Hello friends and fellow Hivians. Today, I will give you a sneak peak of a museum I visited recently. This one has a good assortment in the art genre. Not just painted art but artifacts, sculptures, and other things.
The museum opened its doors in 1931, thanks to a hefty 3 million dollar donation from Sarah Joslyn in 1928. From 1931 to 1965, admission was free. A fee was charged from then to 2013. Now it's free again allowing accesibilty to all. The museum offers over 12,000 pieces spanning 5000 years of human creativity in three good-sized buildings. It recently opened back up in September of last year after being closed 2 years for construction and renovations.
The museum is very elegant and modernized. There are just way too many things to show in one post, so I'll treat this one as things to come. I really enjoyed the above room with the wishing fountain. I even dropped some change in it and even wished for some things.
The eye-popping paintings this place shows off. I didn't even scratch the surface as there were more rooms that I didn't photograph or make it to. All sorts of artists from different places and times. Some of the art work includes Asian, American, European, Ancient Mediterranean, Native American, Contemporary, and Twentieth-Century Art. I really wasn't expecting this much and only gave myself 45 minutes to tour before the place closed. That and I only seen stuff from one of the three buildings!
Crucifiction Circa 1410
The Battle of Imbros, 1717 Circa 1733-41
The Badlands Circa 1947
Here's three paintings I will share with you. I plan to share many more in the future in a more organized theme matter. Italian Florentine painter Giovanni di Tano Fei is the artists of the Crucification portrait. I did a little research and found many of his works are done in this shape and theme.
Italian Venetian painter Giovanni Raggi is the artist of The Battle of Imbros, 1717 Giovanni was a young boy during this naval battle between Venetian Republic and the Ottoman Empire. The portrait portrays the goddess of wisdow, Minerva overlooking a tired Hercules. Beyond that is the figure of Fame lifting her trumpet. In the center, two shackled figures are tied to a banner detaing the location, date and one of the heroes of the battle, Signor Ludovico Flangini.
American and Nebraskan painter, Terence Duren is the artists of the portrait Badlands. This painting gives off a nightmarish scenery showing a burning wagon, a fire-maned horse, a roulette wheel and of course the unique landscape of the now National Park of the Badlands. Many of Terence's paintings give a different look of places back in the times of the Old West.
A walk outside of the rooms contained hallaways of artifacts. Some things from centuries ago to thousands of years ago. I would not have thought I would see authentic things from all around the world that included pieces from Ancient Greece and Egypt. I didn't expect to see these things here in the center of the United States. Some of these things I've only seen on the History Channel.
I share just a couple of the hundreds of pieces i seen while walking the hallaways. I found the Shabti box pretty neat. This would have been in the tomb of the deseased. It would have contained figurines inside it pertaining to the individuals life. The Nile River was important to the Ancient Egyptians. It provided a great source of transportation. These wood carved boats give you a pretty good idea of what was used for transportation. These marble heads just have the Ancient Greece feel. From left to right, portrait of a women, portrait of a boy, portrait of Augustus and a portrait of a man.
I will definitely be back here to share more. The areas I shared today were the permanent exhibitions of the museum. I'm assuming the other building I didn't visit contains the traveling and temporary exhibits. If you're ever in the area of Omaha, Nebraska, the Joslyn Museum is a must visit. Just give it more than 45 minutes of your time, haha.
That's all I have for you this time! Take care, stay safe and enjoy what's left of the week.
Finally here you are amigo! And in an interesting museum, that is free, that's no happen here anymore jaja😅
Love the architecture itself as you say modern elegance... and mixed with the items showed there, from many different times and styles even from the Ancient Greece, awesome, there, and not on TV in the History Channel as you wrote jajaja
Many things to digging in history as I like!
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Yes, been incredible busy with not much time for things. I quickly learned I need more time here but the short while I was there I was blown away and it brought me away from some worries on my mind. Much more to share and for me to see here. Much better to see in person rather on TV, haha. Joslyn Museum will show itself a few more times here 😃
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Oh yeah well step by step taking your time... and when you will have time it will be cool to see more from you and about the museum too! Happy Friday amigo!
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It's good to know that it's free now too, its renovations are unique and simple just like suits to museums.....
Yes one of the better no admissions museums I've been to. Look foward to sharing more in the future about it!
I'll be waiting for more updates from you..... And i hope so you are fine Bob 🥰
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Whoa, a museum with elegance and stunning beauty. That's like a hotel na. And those pieces are just beautiful too, its anazing that you can stroll around there free. 😲😻
I went back there today. Seen there's a gift shop, Cafe and even theatre to watch scheduled showings. Also a good sized room to even give a art a go. Spent at least 3 hours had to stop taking pictures so I could actually see everything. Yes quite the place to Rome for free.
Where have you been? Hehehe😁. Can't believe it's free admission. I also want to visit and see its beauty, and of course wish in the wishing fountain😛😌.
Been busy and dealing with things, not everything glorious. Things looking better though :)
Yes, the free admission is hard to believe. I wish I lived or worked close to it. I would visit here a lot (take a snack or lunch with) just for the ambience. They have a very nice cafeteria area. That's not free if you get food there though, hehe.
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It would be nice to go there(nice cafeteria) and spend time with someone special😌😬.
Yes that would be but that special person needs to be found 🤪 For now it will have to be me, myself and I, haha.
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Very impressive museum in Nebraska. So many old pieces of art work and artifacts. Incredible pieces of Egyptian art and those from the East. That hallway looks very grand and spacious my. It’s nice to offer free entrance to visitors.
A true gift is this one. I've been three times this week so much to see. I figure an all day trip would cover almost all of it. They have a cafe there to eat cold and hot selections so a day could be afforded there. I can't wait to share the rest of the Egyptian artifacts along with numerous other things
You really enjoyed being at this museum! History is your hobby!
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STOPWhat a cool place! They have a great exhibit, I love museums but getting to them here is such a pain with traffic and parking. L.A. sucks when it comes to that on both issues! lol
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