Category: Press Releases
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…
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…
Monet’s Water Lilies Offers Rare Opportunity to Experience Great Impressionist’s Work as Intended
Kansas City, MO, Jan. 14, 2011 Nelson-Atkins Exhibition Reunites Three Panels for the First Time in a Generation For the first time in more than…
Category: Press Releases
Nelson-Atkins and Linda Hall Library Awarded Climate Planning Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ongoing Initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities Kansas City, MO. July 9, 2024–The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded…
Nelson-Atkins Monet Painting Sold at Auction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Acquisition Endowment Created with Proceeds Kansas City, MO. May 21, 2024– The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City announced that the…
New Hires at the Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Two Important Curatorial Hires Announced at Nelson-Atkins Museum Museum Also Announces Appointment of New Chief Marketing Officer Kansas City, MO. April 9,…
Monet Painting to be Sold at Auction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jointly Owned Monet Painting to be Sold at Auction, Proceeds Will Be Used to Support Future Nelson-Atkins Acquisitions Kansas City, MO. April…
Final Known Work of Maria Cosway Given to Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Painting is Second Major European Gift from James and Virginia Moffett Collection Kansas City, MO. March 12, 2024–A major painting by an…
Retrospective of Niki de Saint Phalle to Open at Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Artist’s Exuberant Works Delight While Tackling Social Issues Kansas City, MO. March 6, 2024–The first full-career U.S. retrospective of French American avant-garde…
Melissa Shook Photography Exhibition to Open at Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Self-Portrait Series Illuminates Artist’s Search for Self Kansas City, MO. February 28, 2024–A unique and compelling body of work by photographer Melissa…
Soaring Sculpture Melding Art, Science Celebrates Nelson-Atkins Anniversary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Venezuelan Artist Elias Crespin to Oversee Installation Kansas City, MO. Feb. 7, 2024– A dramatic, ever-shifting, hanging sculpture will be installed in…
Nelson-Atkins Receives Generous Grant from Hall Family Foundation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE $4.5 Million Earmarked for Photography Department Over Three-Year Period Kansas City, MO. Feb. 1, 2024–The Hall Family Foundation, in its continuing support…
Dia de los Muertos at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Visiting Artist Creates Fantastical Creatures for Dia de los Muertos at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City, MO. Oct. 20, 2023–Mexican…