“Café Society”
October 10 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Joslyn Art Museum will display “Café Society: Art and Sociability in Paris, 1855–1914” from Sept. 26 through Jan. 17, 2027, in the Scott Pavilion S1–3. This is a ticketed exhibition. Here are the public free days: Thursdays from 4 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 1, Nov. 5 and 12, Dec. 3, and Jan. 7; Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 3, Nov. 7 and 14, Dec. 5, and Jan. 2; and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 4, Nov. 1, Dec. 6, and Jan. 3.
NOTE: The museum is open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays.
“Café Society” examines the development of the French café and its impact on modern art in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The exhibition considers the multitude of factors that led to the rise of café culture, café typology (from bistros and brasseries to cafés-concerts, dance halls, and cabarets), and the significance of the café as a site for artistic dialogue, expression, and experimentation. Paintings, drawings, and prints by Vincent van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Édouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, James Tissot, Edgar Degas, and more, demonstrate the importance of this subject for French and expatriate artists.
