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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
  • Film screening and discussion: Most Honorable Son

    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, the 1970 film "Most Honorable Son" will […]

  • Nebraska Poets Reading Series: Kim Sosin

    Virtual Program

    The free monthly Nebraska Poets Reading Series highlights the talent of Nebraska poets and invites discussion with audience members. All events are free online, but registration is required to receive […]

  • Not Too Far Distant – York

    Bartholomew Performing Arts Center 1098 E 10th St, York, NE

    The play “Not Too Far Distant” by Becky Boesen will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on March 3 at the York University Bartholomew Performing Arts Center. Free will donation for […]

  • Virtual update on NEH funding opportunities

    Virtual Program

    Program staff at the National Endowment for the Humanities will provide a virtual funding opportunity update on Thursday, March 5, beginning at 12 p.m. CST/11 a.m. MST. Julia Nguyen, Senior […]

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