Bak Around Town

Omaha Summer Arts Festival

Come visit Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center (SBMLC) at the Omaha Summer Arts Festival right outside our front door this weekend. Visit our booth to learn more about upcoming events and participate in family-friendly art activities.

The Museum will also have extended hours during the festival to visit our inaugural exhibition. See you in the Gallery!  

• Friday, June 9 - 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
• Saturday, June 10 - 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
• Sunday, June 11 - 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.

Animated Evenings at Bak 

Join us the screenings of three short animated films from Humanity in Action at the Museum. Traces: Portraits of Resistance, Survival and Resolve shares three histories of life from personal memories during one of humanity's darkest chapters. 

Each film will be followed by a brief lecture and open discussion.

Program is from 7 P.M. to 8 P.M. and is free to the public.

Maximum capacity is 70 and RSVP is required.

First screening in the Animated Evenings at Bak Film Series

Join us on Thursday, June 15 for Two Trees in Jerusalem followed by a discussion led by Scott Littky, Executive Director of the Institute for Holocaust Education located in Omaha, NE. 

Visit our Exhibition before it closes!

In the Beginning: The Artist Samuel Bak

Extended through July 16, 2023

Samuel Bak personally curated this exhibition to showcase his gift of over 500 works of art to the University of Nebraska at Omaha. In the Beginning: The Artist Samuel Bak features over fifty works that explore Bak’s artistic career from his watercolors done in the Landsberg Displaced Persons Camp in Landsberg, Germany, to his most recent paintings. 

Monthly Programming

Meet a Bak (Lunch and Learn Series)

On the second Wednesday of every month, join the Museum's Curator, Alexandra Cardon, in a discussion around an unseen painting by Samuel Bak that is part of our permanent collection.

12 P.M. to 1 P.M. in the Museum Classroom. BYO lunch and drinks.

Maximum capacity is 15 and RSVP is required.

Curator Talk

Join us on June 22 for Wrestling with Memory: the Place of Abstraction in Bak's Oeuvre.

Program is from 5:15 P.M. to 5:45 P.M in the Museum Classroom.

Maximum capacity is 30 and RSVP is required.

Arrive early to tour In the Beginning: The Artist Samuel Bak before the presentation.

Join Us for Daily Free Public Programming

Bak Talk

This 10-minute talk will introduce visitors to key moments in Samuel Bak's life and career and situate them within their historical context. Maximum capacity is 10. No RSVP is required. 

Saturdays at 1:00 P.M.

Sundays at 3:00 P.M.

Audio Tours

The Museum offers a 15-stop audio tour of the current exhibition in English.

Please bring your headphones and a smart device to scan the QR code at each stop.

Scheduled Tours

Join a regularly scheduled tour of the current exhibition. Tours will be limited to 10 individuals at a time and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Treasure Hunt

Find the objects in Samuel Bak's paintings. We offer two text-based hunts to challenge young readers, as well as a picture version.

For more details, ask our Museum staff at the Reception Desk.

Student/Artist Drawing Hours

Come be inspired by Samuel Bak's artworks. Artists of all skill levels are invited to draw in front of Samuel Bak's paintings. You may bring your own supplies, however we kindly ask that you only use pencils in the Galleries. Fridays from 1 P.M. to 3 P.M.

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.