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National Museum of Roller Skating Announces Online Exhibits
For Immediate Release Press Contact: National Museum of Roller Skating 4730 South St. Lincoln, NE, 68506 Peggy Young pyoung@rollerskatingmuseum.org Release Date: 06/16/2026 Lincoln, NE - With support from Humanities Nebraska through the National Endowment for the Humanities ARPA Grant, the National Museum of Roller Skating began an ambitious project in 2022 to digitally catalog the museum’s entire collection. The mission of the National Museum of Roller Skating remains the s

Museum Staff
Jun 92 min read


New Board Members for 2026-2029 term
For Immediate Release Press Contact: National Museum of Roller Skating 4730 South St. Lincoln, NE, 68506 Peggy Young pyoung@rollerskatingmuseum.org Release Date: 05/10/2026 Lincoln, NE – The National Museum of Roller Skating, the only museum in the world dedicated to roller skating, announces new board leadership and three newly elected members. Appointed as NMRS's incoming Board of Trustees President is Ed Hughes. Hughes, the owner of Northland Rolladium Skate Center, Libert

Museum Staff
May 102 min read


National Museum of Roller Skating participates in Give to Lincoln 2026.
The National Museum of Roller Skating is participating in the annual Give to Lincoln fundraising event hosted by the Lincoln Community Foundation. From May 1 to May 28, every gift to the Museum is amplified by a $650,000 match fund coordinated by Lincoln Community Foundation and other generous sponsors (including the Presenting Sponsor, West Gate Bank). This means that any gift to the NMRS gets an extra boost. With your help, these funds will go towards digitization, ensurin

Museum Staff
May 12 min read


Lincoln's Rinks
On March 2, 2026, the Lincoln Journal Star reported that our home city, Lincoln, Nebraska, might welcome a roller rink once more. You can read that story here. We wanted to share a little history lesson on the rinks of Lincoln. The most recent attempt at establishing a rink in Lincoln came from Cassie Stout. Stout led an alternative rink effort, the GoodLife Skate Center, which ran from 2021 to 2023. Alternative rinks, also called pop-up rinks, generally appear at various ven

Museum Staff
Apr 173 min read


Dust off those skates: Lincoln Might be getting a rink again
From the Lincoln Journal Star, the NMRS is excited to share this news from our home city. Check it out here: https://journalstar.com/news/local/government-politics/article_dc74ff26-e5f1-49df-80ff-53722af4baac.html

Museum Staff
Mar 21 min read


Curious Nebraska
Curious Nebraska is producer Andy Hermann's quest to figure out what makes Nebraska, Nebraska.

Museum Staff
Jan 171 min read


Oral History Blog Post #2: Outsider Looking In
One of the fascinating parts of being an oral historian is the dynamic that exists between the interviewer and the subject. There’s a...

Museum Staff
Sep 26, 20232 min read


Roller Skating in the News #23
(09/16/2023 to 09/22/2023) Let the good times roll! The NMRS is here to update you with recent news from around the country and abroad....

Museum Staff
Sep 23, 20232 min read


Roller Skating in the News #22
(09/09/2023 to 09/15/2023) Let the good times roll! The NMRS is here to update you with recent news from around the country and abroad....

Museum Staff
Sep 15, 20232 min read


Roller Skating in the News #21
(09/02/2023 to 09/08/2023) Let the good times roll! The NMRS is here to update you with recent news from around the country and abroad....

Museum Staff
Sep 9, 20232 min read


Roller Skating in the News #20
(08/26/2023 to 09/01/2023) Let the good times roll! The NMRS is here to update you with recent news from around the country and abroad....

Museum Staff
Sep 1, 20232 min read


Roller Skating in the News #19
(08/19/2023 to 08/25/2023) Let the good times roll! The NMRS is here to update you with recent news from around the country and abroad....

Museum Staff
Aug 25, 20232 min read


Roller Skating in the News #18
(08/12/2023 to 08/18/2023) Let the good times roll! The NMRS is here to update you with recent news from around the country and abroad....

Museum Staff
Aug 18, 20232 min read


Roller Skating in the News #17
(08/05/2023 to 08/11/2023) Let the good times roll! The NMRS is here to update you with recent news from around the country and abroad....

Museum Staff
Aug 12, 20231 min read


Roller Skating in the News #16
(07/29/2023 to 08/04/2023) Let the good times roll! The NMRS is here to update you with recent news from around the country and abroad....

Museum Staff
Aug 4, 20232 min read


Roller Skating in the News #15
Let the good times roll! The NMRS is here to update you with recent news from around the country and abroad. 07/22/2023 to 07/28/2023

Museum Staff
Jul 28, 20232 min read


Roller Skating in the News #14
Let the good times roll! The NMRS is here to update you with recent news from around the country and abroad. The NMRS hopes to share the...

Museum Staff
Jul 21, 20232 min read


Roller Skating in the News #13
Let the good times roll! The NMRS is here to update you with recent news from around the country and abroad. The NMRS hopes to share the...

Museum Staff
Jul 14, 20231 min read


Roller Skating in the News #12
Let the good times roll! The NMRS is here to update you with recent news from around the country and abroad. Each week the NMRS hopes to...

Museum Staff
Jul 7, 20232 min read


Roller Skating in the News #11
Let the good times roll! The NMRS is here to update you with recent news from around the country and abroad. Each week the NMRS hopes to...

Museum Staff
Jun 30, 20233 min read
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