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!
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.