Bartels Museum and Marxhausen Gallery of Art

The Bartels Museum is home to more than 75 displays of minerals, agate, fossils and rocks. Specimens from all over the world include a collection of agate butterflies, soapstone, cork and jade carvings, an inlaid rock mosaic table top, a set of animals carved in onyx, a fluorescent mineral display and a bison skull. Quality specimens of quartz, selenite, fluorite, calcite crystals and valuable display of Brazilian amethyst. Open during library hours. The Marxhausen Gallery of Art promotes cultural experiences through displays of regional and nationally acclaimed exhibits. The gallery also houses the Koenig Collection, a permanent collection of more than 300 works of art by some of the most influential national and international artists of the last 100 years. Open Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sat-Sun, 1-4pm. Free. 800-535-5494 or 402-643-3651