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M*A*S*H display: From the strange to the historical, Nebraska’s museums offer a different look at Americana. From the hometown of Johnny Carson to America’s pastime of baseball, here’s a look at 11 incredibly special museums across the Cornhusker State.
Tim Trudell
1. Bone Creek Museum Of Agrarian Art, David City
Passing through Nebraska’s rural highways, you see cornfields, soybean fields, grazing cattle, and maybe even a few hog pens. But to some artists, they see the elegance of Nebraska’s agricultural story. You’ll find paintings of giant cornstalks and of farmers on vintage tractors in farm houses around the state. David City embraces rural beauty at the Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art. Opened in 2007, Bone Creek is the only museum in the United States focused on agriculture art. Located in the hometown of noted artist Dale Nichols, who died in 1995 and is considered one of the most important regional artists of his time, the museum showcases his collection of landscape paintings, as well as other pieces of his work. Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art also features artwork of contemporary agrarian artists.