Category: Press Releases
Rare Bosch Painting, Just One of Five in U.S., Finally on Display at the Nelson
BY DAVID FRESE The Kansas City Star dfrese@kcstar.com JUNE 28, 2017 1:25 PM When you’re about to display a rare 500-year-old painting recently confirmed as…
Gates of Paradise to be Installed at Nelson-Atkins
Bronze Doors are Promised Gift of Trustee Paul DeBruce and Linda Woodsmall-DeBruce Kansas City, MO June 28, 2017–A massive pair of monumental bronze doors considered…
Pollock/Motherwell Exhibition Opens at Nelson-Atkins July 8
Artists, Paintings Legendary Kansas City, MO. June 22, 2017–Two famed American artists are featured in the focus exhibition Pollock and Motherwell: Legends of Abstract Expressionism,…
Jackson Pollock’s ‘Mural’ Returns to U.S. After Years Abroad
Painting won’t return to Iowa City until at least 2019 Iowa City Press Citizen Jeff Charis-Carlson , jcharisc@press-citizen.com Published 11:40 a.m. CT June 14, 2017…
‘Eugene Richards: The Run-On of Time’ Review: Keeping His Eyes Wide Open
On display at the George Eastman Museum, Eugene Richards’s raw and wrenching images are not for the faint of heart. The Wall Street Journal June…
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CompanyBy Andrew Webster June 15, 2017 Fine Art Connoisseur Hieronymus Bosch, “The Temptation of St. Anthony,” circa 1500-1510, oil on panel, 15 3/16 x 9…
Guest Commentary: A Decade of the Bloch Building, a Kansas City Arts Milestone
JUNE 15, 2017 8:30 PM BY STEVE MCDOWELL Special to The Star This year marks 10 years since a unique moment of international attention was…
Newly Attributed Bosch Painting Goes On View At Nelson-Atkins
Antiques and the Arts Weekly JUNE 13, 2017 KANSAS CITY, MO. — For the first time since its reattribution, Hieronymus Bosch’s “The Temptation of St…
Newly Attributed Bosch Painting Goes on View at Nelson-Atkins June 30
Joined by Flemish Painting Newly Attributed to Albrecht Bouts Kansas City, MO. June 13, 2017–For the first time since its reattribution, Hieronymus Bosch’s The Temptation…
“Dignity vs. Despair” Opens at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Fine Books & Collections JUNE 8, 2017 9:29 AM Kansas City, MO. June 7, 2017- A new exhibition featuring works by some of the most…
Nelson-Atkins’ Bloch Building Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The Jewish Chronicle Written by Barbara Bayer, Editor June 8, 2017 The magical Bloch Building, an award-winning architectural marvel designed by Steven Holl as an…
10 Years After Opening, New Challenge for Bloch Building
VISUAL ARTS Kansas City Star JUNE 07, 2017 5:15 PM BY DAVID FRESE dfrese@kcstar.com At a town hall meeting before the Bloch Building opened 10…
Category: Press Releases
Nelson-Atkins Hires New Vice President, Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nicolle Ratliff Joins Museum on Eve of Capital Campaign Kansas City, MO. Dec. 13, 2022–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City…
Alberto Giacometti Exhibition to Open at Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Groundbreaking Alberto Giacometti Exhibition to Open at Nelson-Atkins Modern Sculptor’s First Midwest Exhibition Explores the Essence of the Human Form Kansas City,…
City Barrel Brewing Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nelson-Atkins Partners with City Barrel Brewing to Create Exclusive Pale Ale Kansas City, MO. Oct. 20, 2022–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has…
Evelyn Hofer’s City Photographs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nelson-Atkins and High Museum Present First Major Exhibition of Evelyn Hofer’s City Photographs Kansas City, MO. Sept. 26, 2022– Premiering at the…
Jan Hendrix
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan Hendrix Sculpture Installed at Nelson-Atkins Mirror Pavilion Addresses Nature’s Fragility Kansas City, MO. Sept. 14, 2022–An arresting sculpture by Jan Hendrix,…
Found in Translation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Exhibition by Regional Asian American Artists Opens Oct. 8 at Nelson-Atkins Found in Translation: Explorations by 8 Contemporary Artists Examines Complex Topics…
National Docent Symposium Hosted at Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, MO. Sept. 6, 2022–The 2022 National Docent Symposium will be held in Kansas City at the Intercontinental Hotel Sept. 16-19 and hosted by…
Starlight Brings Monet + Friends Alive to Life
Starlight Brings Monet & Friends Alive to Life November 1 – December 31 Sponsored by Country Club Bank, Monet & Friends Alive Life, Light &…
Five Leonard Pryor Paintings Gifted to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Acquisition Deepens Holdings of Artists of Color Kansas City, MO. July 14, 2022–The two heirs of Kansas City artist and educator Leonard Pryor (1924-2015) have…
Between Myth and Reality: Ancient Greek Vases from Joslyn Art Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ancient Greek Vases on View at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City, MO. May 24, 2022– A new installation featuring nearly 40…