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Gallery Volunteers lead a free, drop-in conversation about selected works at Joslyn Art Museum on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. The tour runs from 11 a.m. to noon; no registration is required.
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Saturday, November 14, 2026, 11 a.m.–noon. One-hour public tour; drop-in, no registration required.
In Café Society, a Paris café is not one fixed kind of place. The exhibition ranges from bistros and brasseries to cafés-concerts, dance halls and cabarets, examining how these varied social spaces became part of the story of modern art.
The exhibition looks at how French café culture took shape during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and how those settings figured in modern art. By considering the different forms cafés took—and the many factors behind café culture’s rise—it avoids treating the café as a single, interchangeable setting.
This context invites viewers to consider how the works connect with the social life around them, without assuming every café served the same purpose.
Further reading: Public Tour: Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The exhibition includes paintings, drawings and prints by Vincent van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Édouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, James Tissot and Edgar Degas, among other artists. Joslyn describes the subject as significant to both French and expatriate artists.
Gallery Volunteers will facilitate conversation about selected works during the Nov. 14 tour. The listing does not identify which works the group will discuss, so the artist roster offers context for the exhibition rather than a guaranteed itinerary.
Further reading: Public Tour: Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The tour takes place during the exhibition’s run from Sept. 26, 2026, through Jan. 17, 2027, in Scott Pavilion, Galleries S1–3. That makes the Nov. 14 conversation one dated opportunity to explore a show that remains on view beyond the tour.
Further reading: Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Exhibitions | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
Gallery Volunteers facilitate discussion about selected works in Café Society. The event listing does not name specific tour stops, so the exhibition’s artist list should not be read as a promise that a particular artist or work will be covered.
The one-hour public tour is drop-in, and registration is not required. The event listing does not give an age restriction or recommendation.
Public Tour: Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
Café Society is free to everyone on Nov. 14, with support from Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program; Joslyn members are always admitted free. Joslyn also offers free general admission, though some temporary exhibitions can otherwise have a ticket fee for visitors ages 13 and older. Ticketed exhibitions are always free for visitors 12 and younger, and the museum schedules free-to-all days for each ticketed exhibition.
Public Tour: Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Visit Detail | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
Café Society is on view Sept. 26, 2026, through Jan. 17, 2027. The event and exhibition pages place it in Scott Pavilion, Galleries S1–3.
Public Tour: Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
Joslyn’s regular hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., with Thursday hours until 8 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays and major holidays.
The Joslyn Visit Detail | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · Visit The Joslyn | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The museum’s main and garden entrances, interior spaces, sculpture gardens, elevators, restrooms and water fountains are wheelchair accessible. ADA parking and a covered drop-off are available at the main entrance. A limited number of loaner wheelchairs are offered first come, first served at the Hawks Pavilion Welcome Desk.
Assistive listening devices are available for small-group tours. ASL or Spanish interpretation may be requested with at least three weeks’ notice; for questions, contact Alexis Belme through the museum. Since the published notice period has passed for the Nov. 14 tour, contact the museum to ask about options rather than assume interpretation can still be arranged.
Trained service animals assisting a person with a disability are welcome and must remain under their handler’s control. Emotional support animals are not permitted. The museum may ask a handler to remove a service animal if it is disruptive, creates a risk, or makes physical contact with artwork.
Public Tour: Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Access | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The museum is at 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102. The main entrance drive can be reached from James Fous Avenue on the north side or Dodge Street on the south side; a covered visitor drop-off is directly in front of the main entrance.
The Joslyn Visit Detail | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · Visit The Joslyn | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
Free on-site parking is first come, first served; metered parking is available on surrounding streets. Bike racks are provided, but bring a lock. Metro Transit’s 24th & Dodge ORBT Station is just west of the museum.
The Joslyn Visit Detail | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · Visit The Joslyn | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
ADA parking spaces and the covered visitor drop-off are available at the main entrance. The main and garden entrances are wheelchair accessible.
No. It is a drop-in program, and registration is not required.
Public Tour: Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
Yes. The event listing says the exhibition is free to everyone that day; Joslyn members are always admitted free.
Public Tour: Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The volunteers will discuss selected works, but the listing does not name the works or promise a particular artist will be covered.
Public Tour: Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The museum says interpretation may be requested with at least three weeks’ notice. That notice period has passed for this tour, so contact Alexis Belme through the museum to ask whether any option remains.
Public Tour: Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Access | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102
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Event, planning and background information checked 2026-11-09 against the linked sources.