Humanities Week – Oct. 7-15, 2023

Celebrate Humanities Nebraska's 50th year at events in person or online!

From October 7 to 15, Humanities Nebraska will have events all around the state in honor of HN’s 50th year of helping people explore what connects us and makes us human. 

More items are being added as plans are finalized. If your community would like to host an event during Humanities Week – a speaker, film screening, writing workshop, cultural festival, etc. – please send HN an email to start the collaboration. Thank you!

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  • The words USA 250 How We Celebrate, along with red white and blue patriotic ribbons and stars.

    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

  • Evetn text: The Hills We Share 9.10.26 5:30-7:30 pm overlaid on a drawing of an aerial view of many buildings, which is labeled South Side Terrace Homes

    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 […]

  • Yasmina Price headshot

    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 […]

  • Evetn text: The Hills We Share 9.10.26 5:30-7:30 pm overlaid on a drawing of an aerial view of many buildings, which is labeled South Side Terrace Homes

    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 […]