Museums in Nebraska

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Chapters: African American museums in Nebraska, Art museums in Nebraska, Biographical museums in Nebraska, Children's museums in Nebraska, Ethnic museums in Nebraska, Historic house museums in Nebraska, History museums in Nebraska, Industry museums in Nebraska, Living museums in Nebraska, Military and war museums in Nebraska, Native American museums in Nebraska, Natural history museums in Nebraska, Open air museums in Nebraska, University museums in Nebraska, Boys Town, List of museums in Nebraska, Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame, Fort Kearny, Nebraska School for the Deaf, Homestead National Monument of America, Fort Robinson, Ashfall Fossil Beds, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Fort Atkinson, Joslyn Castle, Joslyn Art Museum, Great Plains Art Museum, Mayhew Cabin, USS Marlin, Chimney Rock National Historic Site, USS Hazard, Museum of Nebraska Art, Great Plains Black History Museum, Omaha Jewish Community Center, Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens, Florence Mill (Omaha, Nebraska), Naomi Institute, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Omaha Children's Museum, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, General Crook House, Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum, El Museo Latino, Bank of Florence Museum, Durham Museum, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, International Quilt Study Center & Museum, Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles, Genoa Indian Industrial School, Hudson-Meng Bison Kill, Lester F. Larsen Tractor Museum, The Plainsman Museum, William Jennings Bryan House, Sheldon Museum of Art, Willa Cather House, Czechoslovak Museum, Schramm Park State Recreation Area, Rock Creek Station, Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, Stuhr Museum, Pioneer Village, Freedom Park (Omaha, Nebraska), Buffalo Bill Ranch, George W. Norris House, John G. Neihardt State Historic Site, University of Nebraska State Museum, Bowring Ranch State Historical Park, Frank H. Woods Telephone Museum, Lentz Center for Asian Culture. Excerpt: This list of museums in Nebraska encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order. The Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame, or the OBMHoF, is a nonprofit organization founded in 2005 to celebrate, document and honour the legacy of the many top vocalists and musicians whose musical careers began in the metropolitan area of Omaha, Nebraska. It has a particular focus on African American music from North Omaha, and is committed to honoring Omaha's blues tradition from the 1920s to the present day. The OBMHoF holds induction ceremonies every two years that highlight, but are not limited to, classical, rhythm & blues, big band, jazz and gospel music. Vaughn Chatman, a former Omaha rhythm-and-blues player and attorney in Sacramento, California, formed the Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame in 2005. According to one local newspaper, the Hall of Fame was formed to acknowledge Omaha's own musicians. "Enough Omaha artists have impacted the industry to rival the legacy from historical m...