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Gallery Volunteers lead a conversation about art and the Paris gathering places that shaped modern culture.
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Bistros, dance halls and cabarets all have a place in Café Society, Joslyn Art Museum’s exhibition on Parisian sociability and modern art. A French + English public tour on November 1, 2026, offers a way into that history through conversation about selected works.
Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 considers the French café in several forms, from bistros and brasseries to cafés-concerts, dance halls and cabarets. Its focus is not just where people gathered, but how such places became settings for artistic exchange and experimentation.
Paintings, drawings and prints show the subject’s appeal to French and expatriate artists. The exhibition includes work by Édouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and James Tissot, among others.
Further reading: French + English 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 ↗
Gallery Volunteers facilitate the French + English tour, discussing a selection of works rather than delivering a published artwork-by-artwork itinerary. The museum has not named the pieces that will be discussed, so the exhibition’s artist list should not be taken as a tour checklist.
The exhibition remains in Scott Pavilion, Galleries S1–3, through January 17, 2027. Those dates describe the exhibition itself, not a recurring schedule for this particular tour.
Further reading: French + English 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 one-hour public tour centers on discussion of selected exhibition works.
The tour and Café Society exhibition are free to all on November 1. Joslyn members are always admitted to the exhibition free.
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].
The museum says its main and garden entrances and interior spaces are wheelchair accessible, with elevators serving all areas. A limited number of wheelchairs can be borrowed at the Hawks Pavilion Welcome Desk on a first-come basis.
French + English Public Tour: Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · The Joslyn Access | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
Joslyn Art Museum is at 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102. The main entrance drive can be reached from James Fous Avenue on the north or Dodge Street on the south; covered visitor drop-off is directly in front of the entrance.
On-site parking is free and first come, first served. Metered street parking surrounds the museum.
French + English Public Tour: Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗ · Visit The Joslyn | 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. Bike racks are available; bring a lock.
No. It is a drop-in public tour, and the exhibition is free to all on November 1.
The exhibition is in Scott Pavilion, Galleries S1–3.
Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914 | Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha ↗
ASL or Spanish interpretation can be requested with three weeks’ advance notice. Contact Alexis Belme at [email protected].
Yes. Café Society runs through January 17, 2027. The November 1 free-access arrangement should not be assumed to apply on every other day.
French + English 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 ↗
2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102
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