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Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in WWII opens at The Durham Museum
02/06/18
EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY FEBRUARY 17 – JULY 15, 2018 In the years leading up to World War II, racial segregation and discrimination were part of daily life for many in the United States. For most African Americans, even the most basic rights and services were fragmented or denied altogether. To be black was to know the limits of freedom—excluded from… Continue Reading Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in WWII opens at The Durham Museum New Exhibit Explores the Stories of Historic Omaha Women
01/26/18
The Durham Museum has partnered with the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s History Department and Service Learning Academy to produce an immersive, interdisciplinary experience focused on twelve Nebraska women and their experience in the Midwest for students in the spring and fall semesters of 2017. In conjunction with the curriculum of Dr. Elaine Nelson, Assistant Professor of History and Executive… Continue Reading New Exhibit Explores the Stories of Historic Omaha Women Durham Museum presents “The Dream Lives On” to over 2,300 area students
01/26/18
In celebration of Black History Month, The Durham Museum is proud to present “The Dream Lives On” the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., told by historical re-enactor, Stephon Ferguson. From the pulpit of Dexter Avenue in Montgomery, Alabama to the Teatro Lope de Vega in Madrid, Spain, Ferguson has raised brows and brought chills and tears to people… Continue Reading Durham Museum presents “The Dream Lives On” to over 2,300 area students Durham Museum to show “Boys Town” movie and display Spencer Tracy’s Oscar
12/12/17
In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Boys Town and The Durham Museum’s current exhibition, “Let’s go to town for Boys Town!”, the museum will show the 1938 film Boys Town starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 2PM. Spencer Tracy’s Best Actor Academy Award will be on display during the screening event and guests… Continue Reading Durham Museum to show “Boys Town” movie and display Spencer Tracy’s Oscar Sons of Italy Mural, Saved from Fire, Being Restored at Durham Museum
11/07/17
On January 13, 2017, a two alarm fire ripped through the Sons of Italy Hall, a former carriage house in Omaha’s Little Italy Neighborhood. In March, the Sons of Italy board voted to renovate the building, which is set to reopen next summer. The only piece to survive the fire is a 22-foot long mural depicting a Sicilian landscape. The… Continue Reading Sons of Italy Mural, Saved from Fire, Being Restored at Durham Museum Christmas is Coming to The Durham!
11/06/17
UNION PACIFIC EMPLOYEES TO CUT AND TRANSPORT OMAHA’S “OFFICIAL” CHRISTMAS TREE TO THE DURHAM MUSEUM What: Union Pacific Railroad employees will be locally harvesting and transporting Omaha’s “official” Christmas tree to The Durham Museum. The museum received 58 submissions for tree donations this year. This year’s tree is a 40 foot-tall blue spruce donated by Carmelita Graeve of Omaha. When:… Continue Reading Christmas is Coming to The Durham! Station to Station: Burlington Station’s Journey from Railway to Airwaves
10/16/17
The Great Plains Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) has selected KETV, Leo A Daly and Lund-Ross Constructors as the recipients of the 2017 John H. Conant Award for their efforts in preserving American railroad history through rehabilitation of Omaha’s Burlington Passenger Station. To celebrate this achievement, the Chapter, in partnership with The Durham Museum, invites the public… Continue Reading Station to Station: Burlington Station’s Journey from Railway to Airwaves Frightful Fun Planned at The Durham Museum’s GREAT HALL-oween Haunt
10/09/17
The Durham Museum’s 5th annual Great Hall-oween Haunt will be held Tuesday, October 24, from 5-8PM (NEW EXTENDED TIME). The community is invited to a trick-or-treat experience like no other! Grab a trick-or-treat bag in the Suzanne and Walter Scott Great Hall and head out to find historical characters stationed throughout the museum handing out yummy treats. Visit them in… Continue Reading Frightful Fun Planned at The Durham Museum’s GREAT HALL-oween Haunt New Exhibit Focuses on Super Small Science!
10/02/17
Imagine and discover a world you can’t see during Zoom Into Nano, a new travelling exhibit opening at The Durham Museum. Advances in nanotechnology are likely to change the way we design and fabricate almost everything – from faster computers, to stain repellent clothes, to new medicines to treat diseases, and technologies that are beyond our imagination. Zoom Into Nano… Continue Reading New Exhibit Focuses on Super Small Science! Crowdsourcing effort aims to celebrate Nebraskans in WWI
09/25/17
In 2018, The Durham Museum will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War with Fighting for the Good Life: Nebraskans and the Great War, an exhibit aimed at highlighting WWI’s impact on those in Omaha and the surrounding region. We need your help! We are looking for objects from those who were an eyewitness to… Continue Reading Crowdsourcing effort aims to celebrate Nebraskans in WWI 