Speaker & Art Series at The Durham

Name: Speaker & Art Series at The Durham
Start: 2026-03-12T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-12T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 801 S 10th St, Omaha, NE, United States, Nebraska 68108

Schedule

Thu Mar 12 2026 at 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

801 S 10th St, Omaha, NE, United States, Nebraska 68108 | Omaha, NE

Explore important themes of our featured exhibition, "The Negro Motorist Green Book," with this spirited series featuring guest speakers and more. Reflect on Omaha's jazz roots through music with North Omaha Music and Arts (NOMA) on February 12 & 19 and March 19. Or watch a powerful screening that explores the relationship between race, freedom and the road on March 12. All dates include an insightful introductory from community leaders.
Enjoy a cash bar and snacks for purchase!
The museum closes at 4PM and re-opens at 5PM for these events; Explore the "Green Book" exhibit when you arrive, then enjoy our programs beginning at 6:30PM.
Regular-museum admission rates apply; free for museum members.

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Learn more and register: DurhamMuseum.org/green-book-programming
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𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀
🗓️ Thursday, February 12
𝙅𝙖𝙯𝙯 𝙞𝙣 𝙊𝙢𝙖𝙝𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙣' 𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙪𝙞𝙩 • Featuring Preston Love, Jr., professor, author and activist, and a performance by NOMA Ensemble and Lite Pole.
🗓️ Thursday, February 19
𝙊𝙢𝙖𝙝𝙖 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙎𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 • Featuring Eric Ewing, executive director of The Great Plains Black History Museum, and Kristine Gerber, author, journalist and educator; jazz performance by NOMA and Jewel Rodgers.
🗓️ Thursday, March 12
𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 • Featuring Dr. Cynthia Robinson, UNO Black Studies professor, and a screening of the PBS documentary, "Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America."
🗓️ Thursday, March 19
𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 • Featuring Dana Murray, executive director of NOMA, and a jazz performance by NOMA and Jordan TheNinja.

Thank you to our exhibit programming partners: Great Plains Black History Museum and Eric Ewing, Making Invisible Histories Visible and Kristine Gerber, North Omaha Music & Arts and Dana Murray, Dr. Cynthia Robinson, Preston Love, Jr.