Hastings Museum

Preschool Playday: SEPT 14
2024-09-14 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Hastings Museum
Preschool Playday

Saturday, SEPT 14, 10-11 a.m.
Theme: Pirate Preschool
Arrr! We are looking for treasure during our Pirate Preschool. We’ll be making our pirate hats, walking the plank, discovering doubloons, and practicing other pirate skills.

Calling all Preschoolers: Preschool Playday offers quality time for youngsters and their favorite adults. Preschool Playday always offers a little bit to learn, a hands-on activity or craft, and a lot of fun. Join us on the second Saturday of each month.
This program is FREE for Museum Members or included with regular Museum admission! Participation in each Preschool Playday is limited to 20 children. Please RSVP by noon the Friday before by calling (402) 461-2399. If you and your child have paid Museum admission to attend Preschool Playday, your admission is good for the entire day. We encourage you to stay and enjoy the exhibits, or catch a planetarium show. It’s all included.

Film & Discussion
2024-09-29 14:00 - 17:00 | Hastings Museum
Join us for a special afternoon collaboration with enCourage Advocacy Center
EVENT: Join the enCourage Advocacy Center and the Hastings Museum for an afternoon to increase understanding of domestic violence. Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) is observed in October to raise awareness and recognize victims.
DONATION DRIVE: The event will kickoff a month-long item drive to support the enCourage Advocacy Center. Look for the purple box in the Museum’s lobby. Donate items and get $1 off your Museum Admission SEPT 29 – OCT 31. Here’s what they need:

Paper Products
Facial Tissues
Paper Towels
Toilet Paper
Groceries
Canned Goods
Gatorade
Snack Items
Cleaning Supplies
Any brand & any size of:
Women’s Deodorant
Men’s Deodorant
Shampoo & Conditioner
Childcare Items
Diapers sized 3-7 (any brand)
Pull-ups
Baby Wipes
Diaper Rash Cream
Vital Communication
Unlocked Used Cellphones
Unlocked New Cellphones
Cellphone Charging Cords
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Live Bird Program
2024-10-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Hastings Museum
Join us for a program from the Edgerton Explorit Center.

Members: $3
Non-Members: $6

Experience some of the most majestic creatures found in nature and their valuable link to natural systems. Join us for this unique opportunity to view and learn about raptors here in Nebraska. This program includes fun and fascinating facts about these amazing creatures by promoting the identification of raptors, their natural habitat, and habits associated with their surroundings.

Bird Program TicketsWant more Raptor fun?
Get tickets to our Wild Wonders program instead. These tickets include the bird program, museum admission, and hands-on lab dissecting owl pellets and reconstructing skeletons of prey animals.
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Wild Wonders: Live Birds
2024-10-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Hastings Museum
Join us for a special Wild Wonders program with the Edgerton explorit Center.

Members: $3
Non-Members: Kids: $10 | Adults: $12 | Seniors: $11

Experience some of the most majestic creatures found in nature and their valuable link to natural systems. Join us for this unique opportunity to view and learn about raptors here in Nebraska. This program includes fun and fascinating facts about these amazing creatures by promoting the identification of raptors, their natural habitat, and habits associated with their surroundings.

Following the presentation, participate in a hands-on lab dissecting owl pellets and reconstructing skeletons of prey animals. This ticket also includes Museum Admission.
This program is limited to only 40 participants. Get your tickets today.
Wild Wonders TicketsOnly interested in Live Birds?
You can get a ticket to the bird program only. Follow the link below.
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Comet Viewing
2024-10-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Brickyard Park
A Unique Astronomical Event!
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) will appear in all its splendor over our night sky on September 27 through the last week of October. Astronomers are calling this “the comet of the century” and believe it will be exceptionally bright, similar to Halley’s comet in 1986 or NEOWISE in 2020.
Get an up-close look at this celestial object with the Museum’s telescope on Oct 15 at 7:30 pm at Brickyard Park near the western tree line. Planetarium coordinator Kirk Rosberg will be on hand to tell you all about what you are seeing.
Comet viewing will be from 7:30 pm to 8 pm, followed by a Live Sky Tonight. See constellations in the autumn sky and hear Greek mythology involving Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Perseus, Pegasus, and even a sea monster.
Members of the public are welcome to bring binoculars. This event is weather/clouds permitting! If it is too cloudy, the event will not be rescheduled.

