Joslyn Events
Joslyn Art Museum offers a variety of collection- and exhibition-related events for Museum-goers of all ages, with all kinds of interests. From Visualizing Literature, a book club for art lovers, to College Night, an event packed with music and art-making, there's something educational and entertaining for everyone! Click below for details about specific upcoming events.
AIA Lectures - free public lectures held in partnership with the Lincoln-Omaha Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)
- October 19 - Blood and Power: Arena Spectacle and the Roman Empire with Alison Futrell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, University of Arizona
- November 16 - Nebraska Football and the Spectacle of Ancient Roman Religion with Michael Hoff, Ph.D., Professor of Art History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- April 19, 2009 - Sardis in the Lydian Period: Between East and West with Nicholas Cahill, Ph.D., Professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin
Third Thursday Art Encounters Club - monthly guided tours for seniors scheduled in partnership with UNMC's Health and Wellness Club
- July 17 tour options: Uncreated Light: Steve Joy Paintings and Your Choice!
- August 21 tour options: Uncreated Light: Steve Joy Paintings and Karl Bodmer's Eastern Views
- September 18 tour options: Uncreated Light: Steve Joy Paintings and Small Installations--Big Inspirations!
- October 16 tour options: Palekh Miniatures: Icons and Souvenir Boxes and New On View
- November 20 tour options: Diego Rivera and Palekh Miniatures: Icons and Souvenir Boxes
- December18 tour options: Diego Rivera and Religion in Art
Appetite for Art: Director's Choice - monthly gallery talks presented by Joslyn's Director and accompanied by thematic lunches
CU at Joslyn - monthly lectures presented by Creighton University faculty NOW ON SUNDAY AFTERNOONS free with regular Museum admission
- September 14 - Jan Lund, "The Iconoclastic Life of Claude Monet and the Birth of French Impressionism"
- October 12 - Scott Eastman, "Orientalist Art and European Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century"
- November 9 - Gintaras Duda, "Astronomy and Art: Art as a Mirror on the Cosmos"
- November 30 - Alex Rodlach, "AIDS in Africa: Explaining, Interpreting, and Fighting the Epidemic Through Art"
- January 11, 2009 - Barbara Dilly, "Gender, Labor and Land"
- February 8 - Maria Teresa Maenza-Vanderboegh, "The Carnevale Romano"
- March 22 - Heather Fryer, "Edward S. Curtis in the 21st Century: Native Re/Visions of Ethnographic Portraiture"
- April 5 - Christina Clark, "To Kneel or Not to Kneel: Gendered Nonverbal Behavior in Ancient Greek and Roman Ritual"
- May 17 - Thomas Kuhlman, "Omaha's Sibling Satirists: Emmy Gifford and Carl Jonas"
College Night - a free evening of art, live music, and food for college students and faculty with I.D.
Story Adventures with the exhibition Denise Fleming: Painting with Paper - pre-school and young reader program with Omaha Public Library - Saturdays: June 21, July 19, August 16; 10:30 am
Picture This! - story-making programs around artworks in the collection, led by Rita Paskowitz - returns Saturdays: September 20, October 18, November 22, December 27; 10:30 am
Family Fun Days - free special events for visitors for all ages
- November 8, 10 am-1 pm - celebrating Diego Rivera
Visualizing Literature: Book Club for Art Lovers - docent-led discussion groups connecting literature and art scheduled in partnership with UNMC's Health and Wellness Club
Uncreated Light: Steve Joy Paintings, 1980-2008 - special exhibition programming
The North American Journals of Prince Maximilian of Wied, Volume I: May 1832-1833