The sleek exterior of Kansas City’s Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by Gunnar Birkerts, only hints at the activity within its walls. The open, light-filled atrium provides a striking setting for art activities at the Museum, which are accessible to all, free of charge, year-round. The Kemper Museum Permanent Col...
Kaleidoscope is now open! Attendance is limited and reservations are required for everyone. Please go to HallmarkKaleidoscope.com to make reservations. For those of you unable to join us, please go to our website to learn about Kaleidoscope at Home. Provided as a gift to the children and families of Kansas City by Hallm...
The Johnson County Museum is home to the 1950s All-Electric House, the new KidScape Experience, the Becoming Johnson County exhibition as well as traveling exhibitions - For more information, please visit our website or follow us on Facebook.
Through the moving documentary film "A People’s Journey," visitors are introduced to the everyday heroes in Kansas City’s 18th & Vine neighborhood whose social, cultural and economic contributions profoundly impacted a city and a nation. Free admission.
Discover how an ambitious teenage boy from Nebraska tucked two shoeboxes of postcards under his arms and set out to create an iconic company in Kansas City. More than 110 years later, our billion-dollar enterprise features a diverse portfolio of innovative businesses. With one of the world’s largest creative communities,...
The Frontier Army Museum collects and preserves items used to tell the story of the Frontier Army from 1804 to 1916 and Fort Leavenworth from 1827 to the present day. Officially recognized as an Army Museum in 1960, the Museum preserves one of the finest collections of nineteenth century military artifacts in the country. ...
The Center is named in honor of Bruce R. Watkins, a political and social activist. Watkins was fueled by the need to recognize and preserve the varied contributions African-Americans made to the development of Kansas City. The facility is located on one of Kansas City's major thoroughfares.
Belger Crane Yard Studios (2011 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, MO), an arts complex dedicated to providing studio and exhibition space for artists, opened in 2013. A range of programming in ceramics education and an artist is residence program have made Belger a center for contemporary art. Belger Crane Yard Studios is one of thr...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vaile Mansion will be closed through the 2020 season. Jackson County's first government building, constructed with slave labor, was the only courthouse between St. Louis and the Pacific at the time the Santa Fe Trail trade began. Two-room log structure was home to roots of Jackson Co...