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October 30, 2025

Painted Worlds: Color and Culture in Mesoamerican Art

This fall and winter, the vibrant art of Mesoamerica is coming to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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October 30, 2025

Editor’s Letter, November/December 2025

In this issue, Robert Trussell chronicles the climate of fear created by government attacks on DEI.
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October 23, 2025

Arts News: Streetcar arrival energizes plan for the Arterie pathway connecting KC’s cultural district

With a planned launch Nov. 2, The Arterie is a newly established winding pathway through an envisioned “cultural district” in Kansas City.
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October 10, 2025

John Smart: Virtuoso in Miniatures

Few artists captured the faces—and ambitions—of a rising class as compellingly as John Smart (1741-1811).
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September 16, 2025

Fall Visual Arts Exhibition Highlights: Kansas City Metro

This fall, Kansas City's visual arts scene comes alive with standout exhibitions that showcase everything from emerging local artists to celebrated national names.
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September 2, 2025

Editor’s Letter, September/October 2025

While the defunding of public media grabbed headlines in late summer, museums too are struggling in the current political and cultural climate.
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August 18, 2025

Arts Brief: 2025 Mary Atkins Lecture at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Art historian Richard Spear will deliver this year’s Mary Atkins Lecture, titled “Caravaggio and His ‘Cardsharps’ on Trial,” Sept. 4 in Atkins Auditorium.
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August 4, 2025

Gallery Glance: “Sages and Heroes: Storytelling in Asian Art,” The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

“Sages and Heroes: Storytelling in Asian Art” at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art features works from the 13th through the 19th century spanning the continent.
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July 25, 2025

Mapping the Heavens: Art, Astronomy and Exchange Between the Islamic Lands and Europe

Mapping the Heavens on view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art explores the historical dialogues that advanced global astronomy through books, paintings and instruments.
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