Nebraska History Museum

06/17/2026

Nebraskans have always loved sports and games. Test your knowledge and investigation skills this Saturday, June 20th to find evidence throughout the exhibits!

We're open 9am to 4pm!

06/16/2026

06/11/2026

Nebraskans continue to lead the nation in several key areas of civic life—volunteering, voting, spending time together, and more. At the same time, there’s room to grow.

Join in the dialogue and find out how discourse and participation in civic life have changed over the years with Civic Nebraska's Allen Chlopek at noon on Tuesday, June 16th.

Admission is free! https://bit.ly/4fW5idJ

Special thanks to the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation for supporting this program.

06/11/2026

Japanese immigrants and their descendants have called Nebraska home since about 1900, with a little more than 800 Japanese immigrants living in the state by 1920.

One such family, the Sakuradas, emigrated to the US in the 1920s, drawn by railroad work but then settling in Scottsbluff, Nebraska as sugar beet farmers. Here family members pose in front of the American flag in 1944.

Opening on June 30th, the "Our Nebraska: The Place, Its People, and Their Impact" exhibit explores the identities of the many people who have called this place home and how Nebraskans have shaped the land, both physically and figuratively.

Discover more stories of Nebraskans, like the Sakuradas, and their impact soon!
https://history.nebraska.gov/upcoming_exhibits/our-nebraska-the-place-its-people-their-impact/

📷: Sakurada Family Collection NSHS RG5922-32

06/08/2026

Who decides the rights of immigrants? At 6pm, this Tuesday, June 9th, historian and Yale Professor Brendan A. Shanahan reveals how citizenship rights were fought state by state for nearly a century, leaving a patchwork of rights across the country.

Admission is free thanks to the support of the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation. https://bit.ly/4g3LYLn

06/05/2026

Help us solve a history mystery! 🔎
Tomorrow, investigate objects up close and see if you can solve what they have in common. We will be open from 9am to 4pm.

05/29/2026

The work has begun! 🔨✨
Installation is underway for the brand-new exhibit "Our Nebraska: The Place, Its People, & Their Impact." Vinyl wall wraps from Eagle Printing and Sign have been squeegeed, and object cases are being assembled!

Stay tuned for updates leading up to opening day on June 30th!

05/29/2026

Hear prize-winning historian, Brendan Shanahan, bring a chapter of American immigration history to focus at the Nebraska History Museum on the evening of June 9 at 6pm.

This event is free, thanks to the support of the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation. This lecture is the first presentation of three during the museum’s summer History Unveiled series.