Like all cultural institutions, the National WWI Museum and Memorial faced challenging decisions with the COVID-19 outbreak. Out of concern for the well-being of staff, volunteers and guests the Museum and Memorial was closed in mid-March.
In Person and Online, the Kauffman Center Connects the Community to the Arts
Now more than ever, social media connects Kansas Citians with each other and with the organizations they love, including the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
Library Takes Stock of its Expansive Collection and Legacy of Art
Kansas City’s embrace of art traces to the late 19th century and, unsurprisingly, William Rockhill Nelson. Intent on instilling cultural refinement in his budding metropolis,..
In the mid-1960s, Kansas City was having an arts crisis. Two of its longtime arts presenters were going out of business, and that meant the city was in danger of losing the cultural enrichment of live arts performances.
For a number of years, the Academy at the UMKC Conservatory has been the bridge between the national reputation and excellence of the Conservatory and the musical needs of our Kansas City community and beyond.
