Where is Durham Museum at Omaha Union Station located?

Durham Museum at Omaha Union Station is located in Omaha, NE.

How do I get tickets to Durham Museum at Omaha Union Station?

Tickets and current schedules are available on the operator's official website at https://durhammuseum.org/.

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Durham Museum at Omaha Union Station

Omaha, NE

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About Durham Museum at Omaha Union Station

Located in historic Union Station, The Durham offers fascinating exhibits, Art Deco architecture and an authentic soda fountain!

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History

The museum occupies Omaha's Union Station, the Union Pacific's first Art Deco railroad station, designed by Los Angeles architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood as a steel-frame structure clad in cream-colored glazed terra cotta; ground was broken on July 29, 1929 and the 124,000-square-foot building was finished on January 15, 1931 at a cost of $3.5 million. Union Pacific closed the station in May 1971 after the creation of Amtrak, and the building was donated to the City of Omaha in 1973, opening that same year as the Western Heritage Museum. A $22 million renovation, largely funded by Charles and Margre Durham, closed the museum from 1995 to 1996, and in 1998 it was renamed the Durham Western Heritage Museum in recognition of their contribution. On April 6, 2008 it became simply the Durham Museum, a change driven by partnerships with the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, and the National Archives that broadened exhibits and programming beyond western heritage; the museum is an affiliate in the Smithsonian Affiliations program. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016.