Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE
Optical Chronicle IV
August 20, 2019 – April 19, 2020
Author Henry M. Sayre in his book A World of Art discusses the various roles of the artist in society. He identifies four roles; the fourth is how artists make functional objects and structure more pleasurable and elevate them or imbue them with meaning. These identified roles provide viewers with a touchstone through which they can then begin to interpret the work. This exhibition is the fourth and last in a series of exhibitions, each dedicated to one of Sayre’s four guiding...
Nebraska History Museum
131 Centennial Mall North , Lincoln,
NE
Many thousands of people lived their lives in Nebraska. They left no written records and we don't know their names or stories.
But they left clues.
Starting November 22nd, the Nebraska History Museum explores Nebraska's deep past with our newest exhibit, Piecing Together the Past: An Exhibit Exploring 13,000 Years of History with Nebraska's Archeologists.
Archeologists are like detectives, finding clues that tell a meaningful and compelling story. Piecing Together the Past will take you on an incredible journey through Nebraska's history,...
UNO Criss Library
6001 Dodge St. University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha,
NE
The undefeated 1954 Omaha University football team played in the ninth annual Tangerine Bowl on January 1, 1955. Lloyd Cardwell coached the team to a 7-6 victory over Eastern Kentucky State. The team was the first from the Midwest to play in this bowl. The Tangerine Bowl was subsequently renamed the Citrus Bowl.
Photographs documenting events leading up to the Tangerine Bowl, activities in Florida, and the celebration and events after the victory are available online from UNO Libraries Digital Collections. The Tangerine Bowl game film and...
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
724 S. 12th St , Omaha,
NE
In connection with Jillian Mayer: TIMESHARE, this film investigates the global pressures of feeding a growing population in a time when staple crops face new threats from disease and changing climates. Seeds of Time follows crop diversity pioneer Cary Fowler as he travels the world, from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway to Peruvian potato farms, in a personal quest to save one of our most valuable resources: seeds.
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