Category: In the News
Through the Eyes of Picasso Opens Oct. 20 at Nelson-Atkins
Major Exhibition Explores Dialogue between Picasso and African Works Kansas City, MO May 1, 2017 – The groundbreaking exhibition Through the Eyes of Picasso will…
Nelson-Atkins Focuses on Emancipation with Juneteenth Celebration
Museum Joins Community for Kansas City’s JuneteenthKC Events Kansas City, MO April 28, 2017 – In partnership with organizers of Kansas City’s JuneteenthKC events, The…
Chillida Sculptures Enliven Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park and Theis Park
Installation Underscores Cultural District Initiative Kansas City, MO. April 10, 2017–Seven monumental sculptures by acclaimed Basque artist Eduardo Chillida will be installed by The Nelson-Atkins…
Nelson-Atkins to Unveil Bloch Galleries of European Art
Galleries to feature Marion and Henry Bloch Collection, with Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art on view for first time in a decade…
Henry Bloch on his paintings’ new home…
The Kansas City Star BY DAVID FRESE dfrese@kcstar.com Feb 24, 2017 Henry Bloch on his paintings’ new home at Nelson-Atkins: ‘They look fabulous’ Critics and…
Richard Learoyd Photography Exhibition Opens
Luminous, Seductive Images Captivate Viewers; Learoyd in Conversation in Atkins Auditorium Kansas City, MO. Jan 26, 2017–Contemporary English photographer Richard Learoyd, using…
Exhibition Explores Tastemakers of Imperial China
Visitors Offered Rare Opportunity; Luxurious Objects Seldom on View Kansas City, MO. Dec. 8, 2016–A new exhibition offers visitors a rare chance to view fragile…
Nelson-Atkins Acquires Armenian Masterwork
Elevates Museum’s Holdings in Medieval Manuscripts, Art Kansas City, MO. Nov.15, 2016–A manuscript internationally recognized as one of the greatest Armenian illuminated…
Janet Cardiff: Forty-Part Motet Opens at Nelson-Atkins
“Transformative, Moving” Sound Sculpture First of its Kind in Kansas City Kansas City, Mo., Nov.1, 2016–The pure, ethereal sound of a choir singing a 16th-century…
Nelson-Atkins Hires Senior Curator of European Art
Aimee Marcereau DeGalan to Oversee Bloch Collection, French Catalogue Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 25, 2016–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City has hired Dr.…
Nelson-Atkins Celebrates Generosity of Henry Bloch with New Acquisition
Mondrian Painting to be Integrated into New Bloch Galleries Kansas City, MO. Oct 17, 2016–There is perhaps no more fitting tribute to a longtime museum…
Drone Photographer Tomas van Houtryve to Give Photography Society Talk at Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 3, 2016– Photographer Tomas van Houtryve will speak at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art on October 6th at 6 pm.…
Category: In the News
Nelson-Atkins’ Bloch Building Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The Jewish Chronicle Written by Barbara Bayer, Editor June 8, 2017 The magical Bloch Building, an award-winning architectural marvel designed by Steven Holl as an…
10 Years After Opening, New Challenge for Bloch Building
VISUAL ARTS Kansas City Star JUNE 07, 2017 5:15 PM BY DAVID FRESE dfrese@kcstar.com At a town hall meeting before the Bloch Building opened 10…
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…
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…
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…