Omaha Sights: Museums

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Greek Pottery, Joslyn Art Museum

Omaha has an expansive museum scene. Joslyn Art Museum www.joslyn.org has works by El Greco, Degas, Monet and Renoir and an extensive ancient Greek pottery display. The Joslyn also has works by the famed Dale Chihuly. Other art galleries include the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts www.bemiscenter.org, which consists of three separate galleries in a warehouse-style studio. In addition to the latter, many other art galleries can be found throughout the Old Market. Strategic Air and Space Museum www.strategicairandspace.com is a large, indoor museum with warplanes from America's past and and often has traveling exhibits relating to aerospace and technology on display. For the younger ones, there is always the Omaha Children's Museum www.ocm.org, which has an art center, science center, and a mock grocery store. Durham Western Heritage Museum www.dwhm.org is a renovated art deco-style train station and is believed to be the best example of art deco in the country with exhibits such as the Byron Reed Coin and Document Collection, The Trans-Mississippi Exposition Gallery, restored train cars, a teepee, an earth lodge, and more. Union Pacific Museum www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/museum/index.shtml details the beginnings of the Union Pacific Railroad and the role it played in westward expansion and has artifacts dating back to the 1860s.

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• www.joslyn.org
• www.bemiscenter.org
• www.strategicairandspace.com
• www.ocm.org
• www.dwhm.org
• www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/museum/index.shtml