Great Plains Art Museum
Art museum in Lincoln, Nebraska
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The Great Plains Art Museum is a fine arts museum in Lincoln, Nebraska dedicated to Great Plains art.[1] It opened in 1981 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and is operated by the school's Center for Great Plains Studies.[2] It was founded with the Christlieb Collection, containing sculptures, paintings, drawings, and photographs, donated by John and Elizabeth Christlieb of Bellevue, Nebraska.
Lincoln, Nebraska
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| Established | 1981 |
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| Location | 1155 Q Street, Hewit Place Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40°48′56″N 96°42′16″W |
| Type | Art museum |
| Website | plains.unl.edu/ |
The Christlieb Collection includes works by Albert Bierstadt, William Henry Jackson, Frederic Remington, Charles Marion Russell and Olaf Wieghorst.[3] Subsequent acquisitions and donations have expanded the museum's collections to include works by Lyman Byxbe, John Philip Falter, Michael Forsberg, Veryl Goodnight, Jackson Pollock, Norman Rockwell, and Grant Wood.[4][5]
Exhibits are typically rotated several times per year and include artwork from the permanent collection, guest-curated exhibitions, and traveling exhibits. The center and museum are located at Hewit Place on Q Street in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. The museum is free and open to the public.