Capitol Closed March 2

By Roxanne Smith | March 1, 2019

The Nebraska State Capitol will be closed to allow for special statehood day activities sponsored by the Nebraskaland Foundation on Saturday March 2. The building will reopen for public tours … Continued

Go Big Red! Capitol?

By Roxanne Smith | February 21, 2019

The Capitol was lit red to celebrate the University of Nebraska’s Charter Day, February 15th……. and the celebration continues. The Office of the Capitol Commission illuminates the Capitol with colored … Continued

Guidelines for Photography in the Capitol

By Roxanne Smith | December 21, 2018

The Office of the Capitol Commission has established guidelines for photographers, groups and individuals wishing to have their photos taken inside the Capitol. Because the Capitol is a public building … Continued

Capitol Tree Lighting Ceremony December 9

By Roxanne Smith | December 5, 2018

The Nebraska State Capitol will host the 71st annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Carol Sing sponsored by Pinewood Bowl Inc. in the second floor rotunda on Sunday December 9, 2018 … Continued

New Ornaments for Capitol Tree

By Roxanne Smith | November 27, 2018

First Lady Susanne Shore continues the celebration of Nebraska’s 150 birthday on Sunday December 2, 2018.  From 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. new ornaments commissioned by the First Lady in a … Continued

Call for Ornament Artists

By Roxanne Smith | July 6, 2018

First Lady Susanne Shore is offering a second opportunity for Nebraska artists – professional and emerging – to submit ornament proposals in the shape of Nebraska for the Nebraska State … Continued

Capitol Arbor Day

By Roxanne Smith | April 27, 2018

Arbor Day, April 27, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. the Office of the Capitol Commission hosted dignitaries from the University of Nebraska, the Nebraska Forest Service and the Arbor Day Foundation … Continued

Changing Seasons

By Roxanne Smith | April 24, 2018

Spring 2018 is bringing many changes to the Nebraska State Capitol. We are fairly confident it won’t snow again, so we’ve opened the main north entrance on second floor. This … Continued

School Tour Season Arrives

By Roxanne Smith | March 14, 2018

March brings busloads of fourth graders to Lincoln and the Capitol for their Nebraska History field trip. Students from across Nebraska visit the building hoping to take a tour, meet … Continued

March is Statehood Month

By Roxanne Smith | February 27, 2018

Capitol sculptor Lee Lawrie’s relief sculpture on the northeast corner of the Capitol represents Nebraska, a pioneer woman wearing a bison robe and carrying scepter of corn, presenting the 37th … Continued