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The Margre H. Durham Center for Western Studies engages the past, present, and future of the American West through exhibitions, publications, scholarship, and public programs. Reflecting our region and collections, the Durham Center emphasizes the art, peoples, and landscapes of the Upper Missouri Basin and High Plains.
Durham Center
The Margre H. Durham Center for Western Studies was established in 1980 as a research institute at the Joslyn Art Museum to safeguard, interpret, and celebrate the Museum’s rich collections of Western and Native American Art. The foundation of the collection and programs of the Durham Center are the Maximilian-Bodmer and the Alfred J. Miller collections, two of the most valuable national resources for the study of the artistic and natural history of the nineteenth-century American West.
The Durham Center for Western Studies Committee
Ron Schaefer
Chair
Lynne Durham Boyer
Mary Daugherty
Mace Hack, PhD
Wendy Katz, PhD
Tracy Leavelle, PhD
Susan Strauss Lebens
Kirk Kellner, ex-officio
The Natural Face of North America
A Public Portal to the Maximilian-Bodmer Collection at the Joslyn Art Museum
A partnership between the Joslyn Art Museum, Creighton University, and the Nebraska Indian Community College, The Natural Face of North America is a digital initiative supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities that increases public access, exposure, and interpretation of The Joslyn’s renowned Maximilian-Bodmer collection and archive. The portal is now accessible online and in the galleries.