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Lovely Things Group Exhibition
Date(s): Feb. 4 - Mar. 28 | Time: 10am | Location: Not Specified | Venue: Blue Gallery, 118 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108
Try to imagine uncovering a treasure chest, prying it open, and sticking your hands deep into a pile of Emeralds, Rubies and Pearls.... Diamonds, Sapphires and Fiery Topaz. Every girl's fantasy, yes? That's what it's like for me when I open my gem ...
Type: Exhibits
"Pattern ID"
Date(s): Feb. 11 - May 8 | Time: 11 am-4 pm, Tue.-Thu.; 10 am-9 pm, Fri.-Sat.; 11 am-5 pm, Sun. | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64111
Over the last two decades, artists have increasingly turned to pattern and dress as a language with which to communicate who they are and where they come from. The experiences of culture clash, immigration, and multi-ethnicity in our globalized worl...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Flashpoint
Date(s): Jan. 27 - Mar. 22 | Time: 9am | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Gould Evans Associates, 4041 Mill St., Kansas City, MO 64111
The Flashpoint series captures “the origin of ignition as water hits pigment in a violent explosion of brilliant color”. Sculptural work by DiPiazzo will also be on display. She is currently a resident artist at the Arts Incubator in the Kansas City...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"The Photographs of Ray K. Metzker"
Date(s): Jan. 15 - Jun. 5 | Time: 10am-4pm, Wed.; 10am-9pm, Thu.-Fri.; 10am-5pm, Sat.; Noon-5pm, Sun. | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64111
Metzker's photographs strike a unique balance between formal brilliance, optical innovation, and a deep human regard for the objective world. This show will survey the key aspects of Metzker's long career: Chicago (1956-59); Europe (1960-61); Philad...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"James Naismith's Original Rules of Basket Ball"
Date(s): Mar. 5 - Jun. 12 | Time: 10am-4pm, Wed.; 10am-9pm, Thu.-Fri.; 10am-5pm, Sat.; Noon-5pm, Sun. | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64111
James Naismith thumbtacked the freshly typed 13 rules for his new game, Basket Ball, to a gymnasium bulletin board in December 1891. Now nearly 120 years later, the public will have a rare chance to see the landmark document that launched a cultural...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events,Sports,Top Events
"The Sacred Tripod: Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism in Harmony"
Date(s): Feb.19-Aug.14 | Time: 10am-4pm, Wed.; 10am-9pm, Thu.-Fri.; 10am-5pm, Sat.; Noon-5pm, Sun. | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64111
In traditional China, the Three Teachings (sanjiao) "Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism" were likened to the legs of the ancient sacred tripod known as ding. This analogy underscored the fundamental role of each of the religions in Chinese society. ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Celebrating 50 Fabulous Years with America's Favorite Doll"
Date(s): Thru 2011 | Time: 10am-4pm, Wed.-Sat.; 1-4pm, Sun. | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Toy & Miniature Museum, 5235 Oak St., Kansas City, MO 64112
Fashion diva, career girl, and friend, Barbie® defines girlhood like no other doll. Celebrate her 50th birthday with a look back at her early years and learn how she became an international icon!...
Admission: $7 adults, $6 seniors & students, $5 children 5-12, children under 5 are Free.
Type: Exhibits
"The Abstract Autograph"
Date(s): Feb. 25-Nov. 20 | Time: 10am-4pm, Tue.-Thu.; 10am-9pm, Fri.-Sat.; 11am-5pm, Sun | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64111
The American Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1950s inspired a consideration of the gesture of painting, a “reading” of the emotions of physical movement. There is, however, a great tension between the personal, embodied approach to abstract a...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Under the Sea Adventure"
Date(s): Feb. 5 - May 11 | Time: 10am-6pm, Mon.-Wed.; 10am-9pm, Thu.-Fri.; Noon-5pm, Sun. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108
Enter a world of whimsical creatures, on an adventure that takes families to a sunken pirate ship where they discover a treasure chest. They explore a submarine, visit a mermaid's house, ride a seahorse and step inside a whale's mouth. The exhibit w...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Just for Kids,Top Events
"Documented Rights"
Date(s): Nov. 2-Mar. 19 | Time: Tues-Sat, 9am-5pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: National Archives at Kansas City, 400 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, MO 64108
An exhibition featuring documents from the holdings of the 13 regional National Archives facilities that give a voice to the national struggle for human and civil rights. It features more than 80 documents, facsimiles, images and sound recordings, ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Diana A Celebration"
Date(s): Mar. 4 - Jun. 12 | Time: 9:30am-5pm, Tue.; 9:30am-9pm, Fri.; 9;30am-6pm, Sat.; Noon-5pm, Sun. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, MO 64108
Coinciding with the royal nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton, Kansas City will host "Diana, A Celebration," a major exhibition chronicling the life and humanitarian work of Diana, Princess of Wales, at Union Station from March 4 to June 1...
