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.
The John Brown Museum State Historic Site encompasses the area known for the Battle of Osawatomie. John Brown and 30 Free State guerillas defended the town against an attack by John Reid and 250 proslavery militiamen in the largest battle during the Bleeding Kansas era. The 23-acre park features the John Brown Museum State ...
Site of the first U.S. daylight, peacetime bank robbery by the James gang. Located on the northeast corner of the historic Liberty Square. Admission fee. Open 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Saturday.
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.
Visit Historic Lecompton -- "Birthplace of the Civil War, Where Slavery Began to Die." Lecompton -- located one hour west of Kansas City, just off I-70 -- was the official Territorial Capital of Kansas from 1855 to 1861. Nine Kansas territorial governors called Lecompton home. A tour includes a visit to Constitution ...
The Heritage League of Greater Kansas City is a network of more than 100 history and heritage organizations, museums, archives, and sites. The League helps to cross-promote the interests and activities of its members, provide networking opportunities, and maintain an online and print History Map. Visit heritageleaguekc.org to view the online map and learn more!
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. ...