Hastings Museum

Hastings Museum
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Established1927
Location1330 N Burlington Ave.
Hastings, Nebraska
Coordinates40°36′00″N 98°23′29″W / 40.6001°N 98.3915°W / 40.6001; -98.3915
TypeNatural history, local history
Websitehastingsmuseum.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.

  1. ^ "Museum history". Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2011-02-22.