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Friday, Nov 7, 2008

Featured Exhibitions

Our featured exhibitions bring the Museum’s outstanding collection of art together with magnificent works from private collections and world-renowned art institutions.

There is a charge for the following featured exhibitions. Admission to these exhibitions is on a timed ticket basis. Please click the time you would like to attend to check availability. Tickets are free for Museum Members with a daily limit based on membership level.

Your ticket will allow entrance into these featured exhibitions at your selected time.

Art in the Age of Steam: Europe, America and the Railway, 1830-1960
September 13, 2008—January 18, 2009

Friday, Nov 7, 2008

Youth Studio Workshop
Train Time
Ages 4-6
10 am — Noon
Ford Learning Center
Cost is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers

Calling all young engineers! Are you a fan of Thomas the Tank Engine cartoons? Learn more about trains, rhythm and motion by visiting the special exhibition Art in the Age of Steam and construc ... (Read More)
Friday, Nov 7, 2008

Member Weekend
Wrap it Up!
10 am — 9 pm
Museum Store

The Museum Store's expanded selection is the perfect place to do your holiday shopping.

Today only, members receive a 15% discount in the Store and complimentary gift wrapping. Looking for ... (Read More)
Friday, Nov 7, 2008

Member Weekend
Adult Workshop: Riding the Rails
1 — 4 pm
Ford Learning Center
Cost is $40 per person

This event has been cancelled.
Friday, Nov 7, 2008

Member Weekend
Learning to Look at Paintings
2 — 3 pm
Visitor Services Desk
Free; members only

Did you know that a work by one of the same artists in Art in the Age of Steam is part of our permanent collection? Get acquainted with Thomas Proudley Otter's On the Road.

Friday, Nov 7, 2008

Lecture
Greensburg, Kansas: Rebuilding of a Green Town
4 — 7 pm
Atkins Auditorium
Free; tickets required.

Join five panelists who contributed to making Greensburg the first “green” town in America: a Greensburg resident, a BNIM architect, and professors from Kansas State University and the University of K ... (Read More)
Friday, Nov 7, 2008

Harvey House Dinner
Rozzelle Court Restaurant
5 — 8 pm
Rozzelle Court Restaurant

Inspired by Art in the Age of Steam, Rozzelle Court Restaurant offers a Harvey House experience reminiscent of early 1900s railroad restaurants created by Fred Harvey. Staff will be attired in Harvey ... (Read More)
Friday, Nov 7, 2008

Member Weekend
All Aboard! A Night on the Museum Express
7 — 9 pm
Free; reservations required

Grab your travel pass and board the Museum Express for an artful journey through Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, the Middle East, Egypt, Greece and Rome. Learn about the art of these regions from the ... (Read More)