Nebraska is not just a state of cornfields and farms. Visitors to Nebraska will find that the state has a whole lot more to offer that meets the eye! Shopping is superb, the food is fantastic, and the sightseeing is stupendous. But more than that, Nebraska is a state that can feed the culturally hungry with its many museums and galleries throughout the land!
Visitors with children to Lincoln, Nebraska for instance, can visit the Lincoln Children’s Museum. This museum offer children a great opportunity to learn with its interactive exhibits. In the museum, there is a three-story apple tree, a hot air balloon, a supermarket a police department, a real live airplane and much, much more. Though the museum is geared mostly towards children, adults alike will be able to enjoy the fun exhibits featured in this museum! For those looking for a quirky museum, there is also the National Museum of Roller skating which documents the history of the sport and memorabilia and photographs as well! A fun place to learn about the art of roller skating and its history!
If you are looking to find a more traditional museum, then you better make tracks to visit the University of Nebraska State Museum. Situated in Morill Hall inside the campus, the museum is easily accessed and is a short walking distance from many hotels in the area. The museum exhibits a wide array of paleontology exhibits, fossils and American Indian exhibits among others. For visitors looking to learn more about history, this museum is a fine place to start! If it’s the history of Nebraska itself, then the Museum of Nebraska History is the place to be! From artifacts dating back to prehistoric times to the state’s growth throughout history, this museum offers guests an in-depth look at the history of the state of Nebraska!
There is a significant number of museums worth going to in Nebraska, but if it’s art works you wish to find, then the many art galleries in the state is where you want to be! There is the Against the Wall Gallery in Havelock Ave., Lincoln Nebraska. Other Lincoln art galleries are Davison’s Gallery, Gallery Nine, Period Gallery and Tugboat gallery among others. In Omaha, there is the gallery of Adam Whitney, Adventure in Art gallery, and the 13th Street Gallery. In Papillion there is the Distinctive Art Studio and Gallery, in Louisville there is the Louisville Art Gallery and a whole lot more scattered across the state!
Nebraska isn’t just a land of corn indeed. Art and culture is rich in these parts, and the galleries and museums that proliferate the state is an indication of just how diverse and widespread the arts are in Nebraska. Come to Nebraska and enjoy all it has to offer!