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Upcoming Events

  • How We Celebrate

    Gage County Museum North 2nd Street, Beatrice, NE, United States

    The Gage County Museum will join the nation in commemorating 250 years of American independence with a special summer exhibition. This exhibit will highlight how our communities have celebrated patriotism, […]

  • In Search of the Signers Exhibition

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

    On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. Collectors of early United States history long pursued a complete set of signatures of the 56 men […]

    Free – $17
  • Opening Day: Spark! Places of Innovation

    Dawes County Historical Society Museum 341 Country Club Road, Chadron, NE, United States

    Spark! Places of Innovation will be on display at Dawes County Historical Society in Chadron August 3-September 11, 2026. Spark! Places of Innovation is part of Museum on Main Street, […]

  • Cattle Trail and Songs of the West

    Off Broadway Apartments - Broken Bow 403 S. 1st Ave, Broken Bow, NE, United States

    Speaker: Joan Wells Sponsored by Off Broadway Appartments

  • The Hills We Share

    Jetter’s Depot 3031 Upland Parkway, Omaha, NE

    Canopy South is hosting The Hills We Share, an open house exploring the history of Southside Terrace, Jetter’s Depot, and South Omaha through historic documents, photographs, and artifacts. The exhibit […]

  • Lecture with Yasmina Price

    Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 724 S 12th St, Omaha, NE 68102, Omaha, NE, United States

    Yasmina Price will situate both of Bemis’s exhibitions - Miatta Kawinzi: An Alphabet of Unfolding and MOTHER TIME: Measuring ourselves within the landscape - within contemporary critical discourse, addressing how […]

  • The Hills We Share Exhibit

    The Hills We Share Exhibit
    Jetter’s Depot 3031 Upland Parkway, Omaha, NE

    The Hills We Share explores the history of Southside Terrace, Jetter’s Depot, and South Omaha through historic documents, photographs, and artifacts. The exhibit features original 1939 architectural drawings of Southside […]

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to cultivate a more informed, thoughtful, and just society.

We believe that culture and connection are essential rights of human expression.

We celebrate shared histories and diverse cultures.

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

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We are flexible and responsive to the changing and pressing needs of Nebraskans.
We expose people to other worlds of expression and human existence.
We foster lives of purpose and meaning.

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