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New Date: For Love of Music: Napoleon & the String Quartet
New Date: For Love of Music: Napoleon & the String Quartet
Enjoy a selection of music favored by Napoleon.
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Talk | The Students are IN!
Talk | The Students are IN!
Join UMKC Foreign Languages students in the Napoleon: Power and Splendor as they greet visitors in French and discuss the art and French literature.
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Talk | Liberty’s Silver Lining: The Forgotten Genius of Archibald Knox
Talk | Liberty’s Silver Lining: The Forgotten Genius of Archibald Knox
Tony Jones, historian, author and broadcaster, and the Nerman Family President of KCAI, reveals the magic of the reclusive artist and designer, Archibald Knox.
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Adult/Youth Workshop | Regal Portraits in Clay
Adult/Youth Workshop | Regal Portraits in Clay
Members (Family level & above) enroll Nov. 19-Dec. 2
See decorative serving ware in our Napoleon exhibition then design your own clay platter.
$50
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REPEAT SCREENING | I Remember 12th Street
REPEAT SCREENING | I Remember 12th Street
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Produced by Rodney Thompson and Stinson McClendon, I Remember 12th Street is a documentary film about Kansas City’s celebrated 12th Street.
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Talk | Architect Fuensanta Nieto: Double Mirror
Talk | Architect Fuensanta Nieto: Double Mirror
Architect talk presented in partnership with Kansas State University where Fuensanta Nieto serves as the Victor L. Regnier Distinguished Visiting Chair in architecture.
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Tour | Minds in Motion
Tour | Minds in Motion
For those with memory loss
Come experience the exquisite art of Japan as we explore objects from the temple, the home, and the great outdoors.
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Teacher Workshop | Art + Imagination
Teacher Workshop | Art + Imagination
Examine how artists use their imaginations to create new worlds.
$5
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Talk | The Monuments Men and Beyond
Talk | The Monuments Men and Beyond
Corine Wegener, of the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, will share her insights about the role of museums in the development of the WWII Monuments Men and the importance of provenance research today.
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Teen Event | Breakfast Club
Teen Event | Breakfast Club
Teens! Buy a drink from Quay Coffee and enjoy an open conversation with a featured Kansas City artist and other teens. Donuts are on us!
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Library Event | Mary Atkins: Tales and Travels
Library Event | Mary Atkins: Tales and Travels
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Hear more about Mary Atkins' travels, birthplace, and family--details that help round out the limited portrait we have of our museum benefactress.
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Girl Scouts | Drawing
Girl Scouts | Drawing
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Girl Scouts enjoy sketching in the galleries as they explore various works of art and then create their own drawing.
$9
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Talk | The Work of Ralston Crawford: A Conversation with Keith F. Davis and Neelon Crawford
Talk | The Work of Ralston Crawford: A Conversation with Keith F. Davis and Neelon Crawford
Please join us for a discussion of the life and work of Ralston Crawford with exhibition curator Keith F. Davis and the artist’s son, Neelon Crawford.
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Film | Hitler Versus Picasso and the Others
Film | Hitler Versus Picasso and the Others
An extraordinary documentary that reveals the Nazis’ complicated relationship with classical and modern art.
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Film | Hitler Versus Picasso and the Others
Film | Hitler Versus Picasso and the Others
An extraordinary documentary that reveals the Nazis’ complicated relationship with classical and modern art.
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Film | The Rape of Europa
Film | The Rape of Europa
Experience a journey through seven countries telling a story of greed and warfare that threatened the artistic heritage of Europe.
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Low Sensory Morning
Low Sensory Morning
We invite participants into the museum an hour before we open to the public in order to provide a quiet and low-stimulating environment where you can enjoy hands on art activities and art in the galleries.
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Film | The Rape of Europa
Film | The Rape of Europa
Experience a journey through seven countries telling a story of greed and warfare that threatened the artistic heritage of Europe.
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Performance | Balinese Gamelan Music & Dance
Performance | Balinese Gamelan Music & Dance
Special performance of traditional and modern Balinese gamelan music and dance by Kansas City’s Gamelan Genta Kasturi ensemble.
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SOF Collecting & Connoisseurship
SOF Collecting & Connoisseurship
Society of Fellows members learn from curators Stephanie Knappe and Keith F. Davis about what to consider when purchasing prints and photographs.
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Reschedule: Teacher Workshop | Art + Identity
Reschedule: Teacher Workshop | Art + Identity
Join us as we explore answers to questions about identity using portraits from a variety of periods and places.
$5
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Film | Woman in Gold
Film | Woman in Gold
Follow the true story of one woman's fight to reclaim Gustav Klimt’s iconic painting of her aunt, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, stolen from her relatives by the Nazis in Vienna.
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Teen Event | ArtFlix
Teen Event | ArtFlix
Teens-only event | Watch an art focused film and join in a round-table discussion with other teens and museum staff.
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Adult/Youth Workshop | Woof! Dog Teapots
Adult/Youth Workshop | Woof! Dog Teapots
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Visit the galleries to see all sorts of dogs in painting and sculpture and create a teapot in clay representing everyone’s “best friend."
$50
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Youth Class | Start in Art
Youth Class | Start in Art
Young children explore art concepts by working with paint, collage and clay. Students should feel comfortable attending class without a parent or guardian.
$155
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Adult Class | Drawing Basics
Adult Class | Drawing Basics
Draw weekly from art in the galleries and develop your skills at looking closely and translating what you see onto the page in your own unique way.
$150
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Youth Class | The Nature of Art
Youth Class | The Nature of Art
Students experiment with a variety of art making processes as they investigate nature.
$165
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Youth Class | Ancient Explorers
Youth Class | Ancient Explorers
Students create paintings, drawings, clay forms and mixed-media art that has a connection to Ancient Egypt, Greece and China.
$165
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Youth Class | Drawing & Painting
Youth Class | Drawing & Painting
Students will sketch from art in galleries with graphite, charcoal, watercolor, tempera and more to explore the fundamentals of drawing and painting.
$165
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Meditation in the Gallery
Meditation in the Gallery
Join a guided meditation surrounded by Saya Woolfalk: Expedition to the ChimaCloud. Space is limited.
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Tour | Minds in Motion
Tour | Minds in Motion
For those with memory loss
Join us for a discussion about coffee and tea services in the Folger’s Coffee Silver Collection.
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Family Field Trip Night
Family Field Trip Night
It’s time for an evening field trip to the Nelson-Atkins!
Enjoy hands-on art projects, refreshments, and interactive stations throughout the museum. No pre-registration is required.
Free
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Talk | Curator is IN! Saya Woolfalk
Talk | Curator is IN! Saya Woolfalk
Join Sarah Biggerstaff from the museum’s curatorial division for an engaging gallery talk exploring the latest installation of the ChimaCloud.
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Talk | Curator is IN! Saya Woolfalk
Talk | Curator is IN! Saya Woolfalk
Join Sarah Biggerstaff from the museum’s curatorial division for an engaging gallery talk exploring the latest installation of the ChimaCloud.
