Programs

Learn more about art in one-hour presentations by regional experts. FREE and open to the public. Peggy Jones – Aaron Douglas and the Harlem Renaissance The “New Negro” aesthetics of the Harlem Renaissance were often in defiance to earlier generational calls for “art as propaganda” which W. E. B. Du Bois had made in his

Eco printing is a natural dyeing technique that uses leaves, flowers, and other plant materials to create patterns and colors on fabric or paper. The exact method and materials used can vary, but the result is a unique, one-of-a-kind print that captures the beauty of nature.

MONA's Book Club is for avid readers whose interests lie in authors from Nebraska or reading about Nebraska or art are welcome, and may join at any time. August: Confluence: John Gottschalk’s Life of Duty, Service, and the Business of News by George Ayoub

MONA's Book Club is for avid readers whose interests lie in authors from Nebraska or reading about Nebraska or art are welcome, and may join at any time. September: The Gift of Asher Lev by Chaim Potok

MONA Founders Gallery   September 4 | 7:00 – 8:00 PM     Investigative journalist and interdisciplinary artist Wesaam Al-Badry will take visitors on a visually narrative journey through his exhibition The Labor of Belonging. This exhibition is currently on view through September 21st, 2025. Free Event

Art After Dark: Omaha's Gilded Age and the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition of 1898 MONA Founders Gallery Join Dr. Wendy Katz, professor at School of Art, Art History & Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dr. Kyle Chattleton, Public Historian at The Durham Museum in Omaha, and MONA's Curator, Karissa Johnson, for a conversation about Omaha’s

MONA's Book Club is for avid readers whose interests lie in authors from Nebraska or reading about Nebraska or art are welcome, and may join at any time. *Change in location  | Kearney Public Library, Loup Room Related Event: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | 7:00 PM | The Kearney Public Library Foundation and the library

Dana Fritz’s photographs reveal the forces shaping the Bessey Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands. Once the world’s largest hand-planted forest, the site is known colloquially as the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey. Wind, water, planting, thinning, burning, decomposition, and sowing all play a role in its environmental history.  Lauritzen Gallery – Free

MONA's Book Club is for avid readers whose interests lie in authors from Nebraska or reading about Nebraska or art are welcome, and may join at any time. November - The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis

The Museum of Nebraska Art is hosting a special panel discussion on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the Founders Gallery. The event will feature photographer Dana Fritz, who will discuss her current exhibition, Field Guide to a Hybrid Landscape, on view in the Lauritzen Gallery through January 4, 2025. Joining her will

MONA's Book Club is for avid readers whose interests lie in authors from Nebraska or reading about Nebraska or art are welcome, and may join at any time. December - The Patient in Room 18 by Mignon G. Eberhart