Consisting of 1,109 items the Regina Book Collection is a comprehensive research library of Canadian Plains material. Quite a few of the works are out or print and the collection even has some rare...

Four artists, Bruce Thorson, Patrick Breen, Kyle Bruggeman and Clay Lomneth, have compiled the photo exhibit 'Searching for the Real Nebraska.' The exhibit is a continuation of a previous exhibit on...

The Linebacker II display outlines the men and machines of the U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 that took part in the bombing missions on Haiphong and Hanoi, North Vietnam during the...

'Arthur Short Bull: Places & Narratives' will be on display at the Great Plains Art Collection. The exhibit features watercolors focusing on the Lokhota people's history, culture, and spirituality.

Linguist, Richard Lane, collected over 500 novels which now are on display at the Great Plains Art Collection. The collection features novels such as, 'Western Union' by Zane Grey and 'The Mark of...

The Christlieb family donated their immense collection of western art and library of western Americana. The collection consists of photographs, paintings and drawings and bronze sculptures. The...

Posters and Politics Exhibit will feature posters, prints, and more from the personal collection of Sam Walker. The display goes into such topics as WWI, WWII, Civil Rights, Presidents, Protests, and...

The Johnson Book Collection is on display at the Great Plains Art Museum. The collection features American Western monographs with their original dust jackets.

Jon Nelson, Curator Emeriuts of the Great Plains Art Museum, researched and wrote a 'Literary History of the Western Novel.' The Nelson family created a fund to purchase volumes filling gaps in this...

The Hillgrass Book Collection features over four hundred books pertaining to American western history and art titles. There are several first editions with original dust jackets also on display.

The Patricia J. and Stanley H. Broder Collection contains over 50 paintings that encompasses a variety of Native American works. The pieces vary including acrylic, casein, tempera, chalk, watercolor...

The Mark and Carol Moseman Collection is a collection of paintings that celebrates the plains landscape, weather, people and environment.

During World War II the mission of the 9th Air Force was to gain air superiority, deny the enemy an ability to replenish or replace losses, and offer close air support for the troops on the ground...

The Dwight and John Kirsch collection exhibits the father and son pair's collection of paintings. The majority of paintings completed by Dwight Kirsch was completed while he lived in the Colorado...

The Ethel and Christopher J. Abbott Visitor Center houses museum exhibits, a hands-on opportunity to "pack your wagon," and a video presentation that tells the story of the great migration West. A...

The Heartland Astronaut exhibit highlights the rise of Clayton Anderson, an Ashland, NE native, who used his determination and passion for science and space to propel him through the NASA astronaut...

Chimney Rock National Historic Site offers tours. Tours are available year round. Group rates are available. Please call ahead to make reservations.

One of the primary elements of American victory in WWII was the use of heavy bombers. The Strategic Air and Space museum commemorates one of the most productive heavy bomber plants, the Martin Bomber...

In honor of those who fought and died in service to their country during the Vietnam War, the "Individual Reflections from the Wall" exhibit displays photographs, letters and personal mementos left at...

Charles W. Guildner captured the landscapes and lives of people in the rural West through his photography. The negatives, photographs and archives are on display in the exhibit entitled 'Lives of...

'Explore Evolution' was developed by a consortium of six partner museums. The exhibit features the works of seven current research projects. Each of the research projects presents a major discovery...

Lincoln artists, Richard L. Austin and Kimberly Thomas, put their photography, sculpture, functional art and jewelry on exhibit.

'Weapons Throughout Time' is an exhibit that has weapons on display from over 9,000 years of history. From swords to pistols to boomerangs to crossbows, this exhibit is extensive in its displays and...