Category: Press Releases
Lawrence Lithography Workshop Archive Established at Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Archive Highlights Featured in Special Exhibition Kansas City, MO. – The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City announced that it has…
John Smart Portrait Miniatures Showcased at Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Exhibition Includes Rare Self-Portrait of the Artist Kansas City, MO. Dec. 5, 2024– A stunning array of jewel-like portrait miniatures by English…
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art announces international design competition shortlist
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Finalists expanded to six teams following outstanding response to global open call Link to download images: https://tinyurl.com/y345haft (Kansas City, MO – Nov.…
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Linda Hall Library Present All-New Multi-Cultural, Multi-Faith Advancement of Astronomy Exhibition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Mapping the Heavens” explores connections between scholars, scientists, historians and artists KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new exhibition arrives at The Nelson-Atkins…
Charlotte Street Award Winners Exhibit at Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Three Distinct, Thought-provoking Presentations on View Kansas City, MO. Oct. 29, 2024–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City is partnering with…
Centuries of Dazzling Glass on View at Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Glorious Glass Includes Rare Examples, New Acquisitions Kansas City, MO. Oct. 22, 2024– Glass, an indispensable part of our daily lives, is…
Nelson-Atkins Joins Kansas City in Mourning Death of Donald J. Hall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Business, Civic Leader’s Stewardship of Museum Unsurpassed Kansas City, MO. Oct. 15, 2024–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art joins the Hall family and…
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art launches international design competition for major expansion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE One of America’s finest art museums challenges designers to create ‘a museum for all’ Link to download images: https://tinyurl.com/2kuwdsym US, international, emerging…
Nelson-Atkins Launches Second Podcast Series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Art Bytes Offers Casual, Accessible Conversations with Artists, Collectors and More Kansas City, MO. Sept. 25, 2024–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in…
Nelson-Atkins Presents Major Hokusai Exhibition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Widespread, Enduring Legacy Examined through Lens of Students, Rivals, Colleagues Kansas City, MO. Aug. 15, 2024– The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in…
Nelson-Atkins Sculpture Conservation Work Takes Place in September
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Generous Grant from Bank of America Allows for Three Bowls Restoration in View of Public Kansas City, MO. Aug. 14, 2024–A popular…
19th Century Photographs Offer Compelling ‘Backstage’ Glimpse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Costumed Subjects Transformed into Variety of Characters Kansas City, MO. Aug. 8, 2024–Early photography is ripe with creative fictions. Actors, children, aristocrats,…
Category: Press Releases
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…
Cutting-Edge 3D Technology Enhances Video Dance Experience After Ghostcatching
Kansas City, MO. Sept. 7, 2011 Sweeping Lines of Light Seem to Reach Toward Viewers After Ghostcatching, a 13-minute video at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of…
Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851–1939
Kansas City, MO and Pittsburgh, PA Aug. 12, 2011 Co-organized by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City and Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh Inventing…
Artist Produces Poetry on Demand for Nelson-Atkins Museum
Kansas City, MO. June 20, 2011 zach houston:poemstore Uses Visitors’ Ideas to Create Poems How does it feel to be inside a poem? Visitors to…
Heavens: Photographs of the Sky & Cosmos Opens at Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, MO. June 9, 2011 Exhibition Explores Fascination with Sun, Clouds, Moon and Stars Humankind has long been fascinated with the realms above us.…
Sculptures Created in Bloch Lobby in Full View of Visitors
Kansas City, MO, April 26, 2011 First Lobby Installation Since 2007 Opening Visitors to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will get a rare look at…
American Debut of RMB City Opera Opens Feb. 4 at the Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, MO, Jan. 14, 2011 Work by Cao Fei Builds on Virtual Second Life RMB City Opera, an innovative video by contemporary Beijing artist…