Author: Adrean Painter
Visual Feast Created by Legendary Chef Opens at Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, MO. Feb. 10, 2015 Ferran Adrià to Visit Kansas City During Exhibition The first major museum exhibition to focus on the visualization and…
American Soldier Opens at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, MO. Jan. 13, 2015 Photography Exhibition Explores Emotional, Psychological Impact of War Past and present connect in a selection of photographs of American…
World War I Examined Through Paintings, Sculptures, Photographs at Nelson Atkins
Kansas City, MO. Dec.16, 2014 Exhibition Coincides with Centennial Celebration World War I, also called The Great War, was the first total war of the…
Centuries of Grime Removed to Uncover Brilliant Jain Shrine at Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, MO. June 20, 2014 Never-Before-Seen Shrine Opening this Weekend A large, elaborately carved Jain shrine covered in centuries of grime has been restored…
Artist Tom Price Unveils New Body of Work at Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, MO. June 10, 2014 Presence and Absence Explores Untapped Potential of Familiar Materials In his first solo U.S. exhibition, London-based artist Tom Price…
Major Plains Indian Exhibition Opens in Paris, Propels Nelson-Atkins Into International Arena
Kansas City, MO. March 25, 2014 Travels to Kansas City for Fall Opening, then to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York A groundbreaking exhibition…
Mysteries of Saudi Arabia Revealed in Traveling Exhibition
Kansas City, MO. March 18, 2014 Nelson-Atkins One of Five North American Venues for Roads of Arabia Recent excavations in Saudi Arabia have uncovered amazing…
Glass-Walled Labyrinth to be Installed in the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, MO. March 11, 2014 Robert Morris Sculpture Marks 25th Anniversary of Park, Begins Six-Month Celebration A triangular-shaped, glass-walled labyrinth designed by acclaimed artist…
El Greco Masterpiece at Nelson-Atkins to be Restored as Part of Bank of America 2013 Art Conservation Project
Kansas City, MO. Jan. 29, 2014 Global Program Connects People and Communities to Culture and History Bank of America has announced that it will provide…
Nelson-Atkins Highlights Daguerreotype Acquisitions
Kansas City, MO. Jan 23, 2014 Museum has one of Top U.S. Collections An exhibition featuring more than 50 daguerreotypes acquired by The Nelson-Atkins Museum…
Major Plains Indian Exhibition to Open in Paris, Travel to Kansas City and New York City
Sept. 3, 2013 Exhibition to Offer In-Depth View of Plains Indian Artistic Masterworks The beauty, power and spiritual resonance of Plains Indian art will be…
Tradition Meets Modern at Nelson-Atkins Islamic Exhibition
Kansas City, MO. Aug. 5, 2013 Pakistani Cargo Truck by Local Artist Included The genesis of an exhibition of Islamic art at The Nelson-Atkins Museum…
Author: Adrean Painter
Fierce Women: Artemisia Gentileschi and the Women Worthies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Extraordinary Women of Myth and History Focus of Nelson-Atkins Exhibition Kansas City, MO. Feb 14, 2022–A focus exhibition at The Nelson-Atkins Museum…
Super Bowl LVII Kicks Off #MUSEUMBOWL23
NEWS RELEASE Philadelphia Museum of Art faces Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum on social media It’s the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection versus the…
Nelson-Atkins Hires New Vice President, Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nicolle Ratliff Joins Museum on Eve of Capital Campaign Kansas City, MO. Dec. 13, 2022–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City…
Alberto Giacometti Exhibition to Open at Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Groundbreaking Alberto Giacometti Exhibition to Open at Nelson-Atkins Modern Sculptor’s First Midwest Exhibition Explores the Essence of the Human Form Kansas City,…
City Barrel Brewing Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nelson-Atkins Partners with City Barrel Brewing to Create Exclusive Pale Ale Kansas City, MO. Oct. 20, 2022–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has…
Evelyn Hofer’s City Photographs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nelson-Atkins and High Museum Present First Major Exhibition of Evelyn Hofer’s City Photographs Kansas City, MO. Sept. 26, 2022– Premiering at the…
Jan Hendrix
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan Hendrix Sculpture Installed at Nelson-Atkins Mirror Pavilion Addresses Nature’s Fragility Kansas City, MO. Sept. 14, 2022–An arresting sculpture by Jan Hendrix,…
Found in Translation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Exhibition by Regional Asian American Artists Opens Oct. 8 at Nelson-Atkins Found in Translation: Explorations by 8 Contemporary Artists Examines Complex Topics…
National Docent Symposium Hosted at Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, MO. Sept. 6, 2022–The 2022 National Docent Symposium will be held in Kansas City at the Intercontinental Hotel Sept. 16-19 and hosted by…
Starlight Brings Monet + Friends Alive to Life
Starlight Brings Monet & Friends Alive to Life November 1 – December 31 Sponsored by Country Club Bank, Monet & Friends Alive Life, Light &…