Category: Press Releases
Art of Illusion Photography Exhibition Challenges Adage ‘Seeing is Believing’
Opens at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art July 2020 Kansas City, MO. Feb. 6, 2020–Does photography accurately reflect the things we see? Or does it merely…
Gordon Parks, Muhammad Ali Exhibition to Open Feb. 14 at Nelson-Atkins
Many Works Never Before Published Kansas City, MO. Feb. 4, 2020– The charismatic and controversial American…
Rare Daguerreotype Purchased by Hall Family Foundation for Nelson-Atkins
Antebellum Image Believed to be First of its Kind Kansas City, MO. Nov. 21, 2019–A quarter plate daguerreotype believed to be the earliest known image…
Nelson-Atkins Exhibition Features Latest Technological Breakthroughs in Accessible Design
Access+Ability Merges Practicality and Functionality Kansas City, MO. Oct 9, 2019– The exhibition…
Gordon Parks, Muhammad Ali Exhibition to Open at Nelson-Atkins
Image of a Champion Features Many Works Never Before Published Kansas City, MO. Oct. 3, 2019–The charismatic and controversial American heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali,…
Queen Nefertari: Eternal Egypt Celebrates Artistic Achievements From 3,000 Years Ago
Visitors Will Discover Ancient Egyptian Works of Art from Royal Tombs to Daily Life Kansas City, MO, September 23, 2019 – Queen Nefertari, the…
Tivoli at the Nelson-Atkins Premieres with Special Showing Oct. 21
Beloved Arthouse Theater Resurrected in Iconic Museum Kansas City, MO. Sept. 20, 2019–Kansas City’s favorite arthouse movie theater, Tivoli Cinemas in Westport, will reopen…
Golden Prospects: California Gold Rush Daguerreotypes to Open at Nelson-Atkins
Golden Prospects: California Gold Rush Daguerreotypes to Open at Nelson-Atkins Exhibition Documents Significant Event in American History Kansas City, MO. Aug. 20, 2019–From…
Popular Art Course at Nelson-Atkins Extended to Oct. 14
Art-inspired Mini-Golf to Continue in 2020; Search Begins for New Hole Designs Kansas City, MO. Aug. 14, 2019–The installation of a mini-golf course in the…
Longtime Nelson-Atkins Patron Morton Sosland Dies
Leading Philanthropist Supported Museum for More Than Five Decades Kansas City, MO. April 26, 2019–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art joins the Kansas City community in…
Nelson-Atkins Mourns Loss of Henry Bloch
Bloch’s Vision, Leadership and Commitment Integral to Museum’s Success Kansas City, MO. April 23, 2019–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art joins the Bloch family and…
Nelson-Atkins Offers Array of New Summer Activities
Museum Open Every Monday…
Category: Press Releases
First Retrospective of Photographer Terry Evans Opens at Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, MO. Sept 5, 2012 Sweeping Views of Midwest Prairie and People One of the nation’s finest landscape photographers, Terry Evans, is widely recognized…
The Intersection of Science and Art Explored at Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, MO. Aug. 30, 2012 Cabinet of Curiosities: Photography & Specimens Opens Sept 12 The photography exhibition Cabinet of Curiosities: Photography & Specimens opens…
Dramatic Photographic Sculptures Depict World’s Fair Sites
Kansas City, MO. June 14, 2012 Belgian Artist Ives Maes’ First U.S. Solo Exhibition Opens at Nelson-Atkins Museum For his first solo American exhibition, Belgian…
Timothy O’Sullivan Photography Exhibition Opens at Nelson-Atkins Museum
Kansas City, MO. March 26, 2012 Images “Boldly Straightforward, Deeply Mysterious” The King Survey of the Great Basin, from 1867 to 1872, was the model…
Riveting Bill Viola Video Opens at Nelson-Atkins Museum
Kansas City, MO. Jan 18, 2012 First Time Artist’s Work Has Appeared as an Installation in Kansas City A psychologically powerful video depicting strangers facing…
The Photographs of Brett Weston Opens at the Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, MO. Nov. 15, 2011 Son of Famed Photographer Edward Weston Exemplified Modernist Aesthetic Over his long and prolific career, photographer Brett Weston (1911-1993)…
Op Art by Luis Tomasello to be Installed in Bloch Building
Kansas City, MO. Oct. 21, 2011 672 Geometric Shapes Fabricated at Kansas City Art Studio; Public Can Watch Installation An installation by Argentinean artist Luis…
Nelson-Atkins Organizes Timothy O’Sullivan Photography Exhibition Debuting at Art Institute of Chicago
Kansas City, MO. Oct.11, 2011 Exhibition Travels to Kansas City in April 2012 The King Survey of the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains, from 1867…
Rodin Sculptures Illustrate Power of Human Emotion
Kansas City, MO. Sept. 26, 2011 Exhibition is Second to be Featured in Bloch Lobby Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) was arguably the most celebrated sculptor of…
Impressions & Improvisations: The Prints of Romare Bearden Opens at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, MO. Sept. 20, 2011 Exhibition Offers In-Depth Look at Artist, Printmaking Artist Romare Bearden‟s life and art are marked by a broad range…