Omaha’s El Museo Latino celebrates multimillion-dollar growth spurt buoyed by state grants

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 1,145

Last Updated: 2 days, 8 hours ago


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OMAHA — Known as the first Latino art and history museum in the Midwest, El Museo Latino moved to its current red tile-roofed brick home about 30 years ago.

It’s a storied site — where South Omaha’s original high school was built in the late 1880s at a cost just above $10,000.

Over time the high school relocated and the structure was razed, reconstructed, rebranded and remodeled. But this week the landmark property and its …

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