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8 I Midwest Regional Conference Lincoln, Nebraska • July 2006 { i t W 1 Y ;.i I 1 i i 1 i i A t I { While in Lincoln, take time to stroll through the University of Nebraska campus. The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden 12th and R Streets, Lincoln; (402)472 -2461. Open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday; 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday; 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday. < http: / /www.sheldonartgallery.org /about /hours_ admission.html> The Sheldon incorporates more than twelve thousand works of art in all media and houses both the Nebraska Art Association collection and the University of Nebraska collection. The Sculpture Garden contains more than thirty sculptures and is open year round. The Great Plains Art Museum In the Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1155 Q Street, Hewit Place; (402)472 -6220. Open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday. <http://www.unl.edu/plains/gallery/gallery.html> This museum features a collection of western art and western Americana literature, including sculpture, paintings, drawings, and photographs. Historic Haymarket (402)435 -7496 <http://www.historichaymarket.com/index.html> Located immediately west of the first Lincoln "Market Square" between O and P streets from 9th and 10th, this federally certified historic district and National Park Service site has everything from food and shopping to art galleries and antique shops. Museum of Nebraska History 15th and P Streets, Lincoln; (402)471 -4754. Open 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. <http: / /www.nebraskahistory.org /sites /mnh /index.htm> - Focusing on ten thousand years of Nebraska history, this museum offers exhibits about Native American beadwork, quiltmakers, and Nebraska political and social history.