Lincoln’s Public Art
Compiled by Erin Thomas Public art can come in many forms: sculpture, memorials, murals, monuments, even landscaping. In Lincoln, artists from across the world – and from right here at home – have left an...
Category: Arts & Culture
Public Sculptures Everywhere in Lincoln
The Lincoln community waits with excitement as the newest public art sculpture is installed in the heart of downtown Lincoln, in the brand new Civic Plaza. The renowned sculptor Jun Kaneko’s sculpture won the bid...
Lincoln Watering Hole Serves Legendary Blues Gigs
By John Beechem There’s a little known secret on the Midwest blues circuit: the best tour stop outside of Chicago is a hole in the wall in Lincoln, Nebraska. Thanks to the Zoo Bar, which...
Star Attractions in the Star City
Lincoln boasts a variety of attractions to keep you entertained, and you may even learn a few things, too. University of Nebraska State Museum – Morrill Hall One of the region’s top natural history museums,...
A World-Class Art Museum Turns Fifty
By Jorge Daniel Veneciano Director of the Sheldon Museum of Art Nebraska landscapes and skyscapes have inspired artists for two centuries in addition to encouraging pioneers and farmers, ranchers and rail men. The earth and the...
Quilt Museum
By Judy Shutts The International Quilt Study Center and Museum is a center of art, culture, education and entertainment housed in an architectural gem on the corner of 33rd and Holdrege. Whether it’s a “Night...
Lincoln’s Own Museum of American Speed
by Pamela S. Thompson No drive-bys allowed for visitors to the Smith Collection Museum of American Speed since a full guided tour lasts nearly three hours – barely enough time to absorb how much...
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