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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE My Father’s Death Evokes Memory, Loss Kansas City, MO. Oct.4, 2023–An intimate exhibition that showcases a recent contemporary art acquisition rooted in…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Enduring Legacy of Claude Monet Celebrated in Featured Exhibition at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Arts Kansas City, MO. Oct. 3, 2023– In…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local Artists with Latin American Ties featured in Nelson-Atkins Exhibition A Layered Presence / Una presencia estratificada Addresses Wide Range of Issues…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Acclaimed Photographer’s City Photographs Featured Kansas City, MO. Sept 6, 2023–The first major museum exhibition in the United States in over 50…

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…

                    Many Works Never Before Published Kansas City, MO. Feb. 4, 2020– The charismatic and controversial American…

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…

                          Access+Ability Merges Practicality and Functionality Kansas City, MO. Oct 9, 2019– The exhibition…

         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,…

Visitors Will Discover Ancient Egyptian Works of Art from Royal Tombs to Daily Life   Kansas City, MO, September 23, 2019 – Queen Nefertari, the…

          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…

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…

 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…