Two women interact with a spherical sculpture on a pedestal in an art gallery. One bends and smiles, while the other stands, holding a phone or brochure. Minimalist art hangs on white walls around them.

Nights at the Joslyn

Name: Nights at the Joslyn
Start: 2026-11-12T17:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-11-12T20:00:00.000Z
Location: The Joslyn Art Museum

Thu Nov 12, 5PM–8PM

Gratitude

Free, drop-in program

Monthly Nights at The Joslyn events are evenings for art immersion. Come out for art talks, art making, special programs, and tasty food and drinks (for purchase). Our activities offer opportunities for creativity and personal reflections on gratitude throughout the Museum.

We are happy to welcome our VIP Visitors, Urban Sketchers Omaha, a group that connects people through the practice of on-location sketching. VIP Visitors is a special invitation program for community groups to join in the fun at our monthly events, Art-tastic Saturdays and Nights at The Joslyn.

A look at the fun this month from 5–8 pm:   

Begin at our Welcome Table in the Hawks Pavilion! Pick up a program and map for the evening. We can let you know about membership opportunities, upcoming programs, our Bloomberg Connects digital guide, and Art Card self-guide resources. We also can help with any accessibility needs.   
Don’t miss a 6 pm conversation in Abbott Hall* with Taylor J. Acosta, PhD, Chief Curator and Director of Collections, and Karin Campbell, Phil Willson Curator of Contemporary Art.
Join David Manzanares, an Indigenous Oaxacan artist, sculptor, and muralist based in Omaha, for an art activity in the Fountain Court. Everyone will have a chance to reflect on their life experiences and add their own work to a feathered serpent sculpture created by the artist. There also will be opportunities to see the artist at work and ask him questions.
Slow down and sketch in the galleries.
Check out our Art Cart station, with opportunities to touch hands-on materials and talk about art with our friendly Gallery Volunteers.  
The Founder’s Room is designated as a quiet space for this event. 
Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914, is free to all from 4–8 pm today; always free to Joslyn members. 
Don’t forget to check out more great spaces—The Cafe offers food and drink for sale. The Shop has beautiful art items for all ages and interests. If you are part of an intergenerational group, be sure to visit Art Works: A Place for Curiosity, an interactive space with nine different art activity stations (children must be accompanied by adults).

*Assistive listening system is available in Abbott Hall.

American Sign Language interpretation available by request, with three weeks notice; email abelme@joslyn.org.

Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All Program, the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, a gift in memory of Matthew W. Gress, and a gift in loving memory of Peggy Severson

Thanks to program partners Urban Sketchers Omaha.

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