Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
One of the nation's premier university art museums, Sheldon welcomes you for personal encounters with great American art.
Gallery News
- UNL Trumpeter Darryl White Inaugrates 17th Jazz in June Season
Press Release
(May 7, 2008) - Outdoor Sculpture Reverie to be Dedicated May 22
Press Release
(May 6, 2008)
From the Collection
Maurice Prendergast
Neponset Bay c. about 1914
UNL-F. M. Hall Collection
Exhibitions and Events
Poets on Painters
Apr. 25, 2008 - Jun. 29, 2008
A visual and literary exhibition that pairs 20 contemporary poets with 20 contemporary paintings, Poets on Painters opens at the Sheldon on April 25. The poem that responds to the painting will be displayed alongside the artwork.
To view a slide show of the artworks, please click: Poets on Painters Slide Show.Blakelock Paintings on View with Works from Sheldon's Collections
May 6, 2008 - Aug. 24, 2008
This summer paintings by Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847-1919) will be on view with paintings from Sheldon's outstanding collections.
FROM PARTICLES TO PLANETS, Exploring the Physical in Art
May 2, 2008 - Aug. 17, 2008
The Sheldon Statewide Exhibition 2008-09 examines artists' views of the physical world, from microcosm to macrocosm, from particle to planet. The exhibition, which includes about 25 artworks including paintings, sculpture, photographs and prints, opens at Sheldon May 2.
Sheldon Shopping
Gail Folda
Sterling Silver and Czech Glass
Bracelet $68
Earring $75
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Listen to Podcasts
- Poets Read Three Poems
4 minutes, April 29, 2008 - Poets on Painters Exhibition
3 minutes, April 29, 2008 - Nebraska Poets on Sheldon Paintings
4 minutes, February 19, 2008 - John Singleton Copley's
4 minutes, February 19, 2008