People walk up and down a wide wooden staircase inside a modern building with large windows and stone walls; others move or sit in the bright, open lobby area below.

The Joslyn is delighted to share that after the first full year following its expansion, the Museum reached an important attendance milestone, welcoming more than 200,000 visitors in 2025. While we are pleased to be a destination for those visiting the area, we are even prouder to be a trusted and beloved local resource that people return to again and again. Following is a snapshot of the Museum’s activities and impact, plus selected honors and awards.

Impact

206,546

Total Attendance from all 50 states and 62 nations outside of the US

100,526

Learning & Engagement Participants

154

Artworks Acquired (10 Artworks Conserved; 10 Temporary Exhibitions on View)

$9.8M

Budget (Revenue: 55% contributed, 26% endowment, 12% earned & 7% Gala)

Recognition

Since reopening in September 2024, following a two-year closure for construction and renovation, The Joslyn has been selected to receive several honors and awards. These accolades are in categories ranging from architecture and design to sustainability to impact as an art museum and tourist destination.

Leed Gold Certified Building Rhonda & Howard Hawks Pavilion
Prix Versailles World Title Special prize for an Exterior
USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards Best Art Museums in the nation
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce’s Headliner of the Year Award
Omaha by Design’s Laurels Award for People-Centered Design

More Honors & Awards

Children play in a shallow reflecting pool near a modern, curved building with horizontal slats on its facade, under a clear blue sky. Sculptural stone columns and greenery are visible in the background.

Engagement

100,526 program participants
(89,556 on-site; 4,678 off-site; 6,292 virtually)

69,562 participants in community programs
- 40,519 in Art Works: A Place for Curiosity
- 4,116 through Bloomberg Connects digital guide
19,779 participants in school and teacher programs
11,185 participants in studio programs and Kent Bellows Mentoring Program

42 community partners

88 volunteers logged 4,927 hours

471,492 visitors viewed works from the collection while on loan

A spacious art gallery with a high, coffered ceiling and walls lined with framed paintings. A blurred figure walks on the polished wooden floor, and a statue is visible through a doorway at the far end.