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 […]
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.
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, parades, and milestones across generations — connecting local traditions to the broader story of America. Museum hours are Wednesday–Saturday, 10am–4pm, closed major holidays. Admission is […]
Spark! Places of Innovation will be on display at Custer County Museum in Broken Bow June 12-July 25, 2026. Spark! Places of Innovation is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and State Humanities Councils nationwide. It is based on an exhibition by the National Museum of American History. Support […]
A panel discussion featuring leaders of the original Bicentennial Sculpture Project and artist John Raimondi who created Erma’s Desire at the Grand Island rest area.
John discusses the I-80 BSP project as well as his other pieces in Nebraska (at University of Nebraska at Kearney and Eppley Airport in Omaha). This event will occur three times: In Grand Island at the Stuhr Museum on Wednesday, July 1; in Omaha at Joslyn Art Museum on Thursday, July 2, and in Seward […]
John discusses the I-80 BSP project as well as his other pieces in Nebraska (at University of Nebraska at Kearney and Eppley Airport in Omaha). This event will occur three times: In Grand Island at the Stuhr Museum on Wednesday, July 1; in Omaha at Joslyn Art Museum on Thursday, July 2, and in Seward […]
Four actors will represent the "Faces of Rushmore" - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln - for the USA250 celebration and performances at the Nebraska National Guard Museum in Seward "Nebraska's Fourth of July City" Friday, July 3, 2026: Chautauqua style presentations from the actors (Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt) 10am-2pm, Concert […]
John discusses the I-80 BSP project as well as his other pieces in Nebraska (at University of Nebraska at Kearney and Eppley Airport in Omaha). This event will occur three times: In Grand Island at the Stuhr Museum on Wednesday, July 1; in Omaha at Joslyn Art Museum on Thursday, July 2, and in Seward […]
Four actors will represent the "Faces of Rushmore" - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln - for the USA250 celebration and performances at the Nebraska National Guard Museum in Seward "Nebraska's Fourth of July City" Friday, July 3, 2026: Chautauqua style presentations from the actors (Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt) 10am-2pm, Concert […]
Award-winning author Joe Starita will be the keynote speaker of events on Saturday, July 11. Starita's presentation will discuss the legal, social, and political importance of the landmark 1879 Supreme Court decision in Nebraska, in which Native Americans were recognized as persons within the meaning of the law for the first time in U.S. history.