A Message to Our Community from Our Director
Sharing and celebrating art is central to our Museum mission. Each new addition to the collection, on its own and in context with others, broadens the narrative of human creativity across time and deepens our understanding of art and each other. We are tremendously excited to welcome you back to Joslyn where, inside in the galleries and outside in the gardens, you will encounter objects new to our spaces. Some are hundreds if not thousands of years old. Some are being created at this moment by artists living and working today. All are meant to be seen. We look forward to our reopening in 2024 so that you can experience art in person at Joslyn again.
This November heralds the return of Wishbone, a wonderful event supporting Joslyn's Kent Bellows Mentoring Program and opportunities for schools, families, and lifelong learners to connect and engage with art. Held near the Museum at The Leo Ballroom, this fundraising event includes a special opportunity to purchase abstract prints created by our teen mentees in collaboration with artist and honorary event chair Therman Statom. Make your reservations today.
Also this November, you are invited to a special evening with Craig Dykers, founder of Snøhetta and architect of Joslyn's 2024 expansion. The featured presenter for Joslyn's annual Lusk Lecture, Craig's work focuses on design as a promoter of social and physical well-being. His projects include libraries, performance venues, and a number of other museums such as the National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the El Paso Children's Museum. Held at the Omaha Conservatory of Music, his talk, "What is a museum now?," will explore the place of museums in an increasingly digital age and the design of the new Joslyn. This is a free public event; bring a friend.
Construction of the Rhonda & Howard Hawks Pavilion is on schedule, and we are seeing substantial progress on the exterior enclosure and interior spaces. We look forward to welcoming you back in 2024!
Jack Becker
Executive Director & CEO
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