A lively outdoor evening scene shows people dressed in formal 19th-century attire socializing and dancing under strings of glowing lights, surrounded by trees. The atmosphere is festive and illuminated by the hanging lanterns.

Member Preview: Cafe Society

Name: Member Preview: Cafe Society
Start: 2026-09-25T17:30:00.000Z
End: 2026-09-25T19:30:00.000Z
Location: The Joslyn Art Museum

Fri Sep 25, 5:30PM–7:30PM

Members are invited to a preview of the exhibition, Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914, held the evening before it opens to the public.

Explore the exhibition and enjoy light bites and a cash bar. The Shop will be open during this event. At 6 pm, a program introducing the exhibition will feature Taylor J. Acosta, PhD, The Joslyn’s Chief Curator & Director of Collections; Julie Pierotti, Martha R. Robinson Curator at Dixon Gallery & Gardens; and Dorthe Vangsgaard Nielsen, Senior Curator at the Ordrupgaard Museum—co-organizers of the exhibition.

Advance registration required online or by contacting Maggie Koenig, Development & Membership Coordinator, at (402) 933-8229 or mkoenig@joslyn.org.

Individual memberships admit one adult. Family memberships admit two adults and their children or grandchildren. If you are not yet a member, you are welcome to join today!

Image: Jean Béraud (French, 1849–1935), The Bal Mabille near the Champs-Elysées, c. 1870–75, oil on panel, 5 5/8 × 9 1/4 in. (14.3 × 23.5 cm), Private collection

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