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From technological marvel to symbol of modern life, trains transformed the landscape and society of the United States. All Aboard: The Railroad in American Art, 1840–1955 explores the significance of this theme for American painters during an era of US expansion, industrialization, and urbanization.
Exhibition Details
Admission
All Aboard: The Railroad in American Art, 1840–1955 is a ticketed exhibition. Tickets may be purchased upon arrival at the Welcome Desk; no advance reservations.
Joslyn Members: FREE
General Public: $10 ages 13 and up
(tickets for those 12 and under are free)
This exhibition is sponsored by Julie & Lance Fritz; Stephanie & John Koraleski; Mutual of Omaha; Douglas County, Nebraska; Omaha Steaks; Valmont Industries, Inc.; The family of Shirley & Jim Young; The Robert H. Storz Foundation; and Union Pacific.
Public Free Days
For every ticketed exhibition, The Joslyn schedules days when tickets are free to all.
All Aboard public free days:
First Weekends, 10 am–4 pm:
Mar 1–2, Apr 5–6, May 3–4
First Wednesday evenings, 4–8 pm:
Mar 5, Apr 2
First Thursday evenings, 4–8 pm:
Mar 6, Apr 3, May 1
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
More All Aboard
The Joslyn presents a variety of opportunities to engage with the exhibition:
Art-tastic Saturdays: Mar 1
Nights at The Joslyn: Mar 6
Visualizing Literature: Mar 12 & 15
Guided Public Tours: Mar 1 & 2, Apr 5 & 5, May 3 & 4; 11 am—included in free exhibition admission for the general public
Mobile Tour—new exhibition-related content in English and Spanish
Studio Programs—exhibition-related art classes for all ages
Image: Leon Kroll (American, 1884–1974), Terminal Yards, 1912–13, oil on canvas, 46 × 52 1/8 in. (116.8 × 132.4 cm), Flint Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Arthur Jerome Eddy, 1931.4
Programs
All Aboard Member Preview
Fri, Feb 14; 5–7 pm
Members, please join us for this preview of the exhibition the day before it opens to the public. The evening includes exhibition viewing in the Suzanne & Walter Scott Pavilion and a reception with light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar on The Strauss Bridge. RSVP by Feb 6.
All Aboard Opening Weekend Program
Sun, Feb 16; 2 pm
Kevin Sharp, the Linda W. and S. Herbert Rhea Director of Dixon Gallery & Gardens, will speak about the exhibition’s highlights and major concepts. Joslyn Members: Free, General Public: $15.
Day of Remembrance 2025: Henry Sugimoto, Artwork from the Camps
Wed, Feb 19; 6 pm (followed by light refreshments)
Kristen Hayashi, Director of Collections Management & Access and Curator at the Japanese American National Museum, will speak about the artist Henry Sugimoto. When Can We Go Home?, a work from JANM’s Henry Sugimoto Collection, is part of All Aboard.