Andy Interrupted
2024-10-19 19:00 | Hastings Museum
Do you know the story of Andy the Goose? Get it direct from the granddaughter of the fella who fashioned those famous goose shoes!
The absurd details of a local true family story you didn’t know you needed to hear.
After Grandpa Gene, an eccentric inventor, crossed paths with a footless grey goose, he modified a pair of size 0 baby shoes and fitted the bird. This quirky act of kindness led to a confident goose strut, 1980s pre-viral fame and … murder! Join humorist Jessica Korgie as she shares the absurd details of a true family story you didn’t know you needed to hear. Andy Interrupted, the Andy the Goose story.
Join us for this event, scheduled on the 33rd anniversary of Andy’s death. (Yes, we’re leaning in to the Halloween-y creepiness of that.)

Sponsored by:
This is a 21+ Event. IDs are required.
Cash bar is available.
Our concession stand will be open!
$25 Comedy Show Tickets on SALE NOW!
Comedy show TicketsSaturday, October 19, Hastings Museum has an event with comedy, fame, history, mystery, and MURDER! … And a footless goose!
Do you know the real story of Andy the Goose? Get it direct from the granddaughter of the fella who fashioned those famous goose shoes! She’ll tell the story through first-hand stories of her grandpa, video clips, and more visual aids on the Museum’s super screen. We couldn’t be more pleased to welcome humorist Jessica Korgie, back to Hastings for a rollicking night of local history. Join us for a 21+ night of comedy at the Hastings Museum. Tickets on sale now, $25 +tax. Call (402) 461-2399 or purchase online at HastingsMuseum.org. Cash bar will be available.
New to this nugget of local history? Here’s the quick version:
Part 1: In 1987 a goose was hatched in Harvard, Nebraska, with legs but no feet. When an eccentric inventor living in Hastings, spotted the goose while visiting his sister, he was moved with compassion. He adopted the goose and fitted him with size 0 baby shoes that dramatically improved his quality of life.
Part 2: This quirky act of kindness got nationwide attention. It landed Andy the Goose and his owner Gene Fleming on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson; on the pages of PEOPLE magazine; and a deal with NIKE for a lifetime supply of size O shoes (Andy wore them out pretty frequently).
Part 3, the tragic ending: Andy disappeared on October 19, 1991, and was found dead and dismembered the next day in a local park. The community raised $10,00 as a reward to help apprehend the killer. The murder remains a mystery.
The stage show, which is not family-friendly, will talk about Korgie’s life before Andy, the rise to fame, “a murder most fowl,” and what happened after that. This show has previous been staged at the Benson Theatre in Omaha. This event is co-sponsored by KHAS radio.
More about the Speaker: Jessica Korgie was a teenager in fall 1988 when her grandfather, the late Gene Fleming, first was given the footless goose. Two generations of her family lived together in an old building on the grounds of the former U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot where her grandfather, an inventor, always kept life interesting. Korgie is a humorist and active in theatre. She tells stories about her quirky not-so-mundane life. Korgie is also a storyteller and interpreter for the National Park Service.

Game Day Traditions
2024-10-20 13:30 | Hastings Museum
Spirit of Nebraska: A History of Husker Game Day Traditions
Humanities Nebraska Speaker: Debra White
Sunday, October 20, 1:30 p.m.
Join us for a FREE program.
No RSVP is needed.

White tells the history behind how school spirit developed at the University of Nebraska, and Husker game day traditions. In sharing her book, The Spirit of Nebraska, White describes her journey to attending college, becoming a college cheerleader and the path to writing her first book. With her story, she conveys the message that no matter how irregular or divergent a person’s path, if they follow their passion and heart, anyone can accomplish their dreams.
With a PowerPoint presentation for added interest, White guides the audience through some of the interesting and unknown information that she uncovered about Husker history and traditions. White displays vintage University of Nebraska cheer memorabilia from her collection, tells stories and interjects humor throughout her presentation, which ends with the first all campus cheer created at the University of Nebraska in 1889.
About the Speaker: Debra Kleve White

Debra Kleve White is a native Nebraskan. As a graduate of the University of Nebraska (UNL) and a former Yell Squad member (1977-1980), her education and college experiences led her toward a path of gratitude and a desire to give back to the University. In doing so, she developed her passion for history and research, concentrating on the UNL athletic department and Spirit Squad, where her love lies. Her background is in education where she worked at the University of Texas at Austin for 12 years in the College of Education’s Institute for Public School Initiatives. Also, she worked in a career as a real estate broker in Austin, Texas for 38 years. In her spare time White would return to Lincoln to research the history of the UNL Spirit Squad and sports. After 15 years of research and 5 years of writing, her first book was released titled: The Spirit of Nebraska: A history of Husker Game Day Traditions – The Tunnel Walk, Mascots, Cheer & More. The foreword to the book was written by Tom Osborne.

