Category: In the News
Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851–1939
Kansas City, MO., Jan. 5, 2011 Exquisite Objects Highlight Innovation and Creativity A groundbreaking exhibition of extraordinary decorative arts and design shown at world’s fairs…
The Photographs of Ray K. Metzker
Kansas City, MO, Dec. 21, 2010 Opens Jan. 15 at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Works by Ray K. Metzker, one of the most…
To Make a World: George Ault and 1940s America Opens at Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, MO. Sept. 15, 2011 Clarity, Composure of Art Offsets World in Crisis During the turbulent 1940s, artist George Ault (1891-1948) created eerie and…
Clare Twomey’s Forever Installation Explores Issues Art, Responsibility and Ownership
Kansas City, MO Aug. 11, 2010 First Solo Exhibition in the United States Will Be at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art A specially commissioned installation,…
Through African Eyes at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Explores African Artists’ Perceptions of Westerners
Kansas City, MO Aug. 9, 2010 Artistic Responses Range from Admiration to Resentment in Exhibition A groundbreaking visual examination of how African artists expressed the dynamic…
Vibrant Watercolors by Alfred Jacob Miller Capture Spirit of the Early American West
Kansas City, MO June 17, 2010 Vibrant and masterful mixed media works on paper by the artist Alfred Jacob Miller, depicting the American West inspired by…
Roxy Paine’s Ferment to be Installed in Kansas City Sculpture Park
Kansas City, MO, Jan 14, 2010 Stainless Steel ‘Dendroid’ Commissioned by Martin Friedman, Hall Family Foundation A 56-foot stainless-steel sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Roxy…
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…