History is revealed to us in many ways. Artifacts, photographs and personal memories can help us make connections to our past. The Durham Museum presents Omaha Uncovered: Revealing History Through Art and Story, an exhibit focused on uncovering the vast and fascinating history of our city. The exhibition highlights both preservation and conservation, giving visitors an up-close look into how history can come to life. During the exhibit, art conservator Kenneth Bé from the Ford Conservation Center will periodically be “on exhibit” actively conserving a historic mural from 1905 entitled Aerial View of Omaha that once hung in the lobby of the Omaha Bee newspaper office. The beautifully painted mural, which is part of the museum’s permanent collection, looks west from the Missouri River towards the western horizon and elegantly captures the layout of the Omaha of the past and present. Lovers of maps, history and art will enjoy seeing the faded mural brought to new life over the duration of the project. Guests can also see preservation in action in our working lab of the Photo Archive. Museum staff will be in the exhibit actively digitizing historic photographs from the museum collection as well as highlighting stories of iconic Omaha photos through the personal memories of long-time Omaha resident and retired museum employee/volunteer, Bill Gonzalez.