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Paint & Sip 21+ fun!
2024-11-16 18:00 - 20:30 | Hastings Museum
PAINT & SIP: Learn the basics of portrait painting
RSVP Deadline: NOV 9
No need to travel far for some evening fun!

Members: $15
Non-Members: $20

Bring your friends or partner and get your creative juices flowing. Also, bring a photograph to work from. Join us for an evening of fun as we discover the world of Leonardo DaVinci. Why Leo? Now through DEC 19, we’re hosting a temporary exhibit Leonardo DaVinci: Artist and Engineer. It’s a unique tactile exhibit underwritten by the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. We thought this event was the perfect program to add on.
Must provide IDs at the door. Cash bar will be available
This program is limited to 30 participants. Get your tickets today.
PSST: And, the program has a minimum of 15 participants. So bring a group. Invite a friend!

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Decoding da Vinci
2024-11-24 13:00 - 16:00 | Hastings Museum
Tickets are still available. Call today!
Join us for a special program that pairs perfectly with our current tactile exhibit: Leonardo da Vinci: Artist and Inventor

Members: FREE
Non-Members: Kids: $7 | Adults: $9 | Seniors: $8
This ticket includes all day Museum Admission.

Step into the world of Leonardo da Vinci and discover the art of “saper vedere,” or “knowing how to see,” as we explore how our senses are heightened without sight. Join us for an engaging day of hands-on activities that highlight the importance of ADA-friendly spaces for the 2.2 billion people affected globally. Recreate da Vinci’s ingenious inventions! Put on your thinking caps and immerse yourself in a unique blend of creativity, sensory exploration, and innovation as we unlock the secrets of da Vinci’s world together.

This ticket also includes Museum Admission.
This program has a minimum of 20 people and a maximum of 50. So invite your friends, and sign up today!
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Wizard of Oz
2024-11-30 | Hastings Museum
Saturday after Thanksgiving!
All tickets: $5.50

Join us for the The Wizard of Oz on the Super Screen. We’re celebrating the film’s 85th anniversary!

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
PG | 1 hr 50 mins
Two Shows on NOV 30
Saturday, NOV 30 at 2 & 6:15 pm

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SAT & SUN 2-Day Sale
2024-11-30 | Hastings Museum
Thanksgiving Weekend: Shop at the Museum!
Shop Small Saturday, NOV 30, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Museum Store Sunday, DEC 1, 1-6 p.m.

25% OFF for Members*
15% OFF for All Others*
*Some items are excluded.

Check us out for Kool-Aid items, art & science kits, old time toys for kids, puzzles, books, and the best selection of stuffed toys in town! We’re closed on Thanksgiving, but the weekend after … stop in for great sales!

DEC 7 - Two Shows
2024-12-07 | Hastings Museum
40th Anniversary Film!
Gremlins (PG) 1 hr 46 mins
Don’t miss this fantasy, comedy, scary, Christmas film! The story follows young Billy Peltzer, who receives a strange creature as a pet, which then spawns other creatures that transform into aggressive imp-like monsters that wreak havoc on Billy’s town on Christmas Eve. (See!?! It’s TOTALLY a Christmas film!)
Two Shows on DEC 7
Saturday at 2 & 7:15 pm
Tickets: $5.50
PSST: Howie Mandel provides the voice of Gizmo! Who knew?

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Wildlife in Winter
2024-12-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Hastings Museum
FREE with Museum Membership or paid museum admission that day.
Register by Noon, Friday, Dec. 6
Dress for the weather, we’ll likely be going outside!

Wildlife in Winter: Where do the animals go when the weather turns cold? Do they stay, do they leave, do they sleep? In this program we will explore and learn about animal adaptations that help them survive in a harsh winter climate. We’ll discuss black squirrels; barred owls and Eastern and Western Screech owls; House Finches; polar bears; snowshoe hare; caribou; and lynx!

Wild Wonders is a nature-based family program that takes place every other month. Each program centers around a hands-on nature topic. This is a great opportunity for ages 5 and up, as well as adults, to learn and explore the natural world around us! Join us for activities, hikes, presenters and opportunities to get outside and enjoy the world around us.

