There is so much at this small museum it boggles the mind. My friend and I stopped on a lark thinking we would be in and out in a few minutes; an hour and a half later we were leaving having thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Everything from the history of roller skating and manufacturing to some interesting skates created for fun. Lot's of pictures and memorabilia about teams, competitions etc. Some of the costumes and uniforms (dance, roller derby, roller hockey) from the past are interesting. Bring a quarter to play the rink organ. Staff is so friendly and are available to answer any questions.
This is a cool place to learn about the history of the roller skate. It is a small place, located inside some offices for the USA Rollerskating association. Good display!
As many have said before, this truly is a hidden gem. My party had no idea of the hours, but it seems to operate on normal business hours which means it closes at 5pm. We showed up 10 minutes before closing, and the museum guy said he was working late so we could stick around! It's free (they take donations), is packed with items, and is just really neat! The building is on a corner lot and does not look like your standard museum. I was hoping for a 6 foot tall roller skate statue out front, but I spose they need to have some decorum as it is also the HQ for roller skating sports. Go there. The employees on October 3 were super friendly!! Thank you!!
We're biased since we were in town for the national roller skating championships, but this was a fun little museum to visit and definitely worth the time to stop and check it out.
the history was so informative. Many items on display. Info included professional as well as just plain roller skating
This is one of those hidden gems. The history of roller skates and roller skating is presented in a visually pleasing chronology. If you gals are having trouble getting hubby to go in, tell him there is photo of Cher in a see-through blouse roller skating. There is a donation jar, but no push to contribute. Displays range from how roller skates evolved from the late 1700's to the present to Roller Derby celebs to costumes. A well worth while stop.
If you're looking for LCD interactive displays, this is not the place for you. But if you like learning about something you had little too no knowledge of then, you can't miss this place. I could not believe how much I didn't know about roller skating. The museum is inside the offices for the Roller Skating assoc, so at first you may feel like you're intruding. But the museum is in the back. No frills here. Just a lot of memorabilia and printed placards of stories of roller skating's golden past. We really enjoyed it. We were there about just over an hour. Oh and it's free
My girls were there for the national rollerskaterskating championship. So this was a very interesting treat. You find out about how skating has progressed through the years and how skates have changed. Good fun. would definetly recommend this stop.
We didn't know too much about roller skating until going through this museum. It's very interesting and the displays are well done. Lots of neat stuff going back to the 1800's! "Rinking" was a pretty big social event back then! You can go through it pretty quick. The other reviews are correct that it is kind of unusual going through the work spaces but it was pretty quiet when we were there. This is the kind of place you can tell your friends about and they won't have any idea it existed! Free, just donations accepted.
This is an amazing place for those of us that adore skating, and have grown up in roller sports. This really holds the artifacts of all of those that came before us in each discipline, and is a must visit attraction of Lincoln, NE!