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An Afternoon with Samuel Bak
In celebration of our one-year anniversary, Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center (SBMLC) hosted “An Afternoon with Samuel Bak” on April 13. Over 80 people were in attendance for this intimate conversation with Samuel and Alexandra Cardon, the Museum’s Chief Curator. Samuel, who joined the conversation via Zoom, shared personal stories with the group and his gratitude to everyone who has supported the Museum’s mission.
Emerging Artists Series is a free workshop led by regional emerging artists that takes place at Samuel Bak Museum: the Learning Center. The workshop, which runs from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M., will begin with a tour of the current exhibition followed by an art-making session.RSVP required. Free to the public.
May 11, 2024– Eduardo Gardea is a painter and mixed media artist who focuses on individual perspective and storytelling in his work. He seeks to communicate modern and historic stories of personal and societal struggle and victory. Using a variety of mediums, Gardea summons a collective of ongoing ideas and feelings within the viewer.
Gardea’s interactive workshop will offer participants the opportunity to reconceptualize how they participate and reflect on the creative act. Through movement, writing, and drawing, participants will work on the exchange of memory and discuss their hopes for their future selves. (20 participants max)
The current exhibition, Becoming a Witness: From Abstraction to Figuration, is on display through June 30, 2024. The show explores Samuel Bak’s struggle to represent his experiences during the Holocaust by examining how he devised a novel approach to painting in the late sixties to commemorate the six million lives lost and question the endless cycles of war and genocide that plague our world.
Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center will be closed on Wednesday, May 9 for a private event.
Exhibition funding generously sponsored by Douglas County Visitor Improvement Fund, Omaha Steaks, Anonymous, Mutual of Omaha, Valmont, Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Supporting Foundation and Nebraska Arts Council | Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
SBMLC is a sponsor of the Omaha Summer Arts Festival again this June in Aksarben Village. Stop by our tent right outside the Museum at 2289 South 67th Street for free hands-on art making activities for kids.
The Museum will be open extended hours during the festival:
Friday, June 7 from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Saturday, June 8 from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Sunday, June 9 from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
KIOS radio station interviewed Executive Director Hillary Nather-Detisch about the accomplishments of the Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center’s first year. Click on the KIOS logo to listen to the interview.
The Holocaust Education Inservice will introduce educators to supplementary Holocaust education programming in Nebraska with our listed partners. These resources will help educators build their students’ content knowledge, empathy, and critical thinking skills. Educators will gain tangible resources that can be easily integrated into their curriculum. Learning about primary sources related to the Holocaust will be a focus of this training. This in-service, on June 3rd, is open to all content areas that incorporate Holocaust education in their curriculum or those who seek to incorporate Holocaust education in their curriculum in the future.
The Museum has a free 6-stop audio tour in English, Spanish, Arabic, and Karen available for visitors. Please bring your headphones and a smart device to scan the QR code at each stop.
Translation of Exhibition Audio Tour provided with the support of the Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Supporting Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, and Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
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