Immerse yourself in nature or delve into rich cultural heritage by utilizing McGoogan Library’s pass lending program.
McGoogan Health Sciences Library has partnered with Fontenelle Forest and El Museo Latino to offer free admission for UNMC students.
The pass lending program is an effort to help UNMC students de-stress and experience the metro community.
Be sure to take advantage of this free opportunity! Check out a pass, return it, and repeat whenever you need a break off campus.
How to check out a pass
Passes to Fontenelle Forest and El Museo Latino can be checked out by contacting AskUs via email or calling 402-559-6221.
About Fontenelle Forest
The mission of Fontenelle Forest is to provide a place where people can experience and enjoy the quiet wild of nature. Their mission is “to inspire current and future generations to care for the natural world.”
Founded in 1913, Fontenelle Forest is one of Nebraska’s oldest conservation organizations and one of the largest private nature centers in the nation.
Fontenelle Forest manages two nature centers at Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue and Neale Woods in Omaha, encompassing 24 miles of trails and over 2,100 acres of forest, prairie, wetlands, and Native American historical sites along the Missouri River.
In 2016, they opened their Raptor Woodland Refuge, located at the Fontenelle Forest Nature Center, which provides visitors with an opportunity to observe many species of birds of prey in a unique, tree-top environment.
About El Museo Latino
El Museo Latino opened its doors in the historic Livestock Exchange Building on May 5, 1993, as the first Latino Art & History Museum and Cultural Center in the Midwest. In 1997, the museum moved to its present brick and red tile roof building. The original construction of 1887 was a school and was reconstructed in the 1930s. Today, El Museo Latino is one of only seventeen Latino museums in the United States. Visit El Museo Latino to explore works by Latino artists from Pre-Columbian to Contemporary arts in their permanent and special exhibitions.
El Museo Latino organizes and presents special events during the year highlighting the annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration in May and Hispanic Heritage Month in September. May features the annual Almuerzo (brunch) while September features the Hispanic Heritage celebration Banquet. During the year, Family Day celebrations are also scheduled as well as special dance performances by the museum’s dance company, “CHOMARI” Ballet Folklorico Mexicano, and by visiting artists.