Capacity: 40 people

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FREE film!
2024-12-14 | Hastings Museum
Rated (PG) | Runtime: 1 hour 25 minutes
The Grinch and his loyal dog, Max, live a solitary existence inside a cave on Mount Crumpet. His main source of aggravation comes during Christmastime when his neighbors in Whoville celebrate the holidays with a bang. When the Whos decide to make Christmas bigger and brighter, the disgruntled Grinch realizes there is one way to gain peace and quiet. With help from Max, the green grump hatches a scheme to pose as Santa Claus, steal Christmas and silence the Whos’ holiday cheer once and for all.
This film is FREE to Members
FREE to those with tickets that day’s Holiday Fun event
FREE to all others who have paid Museum Admission that day
The morning of Dec. 14, we’ll also host our annual Holiday Fun event. That events sells out almost every year. Get your tickets today if you are interested in attending. The theme of that event is: Green & Grinch(y): Dec. 14, 10 a.m.-Noon. Play games, create art, and get free photo ops with Santa AND the grinchy guy. Also included is free admission to a film on our super screen. We’re even including some science stations. This event sells out almost every year. Make plans today to join us!

Holiday Fun: DEC 14
2024-12-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Hastings Museum
Theme: Green and Grinch(y)
Hey families, don’t miss our Holiday Fun event, Dec. 14, 10 a.m.-Noon. Play games, create art, and get free photo ops with Santa AND the grinchy guy! Also included is free admission to a film on our super screen. We’re even including some science stations! This event sells out almost every year. Make plans today to join us!

Members: $4
Non Members: Children $11, Adult (13-59) $13, Senior (60+) $12

This event includes all-day Museum admission & the holiday film: The Grinch (PG) 2018, 1h 30min, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch
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Tickets are required for our Holiday Fun event. Simply call (402) 461-2399 or purchase online. Tickets are not needed for the holiday film on this day. The film will be first come, first seated! Showtime will be announced soon.

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FREE Film!
2024-12-24 | Hastings Museum
Join us on Christmas Eve: See White Christmas on the super screen and celebrate the film’s 80th anniversary! The music and costumes are amazing. This classic film stars Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen.
This film is FREE to Members
And FREE to Non-Members who have paid Museum Admission on the day of the showings. We hope you can join us!
White Christmas (1954) (PG) | 1 hr 50 mins
Two Shows on DEC 24
Tuesday, Dec 24 at 11 am & 1:30 pm

FREE Event in Theatre
2025-01-12 13:00 - 13:45 | Hastings Museum
Where: Here at the Museum
When: Sunday, JAN 12, 1-1:45 p.m.
New photos from the James Webb Space Telescope! Kirk Rosberg, the Museum’s Planetarium Coordinator, will take us through new images from the telescope projected on on our super screen. Don’t miss it! First come, first seated. No tickets needed. No RSVP required. FREE! Join us! (And help us spread the word!)

Cocktails with the Curators
2025-01-23 19:00 - 22:00 | Hastings Museum
Doors & Cash Bar open at 6p | Stations start at 7p
Enjoy drinks, snacks, and fun stories about our collection and exhibits. Meet our curators and get their behind-the-scenes secrets! Tickets to this 21+ event are just $15 plus tax for Members. Tickets for all others are $20. That includes admission and snacks. A cash bar will be available. Here’s a preview of what the evening will hold:

Station 1: Get an inside look at how we clean our dioramas!
Station 2: Enter an attempted-murder mystery story from the late 1800s in downtown Hastings.
Intermission, enjoy our newest Tactile Exhibit & load up on snacks.
Station 3: See artifacts from an Ingleside dentist and hear his story. (Let’s just say dental tools improved over the years.)
Station 4: Learn how museums decide when, where, and why they’ll part with items. Sometimes animal specimens are just no longer useful to our collection, and occasionally we have to make room for new stuff. Learn the rules! (There are SO MANY rules)

Don’t miss this ALL NEW Cocktails with the Curators. Admission and snacks included. Cash bar is available. Get your tickets today!

This event has limited attendance, so no more than 20 people are with each curator at a time.
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Dirty Things Tours: 6 & 8 pm
2025-02-13 18:00 - 18:45 | Hastings Museum
Dirty Things Tours
Has it been awhile since you’ve been out for a night of fun? Don’t answer that. There’s no need to air your dirty laundry here. These 45-minute tours cover a variety of topics that are all dirty in one way or another. Sometimes dirty means grimy or gross, other times dirty means … well, you know (wink wink).
We will talk dirty, tell dirty jokes, and *gasp* even say a dirty word. But don’t worry, nothing racier than an R-rated movie. These tours are for those who are at least 18 years old. We’ve done all the dirty work to arrange a great night out.

