The Durham Museum

𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚!!! This is music to our ears! We are thrilled to announce that Kris Lager will be performing at our next 21-and-over event, 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸, on Thursday, October 24, 6-10PM, at The Durham Museum! Based out of Omaha, the Kris Lager Band has traveled around the country for two decades, spreading their spirited brand of “feel-good funk and heavy soul.” Renowned musician and podcaster Andy Frasco called Kris Lager “his favorite songwriter,” and Paste Magazine describes the band’s music as “the kind of toe-tapping rhythm that sometimes you just need to make it through a day.” Their performances herald a feel-good dancing, singing and hollering great time. *** 🎟️ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 to 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 soon and enjoy a scary good night of music, drinks and food (free popcorn!), tarot card readings, stories of Omaha’s eerie past, Halloween yard games and more. It's a spooky soiree for adults only! Tickets: https://lnkd.in/gJs5XPN3 📸 Live performance photo courtesy of Happy Garden Gnome Photography

Attention Scouts! Are you looking to add the Sustainability Badge to your sash? Want to include an immersive exhibition experience while doing it? Then register for our upcoming Sustainability Merit Badge Workshop on Saturday, October 12, 9:30AM, at The Durham Museum.   This workshop explores how we can all be better stewards of the planet through sustainable practices. In addition, Scouts will venture through "Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall" and explore the life and work of one of the world’s greatest champions of the natural world.   Learn more and register! DurhamMuseum.org/scouts   Did you know? Our Scout Merit Badge Workshop schedule is set through April 2025. Check out our lineup by visiting the link above!   #DurhamMuseum #OmahaEvents #Education #Scouts

All aboard for an autumn (and beyond) thrill ride with The Durham Museum! Now – Yes, now! – is a great time to join the museum or to renew your membership. Did you know a Durham membership unlocks 12 months of unlimited visits? Perfect for … 🔓 Current exploration of three (yes, three!) traveling exhibits: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙨 (open through Dec. 31), 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙅𝙖𝙣𝙚: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙧. 𝙅𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙡 (open through Oct. 13) and 𝙈𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙢𝙖𝙝𝙖’𝙨 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙙𝙤𝙢 (open through Oct. 13). 🔓 Free entry into some of our biggest events, including the 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟-𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝘂𝗻𝘁 (Oct. 29) and 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🔓 Access to member-only events, free lecture series, discounts to the Hitchcock Museum Shop and Soda Fountain, and more! A Durham Museum membership is truly the best way to create your own historic adventure. Join today! Learn more: DurhamMuseum.org/join

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟭! 👻🧙♀️👻🧙♀️👻🧙♀️ A historic and hair-raising event awaits you at The Durham Museum. Delight in the first-ever 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 – a spooky soiree just for adults – on Thursday, October 24, 2024, 6-10PM. Music! Food and drinks! Games! Dancing Zombies! Omaha’s eerie tales! Oh, yes, Omaha’s Union Station will come alive! *** 🕸️ Don your favorite costumes 🕸️ Sip on some “BOOS” from our Spooky Speakeasy 🕸️ Enjoy live music in the Swanson “Ghoulery” 🕸️ Watch the Dancing Zombies, courtesy of UNO’s Moving Company, perform 🕸️ Tarot card readings with Moon Travelers Tarot 🕸️ Explore our new exhibit 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙨 🕸️ See rare museum objects at the Creepy Curator Station 🕸️ Hear eerie stories of Omaha’s past 🕸️ Play Halloween yard games and more! Frighteningly fantastic food and sweet treats – Ghost and goblins need to eat, too! – will be available for purchase. 🎟️ 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 $40 for museum members; $50 for non-members (Includes one free drink ticket and popcorn bar) **Advanced registration is strongly encouraged** Don’t miss out on what is sure to be a wicked good time! 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻! https://lnkd.in/gJs5XPN3

