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Current
Exhibitions
Please visit the
websites listed for information on
operating hours and admission fees.
Through
22 August
The First
World War in Color
Vivid insight into the Great War through the presentation of newly
acquired historical objects from countries around the world. Black and
white photography which captured the grey images of the Great War failed
to show the flashes of color seen by the soldier. The special exhibition
shows the stark contrast between these black and white images and the
colorful objects from the war.
National World War I
Museum at Liberty Memorial [Web
Site]
100 West 26th St., Kansas City, MO 64108 816-784-1918
Through 24 August
Heroes of the Sky, Adventures in Early Flight, 1903 -
1939
A traveling exhibit featuring our nation's
early aviators celebrates the first remarkable decades of flight through
stories of the fliers, businessmen and inventors who transformed
airplanes from the novel invention of tinkerers into sophisticated
machines of transportation, commerce and war.
Excelsior
Springs Historical Museum and Archives [Web
Site]
101 E. Broadway, Excelsior Springs, MO 816-630-0101
27 August - 24
September
Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America
Created to commemorate the 200th anniversary and birth of one of
America’s best known presidents Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America
is a learning station exhibition and covers Lincoln’s childhood,
self-education, careers as a surveyor and lawyer, family life, political
career, election to the Presidency, and his assassination. The
reproduction artifacts on display, all modeled from originals in the
Presidential Library and Museum, include: Lincoln’s favorite books; his
son Tad’s toy cannon; the nameplate from his Springfield home; his
stovepipe hat, which he used like a briefcase to hold important papers;
a Presidential campaign banner; an axe that Lincoln used to chop wood;
the bloody gloves found in Lincoln’s pocket the night of his
assassination; and many other unique and interesting items.
The National Archives at Kansas City [Web
Site]
400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO
816-268-8000
Through the summer
Children's Exhibit includes details of Frank and
Jesse James
This interactive exhibit for kids explores what it was like to grow up
on a typical farm in the 1800s and includes the few known details of the
childhood of Jesse and Frank James. A family day event, including games
and activities for children, planned for July 17th.
Jesse James Farm & Museum
[County Web Site]
21216 Jesse James Farm Road, Kearney, MO 64060
Through 1 October
Partisan Pieces: Quilts of Political and Patriotic Persuasion
This exhibition features 12 historical quilts from the 1840s -
1940s. The quilts are made of pieced and appliquéd stars, flags, eagles,
campaign ribbons, and flowers. The theme and focus is on the political and
patriotic sentiments of the women who made them during the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. This exhibition is a sampling of the numerous ways
women cast their vote, if not their ballot in the years before suffrage.
Partisan Pieces breaks new ground in the search for women’s rights as a
new government and a new nation were being created. Rather than reading
between the lines you can read between the stitches to gain new insights
into the minds and emotions of the founding mothers. The exhibit
runs through October 1, 2010.
The National Archives at Kansas City [Web
Site]
400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO
816-268-8000
Through
3 October
Big Bugs Exhibit
For family fun that’s too big to miss, take a safari to Powell Gardens,
Kansas City’s botanical garden, where Dave Rogers’ Big Bugs exhibit
of 11 unnaturally large insect sculptures includes a 700-pound trio of
ants and a new 10-foot-tall daddy long legs. The artist creates these
larger-than-life sculptures from natural materials such as bent willow,
red cedar, black locust, black walnut and fungi. Special activities during
the exhibit include play stations such as the “I Dig Bugs” sandbox, a
kid-sized ant hill and a caterpillar crawl. The Crawleseum in the visitor
center provides a chance to see live bugs up close. An ongoing Bee
Creative Art Station for children will be open from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. each
Wednesday, and a collection of finished artwork will be displayed during
the Festival of Butterflies Aug. 6-15.
Powell Gardens
[Web
Site]
1609 NW Hwy 50, Kingsville, MO 816-697-2600
14 August – 17 October
200 Years on Troost
Father David Paisius Altschul began researching Troost Avenue more than
25 years ago and ultimately decided to document its history in the
exhibit 200 Years on Troost. Photographs and written commentary trace
the history of Troost Avenue from its beginnings in 1808 to present day.
Visitors will learn how the area transformed from the home of a 365-acre
slave plantation in the 1830s to an upscale residential area in the late
1880s to a business hub in the early 1900s. The exhibit also chronicles
the riots that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and
the new sense of community that exists today.
Kansas City Public Library (Central Library)
[Website]
14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, MO 816-701-3400
27 August - 30
October
Lincoln Lives On
Lincoln Lives On explores how Abraham Lincoln’s persona has been
built up to create a larger than life figure over the past 145 years,
and examines the man behind the myth. Telling Lincoln’s story from a
local perspective, the exhibit features original letters, signed
documents, photographs, campaign buttons, and more from the holdings of
the National Archives at Kansas City, Harry S. Truman Presidential
Library and Museum, University of Saint Mary, and private collections.