If you’ve had fun on one of these tours before, join us again! Our 2025 Dirty Things Tour features ALL NEW topics! Don’t give us that dirty look: these tours are perfect for Valentine’s Day–or a Galentine’s celebration. We encourage you to pre-purchase tickets. Walk-ins welcome only if space allows. For a good time call (402) 461-2399.

Space is limited, register today!
45-Minute TOUR TICKETS:
Members $5 | Non-Members $10 +tax
Get TicketsThursday, FEB 13 – 6p or 8p
Friday, FEB 14 – 6p or 8p
Saturday, FEB 15 – 4p or 6p

Dirty Things Tours: 6 & 8 pm
2025-02-14 18:00 - 18:45, 2025-02-15 16:00 - 16:45 | Hastings Museum
Dirty Things Tours
Has it been awhile since you’ve been out for a night of fun? Don’t answer that. There’s no need to air your dirty laundry here. These 45-minute tours cover a variety of topics that are all dirty in one way or another. Sometimes dirty means grimy or gross, other times dirty means … well, you know (wink wink).
We will talk dirty, tell dirty jokes, and *gasp* even say a dirty word. But don’t worry, nothing racier than an R-rated movie. These tours are for those who are at least 18 years old. We’ve done all the dirty work to arrange a great night out.

If you’ve had fun on one of these tours before, join us again! Our 2025 Dirty Things Tour features ALL NEW topics! Don’t give us that dirty look: these tours are perfect for Valentine’s Day–or a Galentine’s celebration. We encourage you to pre-purchase tickets. Walk-ins welcome only if space allows. For a good time call (402) 461-2399.

Space is limited, register today!
45-Minute TOUR TICKETS:
Members $5 | Non-Members $10 +tax
Get TicketsThursday, FEB 13 – 6p or 8p
Friday, FEB 14 – 6p or 8p
Saturday, FEB 15 – 6p 0r 8p

Astral Adventures Family Program
2025-03-01 09:30 - 12:00 | Hastings Museum
Where: Here at the Museum
When: Saturday, March 1, 9:30-Noon
Tickets: Members $4 | Non-Members $4 + Museum Admission
Embark on a journey through space as we delve into the adventures of space through hands-on activities. Students will learn about the James Webb Space Telescope and what it is doing in space. Use your creative minds to create a rocket, planet and galaxy. Perfect for curious minds, this class will expose students to the mysteries of Space adventure and help them understand our amazing universe.
Join us for an amazing day at the museum and an unforgettable adventure among the stars!
NOTE: If your child has any dietary restrictions, please let us know beforehand, as food will be served. Also, please be advised, we will do our best to contain the mess, we will be working with materials that may not wash out of clothing well.

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Art After Dark: Paint with Beer
2025-03-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Hastings Museum
Unleash your inner artist with a creative twist! Explore the fusion of art and beer in this fun and unique class where participants paint using beer as their medium. Whether you’re a beer enthusiast or just curious, you’ll savor this one-of-a-kind experience that blends craft and creativity. Tickets to this 21+ event are $15 for Members. Tickets for non-members $20. First Street Brewing will provide a cash bar.

The guest instructor for this program will be Christine Brown, Director of Learning and Engagement at the Museum of Nebraska Art.

Space is limited. Get your tickets today!
Here is an example of painting with beer:
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Observe the Moon
2025-03-11 20:30 - 21:45 | Brickyard Park
Observe the Moon
with the Museum’s telescope
Join the Museum at Brickyard Park to observe the nearly full Moon starting at 8:30 pm. Planetarium Coordinator Kirk Rosberg will be on hand to answer your astronomy questions. Bring a lawn chair if you plan to stay the whole time. Members of the public are welcome to also bring binoculars.
This event is weather/clouds permitting! If it is too cloudy, the event will not be rescheduled.

Live Sky Tonight
2025-03-25 20:45 - 21:30 | Brickyard Park
Live Sky Tonight
at Brickyard Park
Join the Museum at Brickyard Park to observe the night sky starting at 8:45 pm. Learn the constellations and bright stars under the actual night sky. We will have a green laser pointer with us so everyone can see exactly what star or constellation is being discussed. Planetarium Coordinator Kirk Rosberg will be on hand to answer your astronomy questions. Bring a lawn chair if you plan to stay the whole time.
This event is weather/clouds permitting! If it is too cloudy, the event will not be rescheduled.