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the history behind some of Omaha’s iconic structures? Then our next Museum Insider Tour is the perfect blueprint for your next trip to The Durham Museum! 🔎🔎🔎 Join us Saturday, October 12, 9:30-11AM, for 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗺𝗮𝗵𝗮 as our Curatorial team takes visitors on an “inside” look at the city’s prominent buildings, architects and engineers. We’ll peruse a selection of rare blueprints, plans, architectural fragments and more as we get acquainted with Omaha’s most storied structures – some still standing and others lost to time. Guests will receive a VIP badge that allows them to enter special areas of the museum with our Curatorial team, including the area that houses thousands and thousands of unseen objects and artifacts. Space is limited and advanced registration is required. Sign up soon! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 🎟️ Cost: $25 for members; $30 for non-members 🖥️ Register online: https://lnkd.in/e8XMZujr ☎️ Register by phone: 402-444-5027 #DurhamMuseum #Omaha #OmahaHistory

“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙨.” – Michael Forsberg *** Incredible images. Incredible stories. Incredible message. We want to send a big thank you to nature photographer Michael Forsberg and Amy Sandeen with the Crane Trust for leading a powerful and captivating Conservation Conversations event Thursday at The Durham Museum. Your work to spotlight and raise awareness of the Great Plains and its wildlife is moving and inspiring. A big thank you, too, to those who attended the event! What a great night! Be sure to pre-order Michael’s upcoming book, “Into Whooperland.”

Educators! Have you signed up for our 21st annual (and FREE!) Teachers’ Night event yet? 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝟰-𝟳𝗣𝗠, for a celebration of teacher appreciation and helpful resources. *** 🍎 Expansive resource fair featuring dozens of area vendors 🍎 Education resources from area Smithsonian affiliates 🍎 Enjoy a free meal and drinks 🍎 A chance to win one of dozens of raffle prizes 🍎 A great evening to explore the museum and its featured exhibits *** Please note, this is a 21-and-over, educators-only event. Advanced registration is highly encouraged. We hope to see you on October 4! Thank you to our sponsors of Teachers' Night: Metropolitan Community College, @mudomaha, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, Nebraska State Education Association - NSEA and Hy-Vee, Inc. #DurhamMuseum #DurhamEvents #TeachersNight #Omaha #WeLoveOurTeachers

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 … 👍 The wonders of nature 👍 The Great Plains 👍 Sandhill & Whooping Cranes 👍 Science and preservation 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 … 👍 Stunning photography 👍 Compelling local stories 👍 Captivating exhibits 👍 An evening at the museum Then you’ll love our next speaker series event – 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 – on Thursday, September 19, 2024, 5-7:30PM, at The Durham Museum. Through captivating images of his award-winning work of the Great Plains, Michael Forsberg will share with guests his lifelong journey following North America’s cranes through the Central Flyway. See how stories and imagery, when shared, have the power to help us understand what’s at stake in preserving the nation’s heartland. Join Michael, moderator Amy Sandeen with Crane Trust and The Durham for this special event! 𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥 begins at 5PM and will include light hors d’oeuvres and cash bar, as well a chance to explore 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙅𝙖𝙣𝙚: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙧. 𝙅𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙡 and 𝙈𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙢𝙖𝙝𝙖’𝙨 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙙𝙤𝙢; featured presentation will begin at 6:30PM. This event is FREE for museum members and regular admission applies for non-members. **Registration is required** 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻! • Online: https://lnkd.in/g3wGq-me • Phone: 402-444-5071 • Email: reservations@DurhamMuseum.org

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗫𝗛𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧!! From "Game of Thrones" to "How to Train Your Dragon," there is no denying that people of all ages love dragons and the magical mystique behind them. Soon, you’ll experience them in a new way at 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙨. Opening at The Durham Museum on September 21, 2024, this exhibit explores the histories of these legendary beasts and the cultures around the world that celebrate them. Created by Stage 9 Exhibits and distributed by Exhibits Development Group, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙨 features a unique, custom and interactive experience for guests of all ages. Visitors will be immersed in the stories and mythology of dragons – exploring the lore and history of fire-breathers in nearly every region and culture, from Norway to ancient China. Visitors also will: • Learn about dragon mythology and its origins around the globe • Discover the connection between dragon myths and legends and scientific inquiry, literature and the arts • Explore ideas and concepts through a variety of interactive displays • Be able to invent their own dragon stories by creating unique, stop-motion animated videos Exploring the tales and tails of these ancient mythical beasts, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙨 is sure to breathe new fire into your imagination!

To our dear friends at the Joslyn Art Museum: Today’s the big day! Congratulations on your grand reopening. Like the Omaha community, we can’t wait to see the curtain pulled back on the stunning expansion and updates. Welcome back!