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A free, drop-in half-hour in Scott Pavilion, Gallery S4, puts one painting at the center of a facilitated conversation led by Joslyn’s Kris Bergquist.
All times are local to the venue · America/Chicago
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 12:30–1 p.m. The listing describes a 30-minute program.
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.
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 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 ↗
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.
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 ↗
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 ↗
Joslyn’s regular Thursday hours are 10 a.m.–8 p.m., so the session falls within the museum’s usual open hours.
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.
Sensory kits are available to borrow at the Welcome Desk. Selected visitor resources are available in Spanish, including maps, self-guided materials, many gallery texts, and digital-guide audio clips. Joslyn also offers a written social narrative to help visitors prepare for a museum visit.
Assistive listening systems are available in Abbott Hall and for some programs in other spaces; the event listing does not confirm an arrangement for Gallery S4. ASL interpretation can be requested with three weeks’ notice, but the listing does not say whether an interpreter is arranged for this session. Joslyn names Learning & Engagement Assistant Alexis Belme as the ASL-request contact. Since the Nov. 12 session is less than three weeks away, ask promptly whether an arrangement is available. The museum’s visitor-information number is (402) 342-3300.
The Joslyn Access | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Visit Detail | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
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.
Joslyn Art Museum is at 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102.
Kris Bergquist facilitates a 30-minute slow-looking conversation about Ross Bleckner’s 1944–1945, 1977/1980.
The program is listed as free and drop-in; the event listing gives no registration step.
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 ↗
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 ↗
2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102
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