Joslyn Art Museum
2200 Dodge St.
Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 342-3300
www.joslyn.org
As Nebraska’s largest and most distinguished art museum, Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha has served as the premier center for visual art since opening in 1931. Joslyn features an encyclopedic collection of work from antiquity to the present, with an emphasis on 19th- and 20th- century European and American art. Highlights of the permanent collection include works by Lorenzo di Credi, El Greco, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Hart Benton. American masters such as Grant Wood, Jackson Pollock, Dale Chihuly and George Segal are also represented. Joslyn Art Museum presents a variety of concerts throughout the year, from jazz and blues to holiday fare.
Jazz on the Green is recognized as one of the most popular free summer events in Omaha. In 2006, over 45,000 attended this series of outdoor jazz concerts. Jazz on the Green features some of the best local, regional and national jazz musicians in two-hour concerts held on Joslyn's east lawn and the grand staircase leading to the museum's main entrance.
The Joslyn’s First Friday JAM is held on the first Friday of the month from October to April, this jam session offers a diverse line-up of leading regional jazz, blues and alternative groups, along with light fare and libations. It's the coolest place to be after work!
Holiday Under Glass is held weekdays in December; this concert series features holiday music performed over the lunch hour in the glass atrium.