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Sheldon Museum of Art

Peggy Montarsi talks with Evelyn Mejia, a Lincoln Journal Star reporter and a broadcasting major, in the Sheldon Museum of Art. Montarsi visited campus to see the Sheldon's Norman Rockwell painting, which features her family members.

Farmers' granddaughter views Norman Rockwell painting

July 28, 2022

Society & Culture

Aerial view of Platte River, with tree-filled sand bars

Sheldon to house collection honoring writer Barry Lopez

July 18, 2022

Visitors examine Mel Chin's "Revival Field Plant and Field Study," one of two student-selected works on display in the museum.

Cross-disciplinary talk to explore new Sheldon artworks

March 21, 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

Image caption: Works by Lesley Dill, Nicholas Galanin, Amanda Ross-Ho, and Leonardo Drew are featured in “The Scene Changes: Sculpture from the Collection” at Sheldon Museum of Art.

Sheldon celebrates 7 new exhibitions on First Friday

February 3, 2022

Jill Nathanson’s “Cantabile” (2019) on view at Sheldon Museum of Art in “Point of Departure: Abstraction 1958–Present.”

Nathanson, Wilkin to deliver Sheldon's Oct. 26 'CollectionTalk'

October 22, 2021

“Rhymes with Fighter: Clayton Yeutter, American Statesman” will be celebrated with a virtual and in-person launch event at 3 p.m. Nov. 4, featuring a discussion with author Joseph Weber and trade experts.

Book launch for new Clayton Yeutter biography is Nov. 4

October 21, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Society & Culture

Jack Halberstam

Lecture to explore dereliction themes in LGBTQ+ photo archive

October 14, 2021

"Sleeping Woman," a 1983 oil painting by Harry Orlyk, is on view at Sheldon Museum of Art in "Framing a Legacy: Gifts from Ann and James Rawley."

Sheldon CollectionTalk explores gifts from Ann and James Rawley

August 25, 2021

Abstract artworks by Ron Gorchov, Dan Christensen and Anish Kapoor hang in the Sheldon Museum of Art. They works are part of the new exhibition, "Point of Departure: Abstraction 1858-Present."

Sheldon opens fall with four new exhibitions

August 16, 2021

Original creative works to be presented at "Person of Interest: A Symposium," clockwise from upper left: Sabrina Sommer, "Elegy to the Cyborg"; Vianne Sheikh, "Narrow Sense"; Brian Pytlik-Zillig and Stephen Ramsay, "Muybridge I"; Penny Molesso, from “Wink

Sheldon symposium to feature students, faculty, staff

March 29, 2021

The reimagined “Sheldon Treasures” exhibition runs through July 3 at Sheldon Museum of Art.

New exhibits feature ‘Sheldon Treasures,’ ‘Barriers and Disparities’

February 10, 2021