Category: Press Releases
Henry W. Bloch Thanks Kansas City for 95 Happy Years
BY HENRY W. BLOCH GUEST COMMENTARY Special to The Star SEPTEMBER 04, 2017 8:30 PM Earlier this summer, I had the good fortune to celebrate…
Destination Focus: KC is Fun and Hip and Ready to Host Your Business Events
Missouri Meetings & Events Article by Bill Clevlen August 23, 2017 In recent years, Kansas City has evolved into one of the hottest tourist spots…
Julián Zugazagoitia: ‘Museums should generate interest and open a door that leads to further learning’
Since 2010, when Zugazagoitia joined the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, visitor numbers have soared. Now, having received a gift that has almost doubled the size…
Bloch Building Anniversary Celebrated with Quixotic Performance
Sonic Sound Sculpture, Light Installation Mark Iconic Building’s First Decade Kansas City, MO. Aug. 18, 2017–A free, one-of-a-kind outdoor event featuring Quixotic, an innovative…
Sculptures Imported by J.C. Nichols Get First Scrubbing in Nearly 20 Years
BY LILY OPPENHEIMER loppenheimer@kcstar.com The Kansas City Star JULY 21, 2017 12:17 PM The huntress at 68th Terrace and Ward Parkway is short one arm…
Florence’s Famous Gates of Paradise Find New Home in Kansas City
Visitors to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will be greeted by a copy of Ghiberti’s baptistery doors by VICTORIA STAPLEY-BROWN | 19 July 2017 The…
You Can Soon See Massive ‘Gates of Paradise’ Casts at Nelson-Atkins
BY DAVID FRESE July 13, 2017 dfrese@kcstar.com A pair of massive bronze doors are being installed this week at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s Bloch…
Nelson-Atkins Museum Can Move Forward with Expansion Plans, KC Council Committee Votes
JULY 12, 2017 2:48 PM BY DIANE STAFFORD stafford@kcstar.com A Kansas City Council committee on Wednesday approved a zoning change that permits the Nelson-Atkins Museum…
Museum Mourns Loss of James B. Nutter
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art joins the community in mourning the loss of James B. Nutter, a businessman and philanthropist who supported countless efforts and…
Pollock/Motherwell Exhibition Opens at Nelson-Atkins
Art Daily July 8, 2017 KANSAS CITY, MO.- Two famed American artists are featured in the focus exhibition Pollock and Motherwell: Legends of Abstract Expressionism,…
The Changing Face of Buddhist Art
July 9, 2017 Sri Lanka Sunday Times Chandani Kirinde stands in awe of a chance discovery of a collection of Buddha statues dating from the…
Nelson-Atkins Announces Board of Trustees Changes
Kansas City, MO. June 30, 2017–An expanded roster of leaders has been announced at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. The Board of…
Category: Press Releases
Survey of Wilbur Niewald’s Career Opens at Nelson-Atkins Aug. 8
In the Studio Spans 70 Year Commitment to Visual Truth Kansas City, MO. July 31, 2018–Wilbur Niewald’s decades-long career as an artist is celebrated at…
StoryCorps to Record at Nelson-Atkins During Month of August
Airstream Trailer Installed Outside Bloch Building; Appointments Taken July 19 Kansas City, MO. July 17, 2018– StoryCorps, a renowned nonprofit organization celebrating the stories of…
Richard C. Green Named Chair of Nelson-Atkins Board of Trustees
Kansas City, MO. June 28, 2018–Shirley Bush Helzberg, who served two consecutive terms as Chair of the Nelson-Atkins Board of Trustees, has stepped down as…
Last Works Created By Wendell Castle Featured at Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sculptures Installed Inside and Outside Museum Kansas City, MO. June 12, 2018– Wendell Castle: Shifting Vocabularies,…
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art to Showcase 10 Years of Gifts
Summer Show to Shed Light on Inner Workings of Museum KANSAS CITY, May 2, 2018 – This summer, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will present…
Deaf Culture Project Launches at Nelson-Atkins
IMLS Grant Provides New Position, Funding for Three Years Kansas City, MO. April 17, 2018–A groundbreaking initiative to provide high quality, accessible, and inclusive programming…
The Big Picture Opens April 28 at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Exhibition Celebrates $10 Million Hall Family Foundation Gift Kansas City, MO. March 20, 2018–The Big Picture: A Transformative Gift from the Hall Family Foundation opens…
Nelson-Atkins Hires Hathaway Maranda to Lead Development Division
Kansas City, MO. Feb. 13, 2018–Following an extensive, nationwide search, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City has hired Hathaway Maranda as Vice President,…
Wall Street Journal Names Nelson-Atkins Picasso Exhibition One of 2017’s Best
Kansas City, MO. Jan 17, 2018– The groundbreaking exhibition Through the Eyes of Picasso, which explores Pablo Picasso’s life-long fascination with art of Africa, Oceania…
River Market’s Quay Coffee Opens at Nelson-Atkins Museum
Kansas City, MO. Dec. 18, 2017–Quay Coffee, a coffee shop which debuted in Kansas City’s River Market in June 2012, has opened a second location…