Featured Exhibition

Outdoor Sculpture

More than thirty sculptures from Sheldon’s collection are displayed year-round across the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s City and East Campuses. Use this map to create your own self-guided tour.
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Highlights

Beyond Eve and Mary: Premodern Representations of Gender, Power, and Religion

January 27, 2023 through May 26, 2023

Through thematic groupings of artworks, this exhibition examines representations of two biblical figures—Eve and Mary—and asks viewers to consider how multifaceted gender could be in the premodern period. More info

X: A Decade of Collecting, 2012–2022

January 27, 2023 through May 26, 2023

X: A Decade of Collecting, 2012-2022, a survey of artworks acquired by Sheldon Museum of Art in the past decade, offers a snapshot of how the museum’s collection has continued to evolve since its opening 60 years ago. More info

Reigning Queens: Modern and Contemporary Representations of Women, Power, and Religion

January 27, 2023 through May 26, 2023

Building on the adjoining exhibition Beyond Eve and Mary, this exhibition examines twentieth- and twenty-first-century representations of women in art. More info

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Featured Exhibition

Outdoor Sculpture

Highlights

Beyond Eve and Mary: Premodern Representations of Gender, Power, and Religion

X: A Decade of Collecting, 2012–2022

Reigning Queens: Modern and Contemporary Representations of Women, Power, and Religion