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Gallery Volunteers lead an interactive, one-hour introduction with art stops in the Joslyn Building, Scott Pavilion and Hawks Pavilion. The works are selected for each tour rather than published in advance.
All times are local to the venue · America/Chicago
The Joslyn’s Art Deco building from 1931, the Scott Pavilion completed in 1994 and the Hawks Pavilion added in 2024 give Public Tour: Meet the Joslyn a setting shaped by several generations of museum growth. The one-hour introduction includes art stops in all three connected buildings; Gallery Volunteers choose the works for that day’s tour.
The museum describes the tour as an interactive conversation led by Gallery Volunteers, intended to engage visitors’ senses and build visual-literacy skills. Its scope is clear—all three buildings—but the individual artworks are chosen for the day, and the event listing does not name them in advance.
That format suits visitors looking for an introduction rather than a visit organized around a particular artwork. The changing selection leaves room for a different discussion on each tour, while the three-building reach gives the hour a consistent outline.
Further reading: Public Tour: Meet the Joslyn | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The tour’s art stops span three connected structures with distinct histories. The original Joslyn Building opened in 1931 as an Art Deco design by Omaha architects John and Alan McDonald. The Scott Pavilion, the museum’s first expansion, was completed in 1994 and designed by Norman Foster with HDR.
The 2024 Hawks Pavilion is the newest addition, designed by Snøhetta with Omaha-based Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture. That timeline helps place the tour’s three-building scope in context, though the program is presented as an introduction to the museum through art—not as an architecture tour.
Further reading: Public Tour: Meet the Joslyn | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Architecture | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The museum’s general visitor information lists public tours at 1 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. This event listing confirms the November 13 session; check the museum calendar for details of other dates.
The tour runs from 1 to 2 p.m. at Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102. The museum’s regular Friday hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event listing does not specify where the group meets. If you need the gathering point before you arrive, contact the museum at (402) 342-3300.
Public Tour: Meet the Joslyn | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Visit Detail | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The tour is a free drop-in program with no registration required. General museum admission is free and includes the permanent collection galleries and most temporary exhibitions.
Some temporary exhibitions have a separate ticket fee for visitors ages 13 and older; they are free for children 12 and younger. The museum also schedules days when each ticketed exhibition is free to everyone. The tour listing does not identify its art stops, so it does not establish whether a stop will involve a ticketed exhibition.
Public Tour: Meet the Joslyn | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · Visit The Joslyn | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Visit Detail | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The museum’s main entrance drive can be reached from James Fous Avenue on the north or Dodge Street on the south. A covered visitor drop-off is in front of the main entrance.
On-site parking is free and first come, first served; metered parking is available on surrounding streets.
The Joslyn Visit Detail | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · Visit The Joslyn | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The museum identifies Metro Transit’s 24th & Dodge ORBT Station northwest of the museum. Bike racks are available; bring a lock. Helmets can be stored in free lockers near the Welcome Desk. Map links can provide directions from your own starting point.
The Joslyn Visit Detail | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · Visit The Joslyn | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
ADA parking and a covered drop-off are available. The main and garden entrances, indoor spaces and outdoor sculpture gardens are wheelchair accessible; elevators serve all areas, and restrooms and water fountains are wheelchair accessible. A limited number of loaner wheelchairs are available first come, first served at the Hawks Pavilion Welcome Desk.
Assistive listening devices are available for small-group tours. ASL or Spanish interpretation can be requested with three weeks’ advance notice; contact Alexis Belme at [email protected]. Sensory kits are available at the Welcome Desk, and the museum offers a written social narrative. Selected resources in Spanish include the map, self-guided materials, many gallery texts and digital-guide audio clips.
Trained service animals are welcome when under their handler’s control. The museum may ask a handler to remove an animal if it is disruptive, poses a risk or makes physical contact with artwork. Emotional support animals are not permitted.
Public Tour: Meet the Joslyn | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Access | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The Joslyn Building, Scott Pavilion and Hawks Pavilion. Gallery Volunteers choose the artworks for each tour.
No. The tour is listed as a drop-in program with no registration required.
General admission and the drop-in public tour are free. Selected temporary exhibitions may charge visitors ages 13 and older; the tour listing does not say whether its stops will include one.
Public Tour: Meet the Joslyn | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · Visit The Joslyn | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Visit Detail | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
The event listing does not give a meeting point. Contact Joslyn Art Museum at (402) 342-3300 to confirm where to gather.
Yes. ASL or Spanish interpretation can be requested with three weeks’ advance notice through Alexis Belme at [email protected]. Assistive listening devices are available for small-group tours.
Public Tour: Meet the Joslyn | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Access | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102
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Images from the linked sources. Each caption identifies the context of the image.
Event, planning and background information checked 2026-11-07 against the linked sources.