Some UNL venues to be open during holiday closedown

            There will be no classes and most offices will be closed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the university's annual holiday shutdown Dec. 24-Jan. 1 and during the preceding weekend of Dec. 22-23. Several venues, however, will be open to the public at least some of the time during that stretch.

Following is a list of galleries, museums and other public venues and their opening and closing schedules Dec. 22-Jan. 1 or beyond, and their websites for more information. UNL offices reopen Jan. 2 and spring semester classes begin Jan. 7.

• Campus Recreation Center: Open Dec. 22-23 and 27-30. See http://crec.unl.edu for more information, including operating hours each day. The East Campus Activities Building will be closed permanently after Dec. 21 for construction of the new East Recreation Center.
• Sheldon Museum of Art: Open Dec. 22 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.), 23 (noon-5 p.m.) and 26-30 (noon-4 p.m.). Closed Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31-Jan. 1. See www.sheldon.unl.edu.
• University Libraries: Love Library on City Campus open Dec. 26-28 (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) and 29-30 (noon-5 p.m.); C.Y. Thompson Library on East Campus open Dec. 26-28 (noon-5 p.m.). Other branch libraries closed. See http://libraries.unl.edu.
• University of Nebraska State Museum and Mueller Planetarium (Morrill Hall): Closed Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1. Open regular hours Dec. 26-31 and Jan. 2 (9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Friday-Saturday; 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays; 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sundays). See www.spacelaser.com for Mueller Planetarium show schedule. See www.museum.unl.edu for additional museum information.
• Admissions: Closed, but applications will be accepted online at http://admissions.unl.edu/apply. Processing of applications received during the shutdown will begin Jan. 2.
• Dairy Store: Closed beginning 5 p.m. on Dec. 22 through Jan. 6. Open for regular business on Jan. 7. Orders may be placed online at http://dairystore.unl.edu
• Eisentrager-Howard Gallery: Closed Dec. 15-Jan. 1. See www.unl.edu/art/facilities_eisentrager-howard.shtml.
• Great Plains Art Museum: Closed Dec. 22-Jan. 3, reopening Jan. 4. See www.unl.edu/plains/gallery/gallery.shtml.
• Hillestad Textiles Gallery: Closed. See http://textilegallery.unl.edu.
• Intercollegiate Athletics: See www.huskers.com for schedules, ticketing, other information.
• International Quilt Study Center and Museum: Open Dec. 22 (10 a.m.-4 p.m.). Closed Dec. 23-Jan. 1. See www.quiltstudy.org.
• Kruger Collection: Closed. See http://krugercollection.unl.edu.
• Larsen Tractor Test and Power Museum: Closed. See http://tractormuseum.unl.edu.
• Lied Center for Performing Arts: No performances scheduled. See www.liedcenter.org.
• Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center: Closed Dec. 21-Jan. 3. Screenings resume Jan. 4. See http://theross.org.
• Nebraska Unions: Closed. See http://unions.unl.edu.
• Registration and Records: Offices closed, but most services such as registration and drop/add for spring semester, local address update and grade inquiry will be available online at www.unl.edu. Transcripts ordered during the closedown will be processed beginning Jan. 2.
• University Bookstore: Closed. See www.bkstr.com/Home/10001-10287-1?demoKey=d for online catalog.
• University Health Center: Closed. See http://go.unl.edu/uhc_hours.
• University Police: On duty. Call 402-472-222 or see http://police.unl.edu.

Writers: Troy Fedderson, Tom Simons