Museum of American Speed
by Bob Mays Voted the Nation’s #1 Motor Racing Museum The Museum of American Speed is more than a museum — it’s an active tribute to America’s love affair with racing and hot rodding. Founded...
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Stitched Masterpieces
Exploring the World’s Largest Quilt Collection by Patty Beutler • photos by Tom Tidball If a museum dedicated to quilts makes you wonder why anyone would display sleepy-time bed coverings favored by your great-grandmother, think...
Lincoln’s Creative Canvas
by Sriyani Tidball • photos by Tom Tidball Art Galleries That Inspire When you think of Lincoln, Nebraska, your mind may go to football, festivals, or fine dining. But take a slower stroll through the...
The Making of a Museum
by Bob Mays The Museum of American Speed is a non-profit corporation with 501c3 status. It was formed to preserve, interpret, and display items significant in racing and automotive history. Moreover, it presents a...
The Lincoln Children’s Museum
by Ellie Charter and Mandy Haase-Thomas The Lincoln Children’s Museum unlocks unlimited adventures throughout its expansive 23,000 square foot interactive exhibit spaces. Now featuring two new exhibits that joined the museum in the fall of...
International Quilt Museum
by Julie Nichols Quilts are a paradox: at once common and extraordinary, emblems of frugality or opulence. Whether decorative, useful, symbolic or ceremonial, quilts and quilting traditions have existed for thousands of years on every...
Mueller Planetarium Inspires Wonder
by Caroline Clements In 1958, thanks to the generosity of UNL alumnus Ralph S. Mueller, the University of Nebraska State Museum (UNSM) opened a “theater among the stars” at Morrill Hall. The original SkyView shows...
Fun for Kids in Lincoln
by Mary Friesen These are only some of the activities for children and families in Lincoln. Some were designed and built just for kids and some are fun for almost anyone. So if there are...
Nebraska Artists Contribute to Public Understanding of Science
by Caroline Clements Morrill Hall has launched new exhibits celebrating two famous Nebraskans and their contributions to the public understanding of science through their art. The first, National Geographic Photo Ark by Joel Sartore, highlights...
Automotive Nirvana in the Capital City
Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed by Jason Lubken The Museum of American Speed has been in an exciting state of evolution since opening in 1992. With each following year the collection continues to outgrow...
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