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  • Bison exhibit at University of Nebraska State Museum Morrill Hall

    University of Nebraska State Museum Morrill Hall 645 North 14th Street, Lincoln, NE, United States

    BISON - a traveling exhibit exploring the past, present, and future of this great North American mammal - will be at the University of Nebraska State Museum Morrill Hall from November 8 through May 31. The exhibit explores the significance of bison in the cultures of Plains Indian peoples--particularly as a resource for food, clothing, […]

    Free – $13
  • Vision Maker Media: Everything is Connected Online Film Festival

    Virtual Program

    Vision Maker Media is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a full year of film programming featuring powerful American Indian and Alaska Native films, both in person at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center in Lincoln and virtually online. The film that screens in person at the Ross will be available for screening online the […]

  • The Negro Motorist Green Book exhibit

    The Durham Museum 801 S 10th Street, Omaha, NE, United States

    The Negro Motorist Green Book offers an immersive look at the reality of travel for African Americans in mid-century America, and how the annual guide served as an indispensable resource for the nation’s rising African American middle class. The exhibition includes artifacts such as historic footage, images and firsthand accounts to convey not only the apprehension felt […]

    Free – $15
  • Exhibition: Tajimal K’in La Fiesta del Sol / Festival of the Sun

    El Museo Latino 4701 South 25 Street, Omaha, NE, United States

    TAJIMAL K'IN La Fiesta del Sol / Festival of the Sun A Collective Photography Exhibit Cristina Kahlo, Marcos García, Marco Girón Museum hours are Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit museum website for more information.

  • Sharpie: Nebraska’s Queen of the Air

    Hastings Public Library 314 North Denver, Hastings, NE, United States

    Speaker: Diane Bartels Sponsored by the Hastings Public Library

  • Nebraska Forum Day

    Nebraska State Capitol 1445 K Street, Lincoln, NE, United States

    High schoolers from across the state will gather to discuss global issues such as trade, conflict, human migration, and more. They will also have opportunity to interact with elected officials. Nebraska Forum on Global Issues is presented by Humanities Nebraska in cooperation with the Nebraska Secretary of State Office.

  • 2026 Conference: Great Plains Futures

    2026 Conference: Great Plains Futures
    Lincoln - multiple locations Lincoln, United States

    For its 50th anniversary, the Center for Great Plains Studies' annual Great Plains conference will celebrate our past and look to the next 50 years and beyond. This interdisciplinary conference features keynotes, panels, workshops, and special events that focus on four interconnected themes: environmental futures, re-imagining the rural, Indigenous futures, and demographic change and migration. […]

    Free – $100
  • 2026 Conference: Great Plains Futures

    2026 Conference: Great Plains Futures
    Lincoln - multiple locations Lincoln, United States

    For its 50th anniversary, the Center for Great Plains Studies' annual Great Plains conference will celebrate our past and look to the next 50 years and beyond. This interdisciplinary conference features keynotes, panels, workshops, and special events that focus on four interconnected themes: environmental futures, re-imagining the rural, Indigenous futures, and demographic change and migration. […]

    Free – $100
  • 2026 Conference: Great Plains Futures

    2026 Conference: Great Plains Futures
    Lincoln - multiple locations Lincoln, United States

    For its 50th anniversary, the Center for Great Plains Studies' annual Great Plains conference will celebrate our past and look to the next 50 years and beyond. This interdisciplinary conference features keynotes, panels, workshops, and special events that focus on four interconnected themes: environmental futures, re-imagining the rural, Indigenous futures, and demographic change and migration. […]

    Free – $100
  • Train Songs and Tales

    Morton-James Public Library 923 1st Corso, Nebraska City, NE, United States

    Speaker: David Seay Sponsored by the Morton-James Public Library

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