Open Spaces at the Nelson-Atkins
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is proud to be part of Open Spaces, a city-wide arts festival that will stretch from August 25 to October…
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…
Jade and Gold Burial Suit Featured in Nelson-Atkins Exhibition
Jade and Gold Burial Suit, Finest to Survive Ancient China, Featured in Nelson-Atkins Exhibition Kansas City, MO. Nov. 29, 2017–In ancient China, death was believed…