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Family Day: Music and Storytelling for All Ages (Read More)

The July edition of The Sheldon Art Museum's Family Day with Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival will feature a special children’s storytelling concert with Crossroads’ artists, an evocative performance by Nordic-folk duo iiS in the Museum’s Great Hall, and a hands-on, storytelling-through-poetry-workshop with the wryly perceptive and truly Nebraskan wordsmith and former Nebraska State Poet, Matt Mason.

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Native American activities and games (Read More)

Families are invited to participate in activities and games at Sheldon, including an art-making project led by Omaha artist Steve Tamayo. This event is in conjunction with the exhibition Visualizing Survivance, Visualizing Permanence, which runs January 21 - July 13, 2025. Registration for this event is requested. Registration may be completed via a link in the event's calendar listing. Click here to see the Sheldon's event calendar.

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Native American culture panel discussion (Read More)

Omaha artist and activist Steve Tamayo will moderate a panel discussion with Duane Hollow Horn Bear and Mike and Denise One Star that offers cultural insight to and deeper understanding of artworks in Visualizing Survivance, Visualizing Permanence. Registration for this event is requested. Registration may be completed via a link in the event's calendar listing. Click here to see the Sheldon's event calendar.

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Native American dancing (Read More)

Mike and Denise One Star will perform traditional Native American dance in Sheldon's Great Hall. Their performance is in conjunction with the exhibition Visualizing Survivance, Visualizing Permanence, which runs January 21 - July 13, 2025. Registration for this event is requested. Registration may be completed via a link in the event's calendar listing. Click here to see the Sheldon's event calendar.

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Visualizing Survivance, Visualizing Permanence art exhibition (Read More)

Painting by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, called Grasp Tight the Old Ways. In the abstract painting, a skeleton-like figure of a human wears a conical hat in the center of the image. A skeleton of a bird is on top of an image of a tree branch. Lines of black dots radiate from the human figure's hands. Other recognizable elements include a line drawing of half of a mask in the style of a Northwest tribe and two subtle illustrrations of the head of a Native American wearing a headband and facing away. The rest of the image has abstract lines, circles, and colors.

Drawn from Sheldon's collection, this exhibition centers artwork by Native American artists and photographs that demonstrate the everlasting presence of Native American communities. These works illustrate the spirit of visual sovereignty, a term used to describe contemporary Native American art that prioritizes the perspective of Native American artists and reclaims physical and cultural space. Visualizing Survivance, Visualizing Permanence was organized by Angel M. Hinzo (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska), assistant professor of history and ethnic studies at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Family-friendly events associated with the exhibition include traditional Native American dancing and a panel discussion on April 5 and activities and games on April 6. Admission is free. Museum hours: Tuesday–Wednesday 10 AM–5 PM; Thursday 10 AM–7 PM; Friday–Saturday 10 AM–5 PM; Sunday 12 PM–5 PM; Monday Closed. See the museum website for information about parking and accessibility.

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Lecture, ‘America’s Civil War: Then and Now’ (Read More)

black and white photo of Abraham Lincoln looking into the camera

This free lecture by Jeremi Suri, from the University of Texas-Austin, will provide a thought-provoking presentation related to “A House Divided” and the legacy of the Civil War. This event is presented in partnership with Sheldon Museum of Art and is connected to the world-premiere production of the play “A House Divided.” Suri is the author and editor of 11 books on contemporary politics and foreign policy, most recently “Civil War By Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy.” He also hosts the weekly “This is Democracy” podcast, which illuminates ways in which the past offers hope for the present and the future, if only we can escape the negativity of our current moment. Suri will share insights from his scholarship on the Civil War, including historical divisions in the U.S. and connections to current affairs. A free ticket is required to attend this event in the Ethel S. Abott Auditorium at Sheldon Museum of Art on the UNL campus.

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