
Exhibits
Exhibits
Temporary Exhibits
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H2O Today
Explore the diversity and challenges of global water sources in this traveling exhibit. Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, adapted from an exhibit by the American Museum of Natural History. -
Poop & Paws
OPENING JANUARY 31
2,000 square feet of socially distanced activities investigating the clues animals leave behind.
Permanent Exhibits
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Explore how evolution works from the smallest to the largest organisms.
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Hall of Nebraska Wildlife
Take a trip across the state of Nebraska and see plants and animals in their natural environments.
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Paleontology of Nebraska
Visit our world famous collection of ancient elephants, fossil rhinos, giant camels, and horses that once lived in Nebraska.
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Mesozoic Gallery
A gallery on the "Age of Dinosaurs" featuring Nebraska fossils of Mesozoic creatures.
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A special exhibit highlighting spectacular fossil finds discovered over five decades of the Nebraska Highway Paleontology Program.
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This popular exhibit has returned. It highlights objects from the museum's collection of hunting, fighting, and ceremonial weapons.
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Journey back in time to explore the evolutionary forces that caused some of Earth's most strange creatures to adapt to different environments.
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Minerals & Meteorites
Check out an array of rocks, minerals, and meteorites. This exhibit houses many geological treasures!
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Toren Gallery of Ancient Life
Explore the Paleozoic Era - a time before dinosaurs - and investigate what lifeforms were roaming Earth.
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Jurassic Dinosaurs
A small gallery focused on the Jurassic period and some of the dinosaurs that lived then.
Off-Site Exhibits
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On display throughout Hardin Hall on UNL's East Campus.
A taxidermy collection of more than 160 birds from across the world. On loan to the School of Natural Resources from the museum's Division of Zoology.