THE SEA BENEATH OUR FEET: THE AQUIFER AND OTHER NEBRASKA WATER RESOURCES

5/8/2008 - 9/15/2008

When you are finished exploring the Amazon, be sure to visit “The Sea Beneath Our Feet: The Aquifer and Other Regional Water Resources!” Did you know there is a virtual sea of water underneath most of Nebraska? In fact, the water covers an area stretching all the way from South Dakota down to northern Texas! In “The Sea Beneath Our Feet,” you’ll learn the story of the Ogallala Aquifer, which formed millions of years ago beneath the Midwest. See how the underground lake formed, and how the water source was first discovered. See how everyone from farmers, to industries, to city residents use the aquifer everyday. You’ll also learn what steps are being taken to safeguard this important resource for future generations. The exhibit will also highlight Nebraska’s other rivers, lakes, and streams. “The Sea Beneath Our Feet” is the perfect compliment to “Amazon Voyage,” right in time for the summer!

 

OMAHA SPORTS HALL OF FAME: Baseball in Omaha

5/17/2008 - 8/10/2008

Come explore Omaha’s baseball heritage this summer during “Baseball in Omaha!” This exhibit is a joint effort from The Durham Museum and the Omaha Sports Hall of Fame. Learn about the first professional game played in Omaha (it wasn’t pretty). Meet the city’s first semi-pro team, the Omaha Mashers. See how small regional leagues helped make baseball a national pastime enjoyed by millions today. Baseball in Omaha will also highlight some of the greatest baseball players from Omaha’s past, including Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. It’s a sure hit for fans of any age!

 

AMAZON VOYAGE: VICIOUS FISHES AND OTHER RICHES

5/31/2008 - 8/31/2008

Take a voyage along the most biologically diverse river in the world and discover that there are many creatures far more formidable than piranhas and anacondas out there. Created for everyone, especially families with children, this exhibit takes visitors on a boat journey to seven ports of call along the most biologically diverse river system in the world, the Amazon. Through hands-on activities, original multimedia presentations, computer interactive, story telling, live fish in uniquely designed tanks, original artifacts, dance, music and live demonstrations, visitors investigate the regions incredible biodiversity, encounter field researchers making incredible new discoveries, and participate in a celebration of the Amazon River.

Investigate the scientific social and economic choices that shape the Amazon’s future through the eyes and hands of daring field researches in this interactive, bilingual exhibit from the Miami Museum of Science.

This exhibit is sponsored by Valmont, Peter Kiewit Foundation, Douglas County Commissioners, and The Durham Society.


Investigate the scientific, social and economic choices that shape the Amazon's future through the eyes and hands of daring field researchers in this new interactive exhibit from the Miami Museum of Science.

 

EYEWITNESS: AMERICAN ORIGINALS FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

10/4/2008 - 1/4/2009

Out of the stacks and vaults of the National Archives and its Presidential Libraries comes a unique selection of eyewitness accounts. They are vivid and intensely personal, allowing visitors to gain a deeper understanding of the events described. “Eyewitness: American Originals” chronicle some of the most dramatic moments in history: the storming of the Bastille in Paris during the French Revolution, the explosion of the Hindenburg, and the assassination of President Kennedy. They capture the exuberance, grief, joy, panic, or chaos that characterized the events described. Many of these accounts, never before exhibited, offer visitors a fresh and surprising perspective on familiar events.

This exhibit is sponsored by Lincoln Financial Foundation, Peter Kiewit Foundation, and The Durham Society.

 

HOLIDAY MINIATURES

11/1/2008 - 1/1/2009

 

EXPRESS YOURSELF THROUGH THE ARTS

12/1/2008 - 12/1/2008

“Express Yourself Through the Arts” showcases artworks produced by members of our community who are dealing with illness. Through its art workshops, Methodist Hospital’s “Express Yourself Through the Arts” program offers a creative and cathartic outlet. The workshop series includes Journaling, Printmaking, Matboard Design, Acrylics and Glazing, and Watercolor/Mixed Media.

“Express Yourself Through the Arts” is a community program sponsored by the Methodist Hospital Volunteers in Partnership, supported by the Methodist Hospital Foundation and a grant from the Nebraska Arts Council.

 

BYRON REED: NEBRASKA BANK NOTES

1/15/2009 - 3/16/2009

 

THE SMITH COLLECTION: ARE WE THERE YET?

2/1/2009 - 5/1/2009

 

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HALL OF FAME: THE ONION KING

2/1/2009 - 5/1/2009

 

SPORTS HALL OF FAME: SINGING THE ANTHEM

5/1/2009 - 9/1/2009

 

MONEYVILLE

5/23/2009 - 9/7/2009

 

AKSARBEN HALL OF FAME: FOOD FOR FREEDOM

8/1/2009 - 11/1/2009

 

HOLIDAY MINIATURES

11/1/2009 - 1/1/2010

The Durham Western Heritage Museum and the Omaha-Council Bluffs Miniature Guild present Holiday Miniatures, over 100 custom-made miniature displays. This Holiday exhibit includes a miniature Christmas Village complete with diners, toyshops, schoolhouses, bakeries and more.

 

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HALL OF FAME: THE ROSE OF NEBRASKA

1/1/2010 - 4/1/2010

 

BICYCLES

1/1/2010 - 6/1/2010

 

BYRON REED: PAGES THROUGH THE AGES

2/1/2010 - 4/1/2010

 

SPORTS HALL OF FAME: OMAHA'S AMBASSADORS

5/1/2010 - 8/1/2010

 

THE BUXTON WONDER

7/1/2010 - 4/1/2010

 

AKSARBEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HALL OF FAME: BETTING ON OMAHA

8/1/2010 - 11/1/2010

 

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER

7/30/2011 - 10/30/2011

 

 

Midwest Airlines

 

Additional support for the 2007 Temporary Exhibitions provided by Midwest Airlines.

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Midwest Airlines