The New Orleans Museum of Art opens the highly anticipated exhibition Dawoud Bey: Elegy, on view at the museum September 26, 2025—January 4, 2026. A profound exploration of early experiences of African Americans in the United States, the groundbreaking survey, organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, marks the comprehensive exhibition of three photographic series and two film installations by renowned contemporary artist Dawoud Bey. “We are honored to present this important exhibition, which asks us to consider art’s vital role in imagining our past, present, and future,” said Susan M. Taylor, The Montine McDaniel Freeman Director of NOMA. “The museum has a longstanding commitment to affirming photography’s role as a fine art, and Elegy offers the opportunity to present