About the Museum

Discovering Henri's childhood home

Robert Henri Museum and Historical Walkway was the childhood home of the great American artist Robert Henri for ten years of his life. Henri’s father, John Jackson Cozad founded the town of Cozad around 1872 and designed the home.

The home housed the Cozad family as well as served as a combination room and board to accommodate settlers who arrived by train until other lodging was available. The family lived in the home for 10 years; Henri was almost 18 when a shooting forced the family to move out of town in 1883.

The building is now listed in the National Historical Register and is now a museum that houses some of Robert Henri’s original works as well as many hard to find prints.

There is also a great deal of research on Cozad genealogy dating back to the 1500s available to the general public. The museum is open from June through September; private tours are available upon request.

Researching at Robert Henri Museum

There are two parts to the research area in the Robert Henri Museum and Historical Walkway. The first part contains a comprehensive file of over 200 slides of Robert Henri’s paintings.

On hand there are a large number of reference books detailing Henri’s life and art. Some of these are out of print and available under supervision.

The museum also boasts a compilation of many post cards and note cards. All this is available to the general public.

The second part is a collection of notes and information on the Cozad family genealogy dating back to the 16th century. The wealth of genealogy information is thanks to the generosity of Marilyn Cozad. 

This information is also available to the public at anytime. So come in and learn something!