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Exhibition Lecture – Thursday, May 14, 6:00 PM

A Conversation with Featured Artist Maja Ruznic

Artist Maja Ruznic and Chief Curator Alexandra M. Cardon will discuss how art can build collective memory, the restorative and reflective power of nostalgia, and the function of the artwork as a gateway for conversations on difficult topics.
This is a FREE event, but preregistration is required.

Poster promoting Maja Ruznic’s, "A Conversation with Maja Ruznic" event on May 14, 2026, 6 PM at Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center.

Exhibition Lecture – Saturday, June 6, 2:00 PM

A Conversation with Samuel Bak

Join us at the Museum for a live zoom conversation between artist Samuel Bak and Chief Curator Alexandra M. Cardon broadcasted from his studio in Boston. This is a FREE event, but preregistration is required.

All Museum programming is FREE and open to the public, but due to limited seating, preregistration is required. RSVP Today!

There are two months left to visit – Justice and Hope open until June 28.

Banner for the "Justice and Hope" art exhibition, showing two paintings. The painitng on the left is a lady justice and the painting on the right is a contemporary abstract work. The banner also lists the dates of the exhibition as January 21 - June 28 and social media handles: for Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

The Spring 2026 exhibition, Justice and Hope, explores how artists Samuel Bak, Dinh Q. Lê, Mladen Miljanović, Serge Nitegeka, and Maja Ruznic use intertwining personal narrative and historical facts to commemorate conflicts and denounce humanity’s inability to forgo violence. The exhibition poses questions on reconciliation and how we might learn from history to build better futures.

Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center thanks the following sponsors for their generous support of Justice and Hope and accompanying educational programs and events.

Samuel Bak Museum thanks sponsors of Justice and Hope. A grid shows logos and various individual names.

Museum Spotlight

Meet Jane Knudsen – Assistant Gallery Manager
I graduated from UNO in 2024 with a bachelor's in art history. My concentration was museum studies, but I liked studying 20th century American modernism and 19th century Naturalism. As an Assistant Gallery Manager, I’m lucky enough to have so many opportunities to interact with art, write about it, and really delve into history. It’s so neat to be able to help put up a new show and then formulate a tour around it. I believe every work of art holds some manner of significance and value, and it’s so great to see every work that goes up in this museum and dig into why it has captivated people since its conception. I enjoy writing fiction (horror and romance), watching and reading about movies, and knitting.

Favorite Bak: The Wall of Secrets is a great piece. It’s very warm, but also eerie. It's like one of those images that’s made to be unsettling because you can’t recognize any of the items pictured. I love the color palette as well—the warm, dark browns that feel glossy but also scuffed. There’s a major feeling of an antique library or cabinet of curiosities here, and I’m sure I could look at it for hours. We haven’t had it in a show thus far, but I’m excited to see how we use it.

Portrait of Jane next to an image of Samuel Bak's Wall of Secret artwork.

Free Audio Tour

The Museum mobile tour is back, offering a free audio tour available for visitors in English, Spanish, and French. Please bring your headphones and a smart device to scan a QR code at each stop.

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