Lectures & Gallery Talks
Joslyn Art Museum is committed to providing a wide range of art-inspired lectures and gallery talks. Join us for stimulating discussions celebrating Joslyn's collections, special exhibitions, and beyond!
Guided Tours
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Special Exhibition Programs
April 11 @ 6:30 pm
Curator Gallery Talk - Route 36: Photographs by William Wylie
April 16 @ 7 pm
Science Cafe: Steinkamp at Slowdown
April 18 @ 7 pm
Why Buy? The Perils and Pleasures of Collecting with Jonathan Binstock
April 28 @ 1-3:30 pm
Science Behind the Scenes in Partnership with Omaha's Lauritzen Gardens
May 12 @ 10 am
Rise & Shine Mother's Day Breakfast!
May 23 @ 6:30 pm
Curator Gallery Talk - Jennifer Steinkamp: Madame Curie
June 8 @ 6pm
Renoir to Chagall: Paris and the Allure of Color Members Opening with Kevin Sharp, Director of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis
July 11 @ 6:30 pm
Renoir to Chagall Gallery Talk (in English) with Jan Lund, Creighton University
July 14 @ 5 pm
Bastille Day!
July 18 @ 6:30 pm
Renoir to Chagall Gallery Talk (en française) with Jan Lund, Creighton University
August 29 @ 6 pm
Secrets of Paris: Art, Food, Culture and What's Hot with Doni Belau
Joslyn Late 'til 8
Jump-start your weekend every Thursday evening 5-8 pm at Joslyn Art Museum. Mingle with friends, indulge your interest in fine art, and experience unique programs on select Thursdays. Late 'til 8 features gallery talks with artist, curators, and docents, as well as music, film, and hands-on art projects. Late 'til 8 is free with regular Museum admission.
April 11 @ 6:30 pm
Curator Gallery Talk - Route 36: Photographs by William Wylie
May 16 @ 6 pm
Visualizing Literature: Book Club for Art Lovers featuring Provenance
May 23 @ 6:30 pm
Curator Gallery Talk - Jennifer Steinkamp: Madame Curie
July 11 @ 6:30 pm
Renoir to Chagall Gallery Talk (in English) with Jan Lund, Creighton University
July 18 @ 6:30 pm
Renoir to Chagall Gallery Talk (en française) with Jan Lund, Creighton University
August 29 @ 6 pm
"Secrets of Paris: Art, Food, Culture and What's Hot" with Doni Belau
Art Encounters
Art Encounters features monthly guided tours for all art lovers and is scheduled in partnership with The Nebraska Medical Center's Health and Wellness Club. All tours begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Admissions Desk.
April 18 @ 10:30 am
Guided Tour: Birding at Joslyn Art Museum
May 16 @ 10:30 am
Guided Tour: Tall Tales and Huge Hearts:Raúl Colón
June 20 @ 10:30 am
Guided Tour: Renoir to Chagall: Paris and the Allure of Color
Visualizing Literature: Book Club for Art Lovers
Visualizing Literature features docent-led discussion groups four times a year connecting literature and art. The adult program is scheduled in partnership with the Nebraska Medical Center's Health and Wellness Club.
May 14 @ 10:30 am
Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art by Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo
May 16 @ 6:00 pm
Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art by Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo
September 10 @ 10:30 am
The Greater Journey:Americans in Paris by David McCullough
September 12 @ 6:00 pm
The Greater Journey:Americans in Paris by David McCullough
Appetite for Art
These monthly gallery talks presented by Joslyn's Director and Curators are accompanied by thematic lunches in Joslyn's beautiful Storz Fountain Court. All programs begin at 11:30 am. Please note next season's series will begin on September 4 and subsequent programs may not all fall on the last Tuesday of the month.
January 29, 2013
Meal-o-dramtic!
February 19
Craving in Contrast
March 26
Real Taste Ideal Laced
April 30
Curator's Choice
May 28
Abstraction Satisfaction
AIA Lectures
Held in partnership with the Lincoln-Omaha Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), these fascinating lectures are free to the public on select Sunday afternoons throughout the academic year.
October 27, 2013 @ 2 pm
Program description coming soon!
daOMA Lectures
Design alliance Omaha (daOMA) programs provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and opportunities for the Omaha design community. Programs are offered on select dates in the spring and fall.
February 13, 2014 @7 pm
Ellen Lupton, Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York, NY and Director of the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Baltimore, MD
CU at Joslyn
Presented in partnership with Creighton's University College, CU at Joslyn offers monthly lectures presented by Creighton faculty on select Sundays throughout the academic year.
February 10 @ 2 PM
"Is there Beauty in Ugliness?: The Ethical and Aesthetic Agenda of Nineteenth-Century Realism" presented by Cameron Dodworth, Ph.D., Dept of English, Creighton University
March 3 @ 2 PM
"Jewish Art and Ritual Objects" presented by Leonard Greenspoon, Classical and Near Eastern Studies (CANES), Creighton University
April 21 @ 2 PM
"An American in Paris: Mary Cassatt and the French Impressionists" presented by Jan Lund, Modern Languages and Literatures, Creighton University
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