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Children work with modeling clay during a previous Dinosaurs and Disasters event at Morrill Hall. The 2023 event is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 4. (NU State Museum)

Dinosaurs and Disasters to feature activity stations, live music, storytime

January 27, 2023

Bronze woolly mammoth statue with front entrance of Morrill Hall in background

Morrill Hall to be closed for maintenance Dec. 19-Jan. 9

December 6, 2022

Archie statue in front of Morill Hall

NU State Museum provides free passes to St. Monica’s

November 18, 2022

Society & Culture

Students stroll under a blue sky along the sidewalk on the north side of 12th and R streets with Sheldon Museum of Art and the Geography Building in the background in this image from November 1965.

From the Archives: Museums, new and old

November 9, 2022

Shane Tucker (right), highway paleontologist with the University of Nebraska State Museum, shows visitors how microfossils are sorted during a previous Fossil Night event.

Fossil Day at Morrill Hall will feature ID station, storytime, scavenger hunt

October 7, 2022

A young boy plays with cutouts of fruits and vegetables at the Operation Pollination exhibition.

NU State Museum opens new exhibition on plants, pollinators

August 31, 2022

Archie statue in front of Morill Hall

NU State Museum gives free passes to Lincoln Literacy

July 22, 2022

A young visitor chats with Adam Eakin, assistant director of the NU State Museum, at an animal traces identification activity station during the 2021 Archie’s Party.

NU State Museum caps 150th year with Archie’s Party

June 14, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

NU State Museum registers all three sites as Blue Star Museums

May 12, 2022

Miss Mie

NU State Museum opening exhibit featuring Japanese friendship doll

April 26, 2022

The University of Nebraska State Museum in Morrill Hall is participating in the Blue Star Museum program, offering free admission to active military duty personnel and families.

NU State Museum giving free passes to after-school program

April 6, 2022

Field Trip Across Lincoln and Beyond encourages families to explore art, nature and history by visiting local museums and outdoor spaces.

Museums, centers partner on Field Trip Across Lincoln and Beyond

March 7, 2022