Former Capitol Administrator Bob Ripley led the renovation of the building's heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, which is slated for completion in 2026. Ripley retired Friday.
Nebraska Capitol Art Experience - The Story of Nebraska
"Genius of Water"
A closeup of "Genius of Water," one of the mosaics in the Capitol Rotunda, which represent the four classic elements.
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Capitol Art Project, 12.20
Artwork in the Nebraska Capitol is celebrated in a new video unveiled Wednesday by first lady Susanne Shore.
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"Genius of Creative Energy"
A closeup of "Genius of Creative Energy," one of the mosaics by Hildreth Meiere in the Nebraska Capitol.
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Capitol Art Project, 12.20
"Earth As Life-Giver," a marble mosaic by Hildreth Meiere, is one of the many pieces of artwork in the Nebraska Capitol.
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Capitol Art Project, 12.20
"The House Raising" by James Penney is one of the many featured murals in the Nebraska Capitol.
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Capitol Art Project, 12.20
A glass mural "The Blizzard of 1888" is among the artwork in the Nebraska Capitol celebrated in a new video.
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Capitol Art Project, 12.20
Jessica Jarosh, of the Bailey Lauerman ad agency, talks during a news conference Wednesday with Gov. Pete Ricketts and first lady Susanne Shore about the new Nebraska Capitol Art project.
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Capitol Art Project, 12.20
A closeup of one of the mosaics in the Capitol Rotunda. Artwork in the Capitol is celebrated in a new video unveiled Wednesday by first lady Susanne Shore.
HAYDEN ROONEY Journal Star
Capitol Art Project, 12.20
A closeup of one of the mosaics in the Capitol Rotunda, which represent the four classic elements: fire, water, earth and air.
HAYDEN ROONEY, Journal Star
Capitol Art Project, 12.20
The mosaic "The Spirit of Nebraska," by Reinhold Marxhausen, is among the artwork at the Nebraska Capitol being celebrated in a new video.
HAYDEN ROONEY, Journal Star
Capitol Art Project, 12.20
A closeup of one of the mosaics by Hildreth Meiere in the Nebraska Capitol.
Former Capitol Administrator Bob Ripley led the renovation of the building's heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system, which is slated for completion in 2026. Ripley retired Friday.