As Joslyn’s Corporate & Foundation Giving Manager, my main responsibility is to secure funding for the Museum’s exhibitions and education/outreach programs. A self-declared nerd, I love spending time online researching potential donors. And while most people cringe at the thought of writing a proposal, I actually enjoy it….
In 1920, Mrs. Sarah Joslyn paid half a million dollars — an enormous sum in those days — for property on Dodge Street, between 22nd and 24th Streets, prime real estate in an old residential area on the bluffs above the busy downtown and immediately accessible to those working…
Perhaps the question I am asked most frequently is, “What’s your favorite work in the Joslyn collection?” As chief curator, I suppose the proper reply would be an enthusiastic, “All of them!” but time and time again, I answer, “The Donald Judd.” Untitled, 1982 embodies many of the things…
My name is Kyle Johnson, and I’m the Landscape Maintenance Technician here at Joslyn Art Museum. I have a pretty broad background as far as landscaping and grounds maintenance goes, and this is my third season here at Joslyn. When people ask me what all I do here, I…
Ever wondered how Joslyn got its world-class collection? Like most museum collections, Joslyn Art Museum’s holdings have grown almost entirely through generous contributions from private collectors and donors. Many of the works in Joslyn’s collection had been in Omaha long before the Joslyn Memorial opened in 1931. These works…