is one of those old warehoused transformed into a modern gallery composed of 30,000 sq feet in 1976. It displays paintings, photography, sculpture, theater, dance, music and other performance art. Visual arts are rotated throughout the year and come from national, international and local artists to keep tempting visitors to one of the very best art galleries in New Orleans.

The New Orleans Art Museum

The New Orleans Art Museum opened in 1911 by a businessman Isaac Delgado. It is the oldest fine arts museum in the area and has a large permanent collection that includes French, American, African, and Japanese works. It also is made of Arts of the Americas, photography and art glass. Works come from many time periods and include those of Degas and Picasso, and go all of the way way back to pre-Columbian times. The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden consists of five acres of landscaped trails, pools and trees in which 60 sculptures make their home.

Arthur Roger Art Gallery

One of the art galleries in New Orleans that has been there for quite a long time is the Arthur Roger Art Gallery. It originally opened in the Garden District, but moved to the Art District in 1988 to grow to a few separate gallery areas. The gallery was instrumental in the renewal for Arts in New Orleans in 2006. The gallery operates over several locations and shows works from a variety of modern artists.

Barristers

Barristers was originally found on Royal Street in the French Quarter and exhibited fine and people art made by African Artists in a dark, gothic atmosphere. It now can be found in a much more spacious, less disarrayed building on St. Claude in the Garden District and exhibits carvings, paintings, lithographs, masks, sculpture and other media forms of art that are quite magical with several exhibits dedicated to spirituality.

New Orleans ArtWorks

New Orleans ArtWorks is in the Arts District and offers demonstrations and works in glass blowing, torchworks and printmaking. Although there are numerous items on display in the gallery, visitors can also attend workshops to create their own artworks in a diverse variety of media including glass, paper and metal. It happens to be one of the best New Orleans art galleries and learning centers.

A Gallery for Fine Photography

This gallery is dedicated to pictures and found on Charles Street. It presents around 10 different exhibitions per year in a 5000 square foot gallery. All images are original coming from the photographer or reliable sources.