Dates & times
All times are local to the venue · America/Chicago
- 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
These are the previously published dates. Check the organizer for a new edition.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 12:30–1 p.m. The listing describes a 30-minute program.
Joslyn Art Break: Slow Looking with Ross Bleckner on Nov. 12
Art Break gives visitors one work and 30 minutes to look closely. On Thursday, Nov. 12, Joslyn’s Head of Community Programs Kris Bergquist will lead a slow-looking conversation about Ross Bleckner’s 1944–1945, 1977/1980.
One work, with time to observe
Joslyn describes slow looking as a way to learn and discover through extended observation. Here, that approach is focused on a single painting, with Bergquist facilitating the conversation. The format offers a clear choice for a midday visit: spend a bounded half-hour with one work rather than plan a broader museum survey.
Further reading: Art Break | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The painting in Joslyn’s collection
The museum identifies Bleckner as an American artist born in 1949 and lists the painting as oil and wax on canvas. Its dimensions are 76 × 204 inches, and its collection number is 1980.43. The museum record describes it as a memorial purchase in memory of E. Stanton Miller II.
Further reading: Art Break | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The featured work
On Thursday, Nov. 12, from 12:30 to 1 p.m., Kris Bergquist facilitates a slow-looking conversation with Ross Bleckner’s 1944–1945, 1977/1980. The meeting point is Scott Pavilion, Gallery S4.
Thursday, November 12, 2026 · Scott Pavilion, Gallery S4
- Kris Bergquist facilitates a slow-looking conversation with Ross Bleckner’s 1944–1945, 1977/1980.
Plan around the half-hour
Thursday, Nov. 12
The session runs from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Meet in Scott Pavilion, Gallery S4, at Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102.
Art Break | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Visit Detail | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
Free and drop-in
Art Break is free and drop-in, and Joslyn’s general museum admission is free. Permanent collection galleries and most temporary exhibitions are included. Selected temporary exhibitions charge admission for visitors ages 13 and older; ticketed exhibitions are free for children 12 and younger, and Joslyn schedules free days for everyone for each ticketed exhibition.
The event listing does not clarify whether a separately ticketed exhibition affects entry to Gallery S4. If that could change your plans, check with the museum before visiting.
Art Break | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Visit Detail | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The museum is open late Thursday
Joslyn’s regular Thursday hours are 10 a.m.–8 p.m., so the session falls within the museum’s usual open hours.
Accessible entrances and indoor spaces
Joslyn reports that its main and garden entrances, sculpture gardens, and indoor spaces are wheelchair accessible. Elevators serve all areas, and restrooms and water fountains are accessible. ADA parking and a covered drop-off are available at the main entrance; a limited number of wheelchairs can be borrowed first come, first served at the Hawks Pavilion Welcome Desk.
Service animals are welcome when trained to assist a person with a disability and kept under the handler’s control. Joslyn may ask a handler to remove an animal that is disruptive, poses a risk, or physically contacts artwork. Emotional support animals are not permitted.
Getting to Joslyn
Bus, car and bicycle
Metro Transit’s 24th & Dodge ORBT Station NW is just west of the museum. Drivers can reach the main entrance drive from James Fous Avenue to the north or Dodge Street to the south; a covered visitor drop-off is directly in front of the entrance.
On-site parking is free and first come, first served; metered street parking is also available. Bike racks are provided, but bring a lock. Helmets may be stored in free lockers near the Welcome Desk.
Address
Joslyn Art Museum is at 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102.
Before you make a plan
What happens during Art Break?
Kris Bergquist facilitates a 30-minute slow-looking conversation about Ross Bleckner’s 1944–1945, 1977/1980.
Do I need to register?
The program is listed as free and drop-in; the event listing gives no registration step.
Is the museum open after the program?
Joslyn’s regular Thursday hours run until 8 p.m.; the session ends at 1 p.m.
Art Break | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Visit Detail | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
Is ASL interpretation confirmed for Gallery S4?
The event listing does not confirm an interpreter. Joslyn accepts ASL requests with three weeks’ notice and names Alexis Belme as the contact; call the museum’s visitor-information line at (402) 342-3300 to ask whether an arrangement is available.
Art Break | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Access | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Visit Detail | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
Location & Google Maps
Joslyn Art Museum, Scott Pavilion, Gallery S4
2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102
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