Hastings Museum Reopens with Precautions
Hastings Museum Receives Key Grants
HASTINGS, Neb. - Hastings Museum received a $123,027 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the NEH's CARES Act grants that were announced this week, and a $8,900 grant from Humanities Nebraska. Funds from both grants support Museum staff who work with humanities program and exhibit planning. [...]
Museum Debuts Digital Learning Lab for Kids
HASTINGS, Neb., May 14, 2020 - Registration for Hastings Museum's new Digital Learning Lab is now open. The five-week lab is a unique museum-from-home family option available from June 1-July 3. Each day hands-on learning and fun will be provided that focuses on art, science, nature, and history. Hastings Museum is a [...]
Hastings Museum Celebrates Moon Landing
HASTINGS, Neb., July 16, 2019 - The Hastings Museum is encouraging the Tri-cities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing by hosting a variety of events this weekend. "We are so excited for this milestone." said Becky Matticks, director of the Hastings Museum. "We'll be incorporating our Planetarium, our new Dobsonian telescopes, and our [...]
Peter Jackson’s WWI Film Opens on the Super Screen
On the 100th anniversary of the end of First World War, Academy Award-winner Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) presented the world premiere of an extraordinary new work showing WWI as people had never seen it.