NOMA Circles Travel to Los Angeles
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ip cocktails with Leonard Nimoy and visit his home and art collection. Dine on the Terrace of the Bel-Air Hotel and discuss your favorite objects of art at the Getty Center and the new Eli Broad Wing at the Los Angeles County Museum. Enjoy the exotic food selections at Mr. Chow’s while sharing the restaurant with Jay Leno. All of these fascinating experiences were enjoyed by NOMA’s Circle members on their recent trip to Los Angeles. Unique experiences, access to private collections and intimate groups guided by NOMA Director E. John Bullard are what make the Circles’ trips unparalleled. The group also enjoyed cocktails with Billie Milam Weisman at the Mediterranean villa and gardens, which house the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, and toured the Foundation’s twentieth-century paintings and sculptures by Picasso, Kandinsky, Magritte, Giacometti, de Kooning and many more. In addition, the Circles traveled to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena to view the remarkable collection
of masterpieces by Botticelli, Cézanne, Degas, Monet, Picasso, Rembrandt, Renoir, and Van Gogh. They then went to the Huntington Library Art Gallery and Gardens in San Marino and explored the new Chinese Scholar’s Garden splendid art collection, including Blue Boy and Pinkee, and extensive library founded by Henry E. Huntington. One of the many benefits of joining NOMA’s Circles is the exclusive travel opportunities only available to its members. While many art lovers can journey anywhere and visit famous museums and private art collections, few can experience the exclusive privileges and access available on all of the Circles’ trips. While NOMA is planning future trips to the Hudson River Valley and Chicago, we also are spontaneous and are ready to seize any new travel opportunity for our members. If you would like to join this exclusive group of travelers or for further information on the Circles, please call the NOMA’s membership office at 504-658-4130 or 504-658-4107. ■
NOMA Circles members visiting the home of Leonard Nimoy, actor, photographer, and collector of contemporary art. Mr. Nimoy and his wife, Susan, are seen at the left in the front row, while NOMA National Trustee Billie Milam Weisman is at the right, front row.
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