Adams County Morning Cruise
2025-03-29 08:30 - 12:00 | Hastings Museum
On the road again! East Adams County Bus Tour
MORNING: Adams County Cruise
8:30 a.m. – Noon

AFTERNOON: Adams County Cruise
1:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Join us March 29 (same tour offered twice this day!)
Members: $35; Non-Members: $50
Hop on our bus for a 3 1/2-hour tour around “east side” of Adams County. Let our tour guides bring history to life in a fun way with trivia and light-hearted reenactments. We’ll stop at historic landmarks, villages past and present, and little places you’ve probably never heard of. You’re welcome to bring your own snacks and beverages, but alcohol is not allowed.*

The tour starts and ends at the Hastings Museum. Unfortunately, the bus is not wheelchair accessible. We will be getting on and off the bus at various locations, some of which will be gravel and other uneven surfaces. Don’t worry, there will be a bathroom stop along the way (we’ve got small bladders too). And if you are looking at the graphic and wondering: YES! We’ll be riding on a school bus! We’re rolling old school!

*Please Note: Unlike our tour of Southwest Adams County which debuted in 2023, this tour is NOT on a party bus and will not allow alcohol. The good news? It is no longer a 21+ tour. While the beverages and tour stops are different, the tour itself will have the same fun vibe! We thank you for your understanding.
Get Your TicketsHighlights of this ALL NEW TOUR include:

Antioch School
Blue Valley Cemetery
First Homesteads in the County
Ingleside
Pauline
Towns you’ve never heard of!

Adams County Afternoon Cruise
2025-03-29 13:00 - 16:30 | Hastings Museum
On the road again! East Adams County Bus Tour

MORNING: Adams County Cruise
1:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Join us March 29 (same tour offered twice this day!)
Members: $35; Non-Members: $50
Hop on our bus for a 3 1/2-hour tour around the “east side” of Adams County. Let our tour guides bring history to life in a fun way with trivia and light-hearted reenactments. We’ll stop at historic landmarks, villages past and present, and little places you’ve probably never heard of. You’re welcome to bring your own snacks and beverages, but alcohol is not allowed.*

The tour starts and ends at the Hastings Museum. Unfortunately, the bus is not wheelchair accessible. We will be getting on and off the bus at various locations, some of which will be gravel and other uneven surfaces. Don’t worry, there will be a bathroom stop along the way (we’ve got small bladders too). And if you are wondering, we’ll be riding on a school bus! We like rollin’ old school!

*Please Note: Unlike our tour of Southwest Adams County which debuted in 2023, this tour is NOT on a party bus and will not allow alcohol. The good news? It is no longer a 21+ tour. While the beverages and tour stops are different, the tour itself will have the same fun vibe! We thank you for your understanding.
Get Your TicketsHighlights of this ALL NEW TOUR include:

Antioch School
Blue Valley Cemetery
First Homesteads in the County
Ingleside
Pauline
Towns you’ve never heard!

The War in Vietnam with David Wells
2025-04-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Hastings Museum, P.O. Box 1286, Hastings, NE, 68902
Humanities Nebraska Speakers: The War in Vietnam with David Wells
April 6th, 2025 @ 2:00 pm | FREE Event
We are thrilled to have Humanities Nebraska back at the Hastings Museum for a special Speaker.

During The War in Vietnam with David Wells, he gives a brief history of the war, explains how we got pulled into it and how it grew from a few military advisers to over 500K American soldiers and 58K deaths. Special attention is given to the 399 Nebraskans on the ‘Wall of Remembrance’ and the 16 from this state still listed as POW/MIA.

This multi-media presentation runs about 40 minutes and includes a special display.

Humanities Nebraska Speakers- The War in Vietnam with David Wells is a FREE event.

Nature After Dark
2025-04-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-04-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Hastings Museum
When: Thursday, April 10th
When: 10:00-11:00 am AND 7:00-8:00 pm
Where: Hastings Museum
Price: Members: $5, Non-Members: $10
Join Nature’s Educators to meet real, live animal ambassadors that venture out in the night! Find out what these incredible animals eat, where they live, how they survive, and how we can help them. Bring your cameras and inquiring minds!

Nature’s Educators is a non-profit organization with a mission to inspire individuals to understand, respect, and conserve wildlife through educational programming and experiences.
Purchase tickets for either time offerings. They will be presenting from 10:00-11:00 am and 7:00-8:00 pm.
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