Admission: $25
Type: Exhibits,Top Events
"Cowboys, Quacks, and Carousels: Stories of Kansas"
Date(s): Feb. 15 - May 28 | Time: 9am-5pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: National Archives at Kansas City, 400 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, MO 64108
The National Archives will join in the sesquicentennial celebration of the State of Kansas in a new exhibition at the National Archives at Kansas City. Cowboys, Quacks, and Carousels: Stories of Kansas will present 150 years of Kansas history throug...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Man and Machine: The German Soldier in World War I"
Date(s): Sep. 3-Dec. 31 | Time: 10am-5pm, Tue.-Sun. | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial, 100 W 26th St., Kansas City, MO 64108
This special exhibition draws on the extensive collections of the Museum, including the recent Hauber donation of machine guns and related material. The exhibition will be told from the perspective of the German soldier and his leaders, featuring th...
Admission: $6-$12
Type: Exhibits
Therman Statom: Juguetes Nauticos Exhibition
Date(s): Mar 4 - Apr.30 | Time: 7pm | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, MO 64108
New Exhibits...
Type: Exhibits
Laura Beard: Velocity/Volition
Date(s): Mar. 4 - Apr. 30 | Time: 7pm | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, MO 64108
New Exhibits...
Type: Exhibits
Kent Michael Smith: Split-level
Date(s): Mar. 4 - Apr. 30 | Time: 7pm | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, MO 64108
New Exhibits...
Type: Exhibits
"Enchanted Garden: Orchids, Begonias & Fairy Houses"
Date(s): Mar. 12 - Apr. 24 | Time: 9am-5pm | Location: East | Venue: Powell Gardens, 1609 NW US Hwy 50, Kingsville, MO 64061
A mix of exquisite orchids and bright begonias make a perfect backdrop for a magical display of fairy houses in Powell Gardens' conservatory. Visitors also can purchase their own orchids from Bird's Botanicals throughout the exhibit....
Admission: $7/adults, $6/seniors and $3/children 5-12 through March. $9.50/adults, $8.50/seniors and $4/children 5-12 in April
Type: Exhibits
Charlotte Street Foundation Presents "Humanature"
Date(s): Mar. 4 - Apr. 16 | Time: 6pm | Location: East | Venue: Charlotte Street Foundation, 1000 West 25th St,, Kansas City, MO 64108
Charlotte Street Foundation's Urban Culture Project is pleased to present Humanature, an art exhibition that calls into question the boundaries between what is “human” and what is natural.This ambitious show features installations, sculptures, photo...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits
Gallery Off Bradway Grand Opening
Date(s): Mar. 11 | Time: 5pm | Location: Northeast | Venue: Gallery Off Broadway, 101 S Main, Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
The grand opening celebration, which is free to the public, is being held in conjunction with the first downtown Excelsior Springs Second Fridays Art Crawl of the season and will feature a myriad of original artwork ranging in size, scope and color ...
Type: Exhibits,Special Events
Betsy Knabe Roe "Core Remains," exhibit
Date(s): Jan. 26 - Apr. 1 | Time: 8am | Location: Northwest | Venue: Park University, 8700 NW River Park Dr., Parkville, MO 64152
A fiber arts, mixed media exhibition by Betsy Knabe Roe...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits
Doug Freed Retrospecitve
Date(s): Feb. 2 - May 29 | Time: 7pm | Location: Southeast | Venue: Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, 3201 West 16th St., Sedalia, MO 65301
In the series Industrial Remnants, artist Michael Schultz has created large-scale photographs of huge abandoned factories and machinery in the United States and Europe. Not so long ago, these factories and machines were the heartbeat of the industr...
Type: Exhibits
"KidScape"
Date(s): Ongoing | Time: 10am-4:30pm, Tue.-Sat.; 1-4:30pm, Sun. | Location: Southwest | Venue: Johnson County Museum of History, 6305 Lackman Rd., Shawnee, KS 66217
Welcome to KidScape, the museum's newest hands-on exhibit for kids ages 3-9. Designed to look like a suburban streetscape, KidScape immerses children into a colorful, exciting environment where they can learn about community and meet some of Johnson...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events,Just for Kids
"Line Drives and Lipstick: The Untold History of Women’s Baseball"
Date(s): Jan. 28 - Mar. 16 | Time: 10-11am | Location: Southwest | Venue: Johnson County Museum of History, 6305 Lackman Rd., Shawnee, KS 66217
a traveling exhibition produced by Kansas City's Exhibits USA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance and the National Endowment for the Arts....
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits
Grant Miller Exhibit
Date(s): Feb. 25 - May 8 | Time: 10am | Location: Southwest | Venue: Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS 66210
The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is located on the campus of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas (a major suburb of metropolitan Kansas City). JCCC is one of the region's major providers for the visual and performing arts ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits
"Embarrassment of Riches"
Date(s): Feb. 25 - May 29 | Time: 10am | Location: Southwest | Venue: Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS 66210
The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is located on the campus of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas (a major suburb of metropolitan Kansas City). JCCC is one of the region's major providers for the visual and performing arts ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits
