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Upcoming Events

  • 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 […]

    Free – $13
  • Americans and the Holocaust Traveling Exhibition

    University of Nebraska Kearney Calvin T. Ryan Library 2508 11th Ave, Kearney, NE, United States

    The Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., will be at the Calvin T. Ryan Library on the University of Nebraska […]

  • 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 […]

    Free – $15
  • Native American Film Series: Coming Round

    Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center 313 North 13th Street, Lincoln, NE, United States

    Every second Monday evening of each month, Vision Maker Media and The Ross Media Arts Center present free in-person public screenings that feature Native American films by and about Native […]

  • American Roots Music and the Resophonic Guitar (SCHOOL AUDIENCE ONLY)

    Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired 824 10th Ave., Nebraska City, NE, United States

    Speaker: Mike McCracken Sponsored by the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired Note: Due to the location, this program is not open to […]

  • History brownbag with Dr. Hannah Lahti

    Kearney Public Library 2020 1st Ave., Kearney, NE, United States

    In conjunction with the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition at the Calvin T. Ryan Library on the University of Nebraska Kearney campus, a lunchtime lecture will be held at […]

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We celebrate shared histories and diverse cultures.

We value conversation that respects difference and finds points of common experience.

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