Last Chance to see our Inagural Exhibition

Stop in and see In the Beginning: The Artist Samuel Bak before it closes to the public on Sunday, July 16. 

The exhibition, curated by Bak himself, showcases over 75 years of the artist’s works.

The Museum will be closed Monday, July 17 through Friday, August 11. Visit us on August 12 when our next exhibition, Flight and Hope, opens.

Join Us for our Final Exhibition Programming

Meet a Bak on July 12

In this Lunch and Learn, Museum Curator, Alexandra Cardon, leads a discussion around a painting from our permanent collection that has not been on display.

Animated Evenings at Bak on July 13

We will be screening My Father's War, a short animated film from Humanity in Action.

The film will be followed by a brief lecture and open discussion led by Alexandra Cardon, SBMLC Curator.

SBMLC in the Media

The artist Samuel Bak and UNO's Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center are the featured story in the July/August 2023 edition of Omaha magazine.

Learn more Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak who has "something to ask, something to say."

 The University of Nebraska Foundation also featured Samuel Bak and SMBLC in the Spring 2023 issue of UNO's Alumni magazine.

Learn more about how Samuel Bak offers hope in the darkness. "Bak's work is particularly valuable as a teaching tool. His use of symbolism provides the viewer with a means to absorb difficult subject matter."

Notable Visitors to the Museum 

Israeli Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, Yinam Cohen, visited SBMLC and toured the current exhibition with Hillary Nather-Detisch, Executive Director, on June 7, 2023.

Meeting Reservation Requests

Interested in reserving the SBMLC Classroom for your next meeting? 

Read our Reservation Agreement to see if your group is eligible.

Complete the Reservation Request Form to get the conversation started.

Additional information can be found on the Museum's Meeting and Event Spaces website page.

Private Guided Tour Requests

Would you like a Private Guided Tour for your group? Complete the Guided Tour Request Form.