Visual art is alive and well in Omaha. Whether your tastes run toward Impressionism or Realism, you’ll find an artistic feast in the many museums and galleries that dot the Midwestern landscape. All creative roads lead to the Joslyn Art Museum, an extraordinary facility with works ranging from antiquity to the present. Breathtaking collections of 19th- and 20th-century European and American art, exciting traveling exhibits, Degas’ Little Dancer Aged Fourteen sculpture and a newly acquired, 35-foot-tall, multi-colored glass “tornado” by world-renowned sculptor Dale Chihuly are just a few reasons to visit this world-class museum.

The Durham Western Heritage Museum celebrates Omaha’s past with an unforgettable collection of photos, artifacts and sculptures depicting River City in days gone by. The African-American experience in the Heartland is celebrated in photos and other art forms at the Great Plains Black Museum. For more artsy pieces, a trip to any of the city’s many galleries is in order. Jackson Art Works, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Lewis Art Gallery, the Adam Whitney Gallery and the Artists Cooperative Gallery are all worth a stop.

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
(402) 341-7130
724 South 12th Street
Omaha, NE 68102-3298
www.bemiscenter.org

Durham Western Heritage Museum
(402) 444-5071
801 South 10th St
Omaha, NE 68108-3205

Joslyn Art Museum
(402) 342-3300
2200 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68102-1208
www.joslyn.org