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Your membership supports the development and maintenance of the exhibits in Morrill Hall, Trailside Museum of Natural History, and Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park; educational programs and outreach of the State Museum; preservation and collection of specimens and artifacts; and research on the natural history of Nebraska, the Great Plains, and the World.
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Voting rights on issues of importance at Annual Meeting
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Invitations to annual meeting, Friends events, receptions and new exhibit openings |
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Unlimited free admission to Morrill Hall, Trailside Museum of Natural History, and Ashfall Fossil Beds. (Note: Each visit to Ashfall requires a park entry permit: $4 one-time/$20 annual) |
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Free subscription The Mammoth, the museum’s quarterly newsletter |
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Discounted Planetarium admission (adults $2 off, kids free) |
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10% discount on purchases from our gift shop
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Your name listed in the Friends’ publications
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Free or reduced admission and/or discounts at thousands of museums belonging to the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) “Passport” program. Visit: www.astc.org for list. Many museums belonging to American Association of Museums (AAM) also offer discounts. Look for “accredited museums” at: www.aam-us.org. Call ahead to member museums to see what reciprocal benefits they may offer. |
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Individual Membership - $30 |
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Family Membership - $45
(Includes two adults with their children under 18 years of age) |
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Individuals or families may join at these special
Donor Membership levels:
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Tusker's Club - donations between $50 - $99 |
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Fossil Funder - donations between $100 - $249 |
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Nautilus Club - donations between $250 - $499 |
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Scarab Society - donations between $500 - $999 |
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Mammoth Circle - donations between $1,000 - $2,499 |
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Morrill Hall Star - donations between $2,500 + |
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Your gift is tax deductible as specified by the IRS. Friends of the University of Nebraska State Museum is a non-profit organization. |
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Join the Ashfall Fossil Beds Friends chapter too
$10 per year
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EVENTS & EXHIBITS:
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| DAWN OF THE SPACE AGE |
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| Saturdays at 2 and 3 pm, Sundays at 3 pm |
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Follow space exploration history from Sputnik, to Leonov's spacewalk, Gemini, Apollo, the Space Shuttle, International Space Station, the X-prize and on to Mars. It is a fulldome feature with Dolby Digital surround sound. 41 min.
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KALUOKA'HINA,
THE ENCHANTED REEF |
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Saturdays at 1 pm,
Sundays at 2 pm |
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| A family show that transports the viewer to a tropical reef, a one-of-a-kind world: colorful and foreign, full of adventure and danger... a world inhabited by creatures that are humorous and courageous, lovable and bizarre, charming and dangerous. 30 min. |
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Presentation of
THE FULLDOME EXPERIENCE
at Mueller Planetarium
is made possible
by a generous donation
from the Friends of the University of Nebraska
State Museum.
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