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Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park
Royal, Nebraska

Anthropology, Archaeology, Children's, History, Natural History, Park, Science, University

Your first stop should be the interpretive displays and the fossil preparation laboratory. You are invited to ask the paleontologists about their work. Educational programs are presented on a regular basis. From the Visitor Center, it is but a short stroll to the Hubbard Rhino Barn, where new discoveries continue to be unearthed.

Children's Museum of Central Nebraska
Hastings, Nebraska

Children's

MRB-Lewis & Clark Center
Nebraska City, Nebraska

Children's, General, Historical Society, Natural History, Nature Centers, Park, Science

Education through time-honored methods of observation and discovery is the central mission of this interactive center and adjoining hiking trails. The flora and fauna (178 new plants and 122 new animals) and scientific discoveries recorded by the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1804-1806) are the focus of the Center. This theme is exciting and unique because no other museum or interpretive center in the nation, existing or planned, focuses on the captains’ amazing scientific discoveries.

Buffalo County Historical Society/Trails & Rails Museum
Kearney, Nebraska

Children's, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Park

The Trails & Rails Museum has six historic buildings to tour through, as well as livery barn and an authentic Union Pacific steam engine and caboose. The archive building is used by researchers all over the world. We have acquired the land to the west of us and can almost double in size. Join us for several special events through-out the year! We are located on the original Mormon Trail Route (current 11th St.)

Lincoln Children's Museum
Lincoln, Nebraska

Art, Children's, Park, Science, Specialized

Build, dance, play, climb, create, sing, and laugh at the Lincoln Children's Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska. Here you can be whatever and go wherever your imagination takes you! The Lincoln Children's Museum offers three floors and 23,300 square feet of hands-on exhibits and imaginative programs that allow children and adults to discover the adventure of learning through play together.

Omaha Children's Museum
Omaha, Nebraska

Art, Children's, General, Science

The Omaha Children's Museum is a special place where children can challenge themselves, discover how the world works, and learn through play. It is Omaha's only participatory museum, a place where children and adults can learn and play together. The Museum provides an ever-changing series of interactive exhibits, workshops, and special events. It serves the entire community as well as school groups and a large minority audience.' _Museum.History='The Museum was founded in 1976 as a traveling workshop, and has been located in the heart of downtown Omaha since 1979. Currently, an average of 8,000 children and adults visit the Museum each month. At this time more than 2,500 families are members.

MUSEUM CONFERENCES

Oregon Museum Association 2024 Conference

September 8, 2024 - September 10, 2025

North Bend, Oregon

2025 California Association of Museums Conference

February 18 - 22, 2025

San Fransico, California

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