Nebraska Arts & Culture

Big-city museums, Native American galleries, small-town arts centers, and lasting traditions — Nebraska’s creativity, imagination and vibrant culture are sure to leave you inspired. 

In Lincoln and Omaha, you can really pack in concerts, plays and museums. 
Take in a show at the Lied Center for Performing Arts or Holland Performing Arts Center and Orpheum Theater. For big-name bands and musicians, try CHI Health Center Omaha or Pinnacle Bank Arena. Explore dozens of fascinating museums, including The Joslyn, Omaha’s recently renovated art museum featuring over 12,000 pieces of world art, and the world’s largest quilt collection at Lincoln’s International Quilt Museum. 

But our creative journey runs much farther than our major city centers. You’ll discover arts centers and co-ops that bring locals and visitors together for art walks, theatre, live music and storytelling in small towns across Nebraska. 

Visit Native American reservations where galleries showcase creations by resident artists. Browse the collection at the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney, where every piece either focuses on Nebraska or was created by a Nebraska artist. Follow scenic byways to folk art you have to see to believe, like Carhenge and those quilts painted on barns in towns like Pender, Cozad, Gothenburg and Lexington.