Enjoying an Art Day outside of Siouxland, Omaha, NE

As much as I like driving about Siouxland and exploring all that it has to offer, it is sometimes nice to see the “larger world”. I made a trip with a friend down to Omaha, NE and did a little shopping and then spent time visiting the Joslyn Museum. It has quite a collection of art much of which from reading notes next to many pieces have been donated. Original work by Rembrandt, Monet, Pissarro, Twachtman, Grant Wood and many other painters. It also has a nice collection of early Italian art from the 15th century and later.

A fresco that was on canvas had a note of it being created in the early 1400’s. I was amazed, realizing that piece of work is holder than most buildings in the current United States. So it was humbling and refreshing to walk around in quiet to view these pieces and enjoy such a diverse offering of artwork so close at hand. It makes me realize I need to venture out more often and seek out these places as I travel about getting a worthwhile shot in the arm art fix.

Jerry Mennenga

Sioux City, Iowa

A visitor capturing an image of a painting for further exploration at the Joslyn Museum in Omaha, NE Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

Lighting helps the effect of viewing of art at the Joslyn Museum in Omaha, NE Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

A visitor pauses in front of a painting at the Joslyn Museum in Omaha, NE Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

Children learning about art while on a field trip at the Joslyn Museum in Omaha, NE Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

Visitors walk through one of the galleries at the Joslyn Museum in Omaha, NE Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

A couple uses technology to explore the art at the Joslyn Museum in Omaha, NE Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

Visitors admiring art at the Joslyn Museum in Omaha, NE Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)

A piece of art dazzles visitors as they pass by it to enter the galleries at the Joslyn Museum in Omaha, NE Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)