Both exhibitions are free to the public.
The National Archives at Kansas City [Web
Site]
400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO
816-268-8000
Through 31 October
Red-Color News Soldier
The Red-Color News Soldier exhibit is among the first visual records of
the Chinese Cultural Revolution, which spanned from 1966-1976. Almost no
visual documentation of the era exists—and almost all that does is
biased—due to the Chinese government’s control of the media, arts, and
cultural institutions. Li Zhensheng, a party-approved photographer for
The Heilongjiang Daily, was granted unusual access to capture events
during the Revolution and managed to hide and preserve over 20,000
stills for more than four decades. Those stills became the basis for a
book, Red-Color News Soldier by Zhensheng and Robert Y. Pledge, as well
as the accompanying exhibit.
Kansas City Public Library (Central Library)
[Website]
14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, MO 816-701-3400
Through 15 December
Pony Express Sesquicentennial Event: Riders of the Pony Express
A fascinating overview of Pony Express riders’ lives and times,
including19th-century photographs of actual riders, along with mochilas
(mail bags), saddles, news clippings, drawings, maps and much more.
The St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
[Web
Site]
3406 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO 816-232-8471
Through 31 December
Memories of Korea
June 25, 2010 marked the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean
War. Although 6.8 million U.S. service members were called to serve in the
first major conflict of the Cold War, the Korean War has been largely
forgotten by most Americans. The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum –
together with its nonprofit partner, the Truman Library Institute – has
ensured that the legacy and lessons of the Korean War are not forgotten
but shared in a way that will make a difference for future generations.
Not simply a military history, Memories of Korea helps Museum
visitors understand the personal impact of the Korean conflict by sharing
the voices of those who lived there, fought there, and were permanently
changed by what happened there.
Harry S Truman Library and Museum
[Web
Site]
500 W. US Hwy. 24, Independence, MO 816-268-8200
20 November - 2 January
Holiday Travelogue: A Conservatory Exhibit
Take a cross-country trip to gather holiday décor ideas from around the
country simply by spending some time in our glass-topped conservatory this
season, where you’ll find five vignettes representing different parts of
the United States. The scenes range from the hot pink poinsettias, orchids
and flamingos of Florida to the flashy poinsettias and lights of New York
City. You’ll feel right at home with the classic winter scene representing
the Midwest; and orange poinsettias, cacti, agave and sand will transport
you to the deserts of Arizona. Your “trip” wraps up with the ferns,
spruces and Norfolk pine of the Pacific Northwest.
Powell Gardens
[Web
Site]
1609 NW Hwy 50, Kingsville, MO 816-697-2600
Dinosaurs Unearthed
A presentation of fossil evidence that many well-known dinosaur species
may have been covered in feathers. This is the largest collection of
feathered fossil replicas on display outside of China. The multisensory
and interactive exhibit brings inspiration, science and technology
together as visitors also hear the sounds and see the movements of 24
full-sized animatronic dinosaurs.
Additional
information
Union Station
[Web
Site]
30 Pershing Rd., Kansas City
816-474-3848
Through 2010
America’s Favorite Doll Rings In Her 50th
in Kansas City!
Her
name is universal. Her style is impeccable. Her image is iconic. Her world
is a decade of dreams spanning 50 years of sensational style and luxurious
living. Who else could we be describing other than the one, the only, the
beloved Barbie®! This November, the Toy & Miniature Museum presents their
collection of America’s favorite doll, a collaboration of items loaned to
the exhibit by collectors, transforming the Museum halls into a shrine of
all that is Barbie®. Explore her life of splendor and the evolution of the
world’s most iconic toy, bringing joy and imaginative play into the lives
of children across the globe.
The Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City
[Web Site]
5235 Oak Street Kansas City, MO 64112 (816) 333-9328
Car Free Weekends at Cliff Drive
Ongoing
For the second summer, Cliff Drive will close to all motorized vehicles at
2 p.m. Friday and remain closed until 8 a.m. on the following Monday. (If
a holiday falls on a Friday, the gates will close at 2 p.m. the preceding
Thursday. If a holiday falls on Monday, the gates will re-open the
following Tuesday at 8 a.m. Pedestrians and bicycle enthusiasts are
encouraged to come to Cliff Drive and take advantage of the opportunity it
offers to promote a healthy lifestyle. Cliff Drive, in Kansas City's
historic northeast area, was designated a State Scenic Byway in 2000.
The Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department has developed a
flyer which describes the rich history of the neighborhood and Drive.
Additional information is also available at the
Cliff Drive Scenic Byway Corridor Management Committee.
website.
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