From Frying Pans To Fenders: The Birth Of The Electric Guitar

Join The Durham Museum via Zoom for a tour of our current traveling exhibition, GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World, featuring special guest HP Newquist from The National GUITAR Museum. Newquist will talk about the creation of the electric guitar, using instruments from the collection to show how music changed from acoustic to electric—and from quiet […]

Free

Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked the World

The Durham Museum 801 S 10th Street, Omaha, NE

Explore the history of the world’s most popular musical instrument in GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked the World. Experience diverse genres of music and discover the science of pitch and tone. Crossing over cultural boundaries, the guitar has had a significant impact on a wide variety of groups from gypsies to cowboys to teenage rebels. See […]

Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked the World

The Durham Museum 801 S 10th Street, Omaha, NE

Explore the history of the world’s most popular musical instrument in GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked the World. Experience diverse genres of music and discover the science of pitch and tone. Crossing over cultural boundaries, the guitar has had a significant impact on a wide variety of groups from gypsies to cowboys to teenage rebels. See […]

Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked the World

The Durham Museum 801 S 10th Street, Omaha, NE

Explore the history of the world’s most popular musical instrument in GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked the World. Experience diverse genres of music and discover the science of pitch and tone. Crossing over cultural boundaries, the guitar has had a significant impact on a wide variety of groups from gypsies to cowboys to teenage rebels. See […]

12th Annual Nebraska Robotics Expo

Welcome to the 12th annual Nebraska Robotics Expo. In response to COVID-19 this year it's going virtual! This doesn't mean the fun, excitement and educational opportunities are lost. In fact, this year there's an even broader selection. We will have guest speakers such as Mr. C from PBS Full STEAM ahead, local STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and […]

Free

Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked the World

The Durham Museum 801 S 10th Street, Omaha, NE

Explore the history of the world’s most popular musical instrument in GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked the World. Experience diverse genres of music and discover the science of pitch and tone. Crossing over cultural boundaries, the guitar has had a significant impact on a wide variety of groups from gypsies to cowboys to teenage rebels. See […]

Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked the World

The Durham Museum 801 S 10th Street, Omaha, NE

Explore the history of the world’s most popular musical instrument in GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked the World. Experience diverse genres of music and discover the science of pitch and tone. Crossing over cultural boundaries, the guitar has had a significant impact on a wide variety of groups from gypsies to cowboys to teenage rebels. See […]

Stuhr Museum: Third Grade & Up: Transportation

Stuhr Museum 3133 West Highway 34, Grand Island, NE

Join the Stuhr Museum for their Third Grade & Up: Transportation class from April 12-30. The class begins near the Static Train Display with a discussion of transportation on the Overland Trails and the meaning of the terms transportation and migration. The class then moves into the Gus Fonner Memorial Rotunda where they discover how […]

Stuhr Museum: Fifth Grade & Up: 19th Century Science & Technology

Stuhr Museum 3133 West Highway 34, Grand Island, NE

This class is for students in fifth grade and older. Students will learn how science and technology of the late 19th century affected the daily lives of those who worked in communities on the plains. The focus of this class will be on the science and technology related to community business and trades, with an […]

Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked the World

The Durham Museum 801 S 10th Street, Omaha, NE

Explore the history of the world’s most popular musical instrument in GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked the World. Experience diverse genres of music and discover the science of pitch and tone. Crossing over cultural boundaries, the guitar has had a significant impact on a wide variety of groups from gypsies to cowboys to teenage rebels. See […]

Stuhr Museum: Third Grade & Up: Transportation

Stuhr Museum 3133 West Highway 34, Grand Island, NE

Join the Stuhr Museum for their class Third Grade & Up: Transportation April 12-30. The class begins near the Static Train Display with a discussion of transportation on the Overland Trails and the meaning of the terms transportation and migration. The class then moves into the Gus Fonner Memorial Rotunda where they discover how the […]

Stuhr Museum: Fifth Grade & Up: 19th Century Science & Technology

Stuhr Museum 3133 West Highway 34, Grand Island, NE

This class is for students in fifth grade and older. Students will learn how science and technology of the late 19th century affected the daily lives of those who worked in communities on the plains. The focus of this class will be on the science and technology related to community business and trades, with an […]