
The Joslyn’s dynamic program of exhibitions brings people together to experience art across time and cultures.
Exhibitions

All Aboard: The Railroad in American Art, 1840–1955
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.

Alec Soth: Reading Room
Drawing on documentary, formalist, and narrative photographic traditions, Alec Soth uncovers the beauty and banality of the human experience. His exhibition at The Joslyn transforms the Riley CAP Gallery into a reading room, featuring large-format color photographs and a selection of the artist’s photobooks.

Henry Payer: Appliqué sur le terrain
Henry Payer views the cultural landscape of present-day Nebraska through the vibrant lens of Indigenous ribbonwork appliqué in a special installation featured in the American galleries.

Seven Art Movements
A multi-sensory exploration of some of the world’s most famous works of art, this special installation invites all visitors to move beyond visual appreciation and to engage with subject matter, style, and technique through touch and sound. Tactile Images make visual knowledge accessible for blind and visually impaired communities.

The Floating World and Beyond: 200 Years of Japanese Prints
From Hokusai to contemporary artists, this exhibition presents two hundred years of Japanese works on paper and explores the impact of printmaking on the country’s art and culture.

Bill Viola: The Raft
A central figure in video art for more than fifty years, Bill Viola explored spirituality, community, the cycle of life, and the power of the natural world. The Raft is a startling and moving depiction of what unfolds during and after a crisis, offering a warning about the future while also celebrating the human capacity for resilience.

Suchitra Mattai
Using colorful South Asian saris to create intricate tapestries, Mattai explores both personal and shared stories of migration and the search for identity often experienced by diasporic communities.

Made in the Plains
Featuring new and recent work by twenty artists, this exhibition celebrates the vibrant and diverse artistic communities of the Plains—Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota.

Dripping Earth: Cannupa Hanska Luger
With this ambitious and immersive exhibition, Cannupa Hanska Luger reimagines historical depictions of Missouri River landscapes and his own ancestors in newly created ceramics, video projections, prints, and monumental sculpture. Luger’s playful and innovative approach invites visitors to envision a future where land, identity, and culture are reclaimed and transformed.