THE DURHAM MUSEUM
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Mission Statement
Located in Omaha, Nebraska's historic Union Station, The Durham Museum is the region's largest history museum dedicated to preserving the history of our community.
About This Cause
Housed in Omaha’s Union Station, The Durham Museum serves as one of the region’s premier family destinations and an educational resource for schools throughout the community and beyond. Union Station opened in 1931 as the flagship station of the Union Pacific Railroad and served Omaha’s primary passenger depot for 40 years. It reached its service peak in World War II when it served more than 10,000 passengers and 64 trains each day. Union Station closed in 1971 following the formation of Amtrak. For a brief time, the building was considered for demolition before being donated to the City of Omaha. In 1975, it reopened as the Western Heritage Museum. Today, The Durham serves the community through permanent exhibits that highlight more than 200 years of regional history, educational outreach with local schools and youth organizations, and temporary exhibits and programs from the Smithsonian Institution, Library of Congress, National Archives, The Field Museum, and other renowned organizations. The Durham’s primary collections include a photo archive containing more than one million images the history and development of Omaha and the Byron Reed Coin, Document, and Rare Book Collection, regarded as one of the premier collections of its kind in the United States. Over the past decade, the museum has experienced an unprecedented era of growth and annual serves approximately 200,000 visitors per year. On January 11, 2017, the United States Department of the Interior announced Union Station’s designation as Nebraska’s newest National Historic Landmark and a pristine example of art deco architecture in the nation.