Category: In the News
Neighbors Praise Nelson-Atkins for Listening to Their Concerns
BY DIANE STAFFORD June 6, 2017 stafford@kcstar.com City plan commissioners on Tuesday heard kudos upon kudos from officials of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and…
Nelson-Atkins Receives Approval from City Plan Commission
After months of discussions with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, neighbors attended a City Plan Commission meeting in support of a rezoning request. By LAURA…
Dignity vs. Despair Opens at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Depression-Era Photography Exhibition Showcases Resiliency of Human Spirit Kansas City, MO. June 7, 2017– A new exhibition featuring works by some of the most well-known…
Nelson-Atkins’ Bloch Building Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Art Daily Thursday, June 1, 2017 KANSAS CITY, MO.- The magical Bloch Building, an award-winning architectural marvel designed by Steven Holl as an expansion of…
Nelson-Atkins’ Bloch Building Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Controversial, then Critically Acclaimed Expansion Designed by Architect Steven Holl Kansas City, MO. May 31, 2017–The magical Bloch Building, an award-winning architectural marvel designed by…
Han Treasures Bring Kings to Life
By HONG XIAO in New York | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-05-24 11:33 A burial suit made of thousands of pieces of jade laced together with…
10 Road Trip Destinations for Summer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch From staff reports May 19, 2017 Are you ready to plan your summer vacation? We have 10 ideas for getaways that are…
The Most Remarkable Art-Historical Discoveries of 2016
Artsy Editorial By Abigail Cain Dec 22nd, 2016 9:55 pm Sometimes it takes cutting-edge technology to uncover new secrets about centuries-old artworks. Sometimes it takes…
16 U.S. Museums with Outstanding Architecture
When design and art collide BY MEGAN BARBER@MEGCBARBER JAN 11, 2017, 11:00AM EST Curbed From New York to Los Angeles and everywhere in between, America’s…
Meet the Conservators at the Nelson-Atkins Museum
By David Frese February 10, 2017 11:48 AM Kansas City Star Of all the treasures and masterworks in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the more…
197 Immigrants Become US Citizens
197 Immigrants from 46 Countries Become US Citizens in Kansas City By: Terra Hall KSHB TV Posted: 5:20 PM, Mar 2, 2017 KANSAS CITY, Mo.…
The Power Of 40 Speakers In A Room
March 10, 2017·4:21 AM ET NPR Commentary Alva Noë In Wim Wenders’ wonderful movie Wings of Desire, angels hear what a person is thinking and…
Category: In the News
From Buffalo to San Antonio and Beyond, Museums Woo Members
By GERALDINE FABRIKANT OCT. 25, 2017 The New York Times When the financier Jeffrey Gundlach showered $42.5 million on the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo,…
At the Nelson’s Picasso Show, You’ll Get a Rare Glimpse of This Art — and a KC Touch
The Kansas City Star October 15, 2017 9:00 AM By Matt Campbell mcampbell@kcstar.com The ceremonial mask looks like a work by Picasso. Or is that…
Picasso Comes to Kansas City
by Susan Atteberry Smith Missouri Life Magazine October 11, 2017 A six-month exhibition opening this month at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art promises a rare…
UI-produced ‘Mural’ Documentary Wins Emmy
Documentary explores remarkable journey taken by Pollock’s influential painting BY: CHRIS PETERS | 2017.09.11 | 03:56 PM Jackson Pollock’s Mural: The Story of a Modern…
Henry W. Bloch Thanks Kansas City for 95 Happy Years
BY HENRY W. BLOCH GUEST COMMENTARY Special to The Star SEPTEMBER 04, 2017 8:30 PM Earlier this summer, I had the good fortune to celebrate…
Destination Focus: KC is Fun and Hip and Ready to Host Your Business Events
Missouri Meetings & Events Article by Bill Clevlen August 23, 2017 In recent years, Kansas City has evolved into one of the hottest tourist spots…
Julián Zugazagoitia: ‘Museums should generate interest and open a door that leads to further learning’
Since 2010, when Zugazagoitia joined the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, visitor numbers have soared. Now, having received a gift that has almost doubled the size…
Sculptures Imported by J.C. Nichols Get First Scrubbing in Nearly 20 Years
BY LILY OPPENHEIMER loppenheimer@kcstar.com The Kansas City Star JULY 21, 2017 12:17 PM The huntress at 68th Terrace and Ward Parkway is short one arm…
Florence’s Famous Gates of Paradise Find New Home in Kansas City
Visitors to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will be greeted by a copy of Ghiberti’s baptistery doors by VICTORIA STAPLEY-BROWN | 19 July 2017 The…
You Can Soon See Massive ‘Gates of Paradise’ Casts at Nelson-Atkins
BY DAVID FRESE July 13, 2017 dfrese@kcstar.com A pair of massive bronze doors are being installed this week at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s Bloch…