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~ In the State of Nebraska (16 total) ~

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Durham Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, NE
History of Omaha, Nebraska, and westward expansion because of the Transcontinental Railroad. In a renovated Union Pacific train station, featuring an old-fashioned soda fountain! They are located near Omaha's Old Market. Also associated with the Smithsonian Institution. [1181:-0.1-.04]-0
EL MUSEO LATINO, Omaha, NE
El Museo Latino opened on May 5, 1993, as the first Latino art, & history museum and cultural center in the Midwest. The museum exhibits permanent & traveling exhibitions. Bilingual guided tours & educational programming, in addition to spec [1691:-0.3-.07]-0
Elkhorn Valley Museum and Research Center, Norfolk, NE
Elkhorn Valley Museum and Research Center. Your source for history, genealogy, documents and more for the Norfolk and Elkhorn Valley areas of Nebraska in a museum with permanent and rotating exhibits, a gift shop and an extensive research center and library. [957:-0.0-.00]-0
Hastings Museum, Hastings, NE
Displays of cultural and natural history of the Great Plains. Museum, Planetarium, Discovery Center, and IMAX Theater all under one roof. [705:-0.0-.00]-0
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
Wide collection of art from Europe and U.S. Among others, Monet, Manet Renoir and Degas are represented here. [499:-0.0-.00]-0
Museum of the Fur Trade, Chadron, NE
Dedicated to the exhibition and preservation of the North American fur trade. Intimately concerned with the commerce of the American fur trade and the daily lives of traders, trappers, and native people. [860:-0.0-.00]-0
Museums2go2, Gering, NE
Museum list of museums with pioneer, agricultural and natural history, and references to other museums. [973:-0.0-.00]-0
Nebraska School for the Deaf Museum, Omaha, NE
The Nebraska School for the Deaf Museum is dedicated to preserving history of the Deaf experience in Nebraska that includes the school and community history, our culture and language. The exhibits include art and woodwork done by students in early 20th century, a timeline and pictures of NSD along with local and state histories, and four display of various rooms representing a dorm life in the 70s, a school room in the 30s, an athletic [1452:-0.4-.05]-0
North Platte Valley Museum, Gering, NE
Museum located in the beautiful North Platte River Valley, the hunting grounds of the Sioux and Cheyenne. In the early 1800's, fur traders traveled this valley on their way to the mountains, predecessors to the travelers on the Oregon and Mormon Trails. We have 21 period exhibits include tools, early print shop, blacksmith shop, general store, schoolroom, horse drawn equipment, indian artifacts, history of the fur trade, a rare 1919 restored Patriot Truck, log and sod homes on the grounds. [431:-0.0-.00]-0
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Lincoln, NE
The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden web site resources highlight its collection of American art. Find examples of 19th-century landscape and still life, American Impressionism, early Modernism, geometric abstraction, Abstract Expressionism, pop, minimalism and contemporary art by a wide range of artists. [272:-0.0-.00]-0
Strategic Air Command Museum, Ashland, NE
Aviation and history museum about the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command. [992:-0.0-.00]-0
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, Grand Island, NE
A Living History Experience! Learn about the pioneers and how they lived in the 1800s. Exhibits, village, cabins, earth lodge, and more! 1800s Pioneer Life on the prairie [1374:-0.2-.04]-0
The Great Platte River Road Archway, Kearney, NE
The Great Platte River Road Archway is a bridge that pays tribute to the perseverance and ingenuity that developed our wonderfully diverse culture and dynamic American heritage and future. We have wonderful education programs for children of all ages, the [1831:-0.1-.09]-0
University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, NE
Natural history museum with collections & exhibits worldwide in scope but emphasizing the natural history of the state of Nebraska & the Great Plains. Research dvisions include anthropology, botany, entomology, parasitology, vertebrate paleontology and zoology. [497:-0.0-.00]-0
Wildlife World, Gering, NE
Featuring animals found in the North Platte Valley along the Oregon Trail in the 1850's and over 300 fasinating exotic animals from other parts of the world, past and present. The Baluchithere, a prehistoric rhinoceros, who roamed the Earth 25 million years ago is on exhibit along with other prehistoric animals and fossils. [432:-0.0-.00]-0
WyoBraska Natural History Museum, GERING, NE
The museum has over 250 species of mounted wildlife, most of which are full mounts, displayed in their natural habitat. A replica of the Baluchithere, the largest mammal ever to walk the earth, shown actural size 19ft.high and 30ft long. [483:-0.0-.00]-0

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