Tours—Walk-in
Walk-in tours are free. Meet at the Information Desk in the Bloch Building.
Making a Masterpiece:
75 Years of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
1:30 p.m., Wednesday through Friday
7 p.m., Thursday and Friday
11 a.m., Saturday
3 p.m., Sunday
Enjoy a trip down memory lane! Explore the Museum’s history from the founders to the present day. Learn wonderful stories about how works of art entered the collection; key figures in its development; and how the community played an important role in the Museum’s formation.
Highlights of American Indian Art
Through Spring 2010
6:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday
2:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday
This 45 minute guided tour will focus on some of the Museum’s most important objects from the American-Indian collection. Featured on the tour is an amazing Eagle Feather Headdress, masks from the Pacific Northwest and Arctic and a wonderful contemporary object from the Southwest.