Visitors in American Paintings Gallery

Featured Exhibitions

Every visit to the Nelson-Atkins offers new and exciting discoveries. Our featured exhibitions bring the Museum’s outstanding collection of art together with magnificent works from private collections and world-renowned art institutions.

Our new exhibition space in the Bloch Building holds featured exhibitions. There will be an admission charge for select exhibitions.

George Segal: Street Scenes

May 9—August 2, 2009

Inventing the Shuttlecocks

May 9—August 16, 2009


Exhibitions

The following exhibitions are FREE.

Beloved Daughters: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh

June 27—September 13, 2009

Starr Miniature Collection: The Fashionable Sitter

June 13, 2009—January 10, 2010

Still Life: 19th and 20th Century Prints and Drawings

June 13, 2009—January 10, 2010

Asian Influence on American Ceramics

June 9, 2009—January 24, 2010

Decorative Designs, Decorative Landscapes and Still Life

April 28—November 8, 2009

Art on Paper: Highlights from the American Collection

April 22—October 11, 2009

Islamic Inspirations and Influences

February 17—August 16, 2009

Senses and Sensibilities

February 6—October 1, 2009

Tours