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Established | 1927 |
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Location | 1330 N Burlington Ave. Hastings, Nebraska |
Coordinates | 40°36′00″N 98°23′29″W / 40.6001°N 98.3915°W |
Type | Natural history, local history |
Website | hastingsmuseum.org |
The Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History is located in Hastings, Nebraska. It claims to be the largest municipal museum between Chicago and Denver. It is housed in a building funded by the Works Progress Administration and dedicated on June 15, 1939.[1] The museum exhibits include Kool-Aid, natural history dioramas, local history, weapons, life of pioneers on the Plains, rocks, minerals, fossils, antique vehicles, coins, and a planetarium.