Category: Press Releases
Nelson-Atkins Mourns Loss of Henry Bloch
Bloch’s Vision, Leadership and Commitment Integral to Museum’s Success Kansas City, MO. April 23, 2019–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art joins the Bloch family and…
Nelson-Atkins Offers Array of New Summer Activities
Museum Open Every Monday…
Anthony Hernandez: L.A. Landscapes Opens at Nelson-Atkins April 19
Exhibition Highlights Artist’s Contemporary Views of Urban Environment Kansas City, MO. April 3, 2019–For nearly 50 years, photographer Anthony Hernandez has used his camera to…
The Nelson-Atkins Grieves Thornton Cooke II
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art joins the family of Thornton Cooke II in grieving the loss of our beloved friend and former trustee, who died…
Art Course Comes to Nelson-Atkins in Summer 2019
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 27, 2019 – In celebration of the masterpieces within The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, this summer the museum will debut a…
Fantastical Environment in Immersive Multimedia Installation at Nelson-Atkins
World Premiere of Artist Saya Woolfalk Creation Opens March 1 Kansas City, MO. Feb. 20, 2019–Visitors to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City…
30 Americans opens June 1 at Nelson-Atkins
Exhibition Explores Complex Dialogues Surrounding Identity and History Kansas City, MO Feb. 1, 2019– The exhibition 30 Americans, showcasing works by many of the most…
Andy Goldsworthy to Create Walking Wall on Nelson-Atkins Campus
Installation Honors Morton and Estelle Sosland; Commissioned by Hall Family Foundation Kansas City, MO. Jan 24, 2019– Acclaimed artist Andy Goldsworthy, who works with…
Discriminating Thieves: Nazi-Looted Art and Restitution Opens at Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, MO. Jan 16, 2019– Discriminating Thieves: Nazi-Looted Art and Restitution follows the journey of four works of art that were once in the…
The Nelson-Atkins Mourns Robert Morris
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art joins Kansas City and the arts community in mourning the death of Robert Morris. The 87-year-old native of Kansas City…
Ralston Crawford Exhibition Opens at Nelson-Atkins Oct. 26
Vitality, Energy, Precision Celebrated in Photographs Kansas City, MO. Oct. 9, 2018–Ralston Crawford, who celebrated the modern American industrial landscape in a precisionist style…
Napoleon: Power and Splendor Opens Oct. 26 at Nelson-Atkins
Ambience and Spirit of French Court Revealed through Rarely Seen Selection of Works Kansas City, MO. Sept. 5, 2018– Napoleon: Power and Splendor marks the…
Category: Press Releases
Jade and Gold Burial Suit Featured in Nelson-Atkins Exhibition
Jade and Gold Burial Suit, Finest to Survive Ancient China, Featured in Nelson-Atkins Exhibition Kansas City, MO. Nov. 29, 2017–In ancient China, death was believed…
First Museum Retrospective of Photographer Eugene Richards Opens at Nelson-Atkins
Artist Explores Difficult, Complicated Lives ‘That Otherwise Would Go Unnoticed’ Kansas City, MO. Nov. 27, 2017–Eugene Richards’s photographs speak to the most profound aspects of…
Japanese Galleries Re-Open at Nelson-Atkins
Updated Lighting and Digital Enhancements Featured Kansas City, MO. Nov. 16, 2017–The Japanese Galleries at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art re-open on Nov. 18 after…
$10 Million Hall Family Foundation Gift Increases Photography Collection
$10 Million Hall Family Foundation Gift Dramatically Increases Nelson-Atkins Internationally Recognized Photography Collection Spring Exhibition to Coincide with Foundation’s 75th Anniversary Kansas City, MO.…
Grasshopper Found Embedded in van Gogh Masterpiece
Insect Links Painting to Travails of the Artist Kansas City, MO Nov. 6, 2017 – A small grasshopper embedded for more than a century in…
Picasso Grandson to Visit Nelson-Atkins
Exhibition Through the Eyes of Picasso Draws Large Crowds in First Weeks Kansas City, MO. Nov. 2, 2017–The grandson of artist Pablo Picasso will visit…
Calligraphy Exhibition Elegant Illustration of Written Word
Wide Array of Works Includes Poetry, Bible, Passport Kansas City, MO. Oct 18, 2017–More than Words: The Art of Calligraphy across Asia unveils the…
Jade Burial Suit Centerpiece for Enhanced Asian Art
Japanese Gallery Re-opens; Calligraphy Exhibition; Contemporary Japanese Ceramics Kansas City, MO. Oct 11, 2017– The Fall of 2017 through Spring 2018 celebrates Asian art…
The Gates of Paradise Now Open at Nelson-Atkins
Monsignor Timothy Verdon of Florence, Italy, to Bless Doors in October Kansas City, MO Sept. 7, 2017 – Following a dramatic, successful installation in Bloch…
Bloch Building Anniversary Celebrated with Quixotic Performance
Sonic Sound Sculpture, Light Installation Mark Iconic Building’s First Decade Kansas City, MO. Aug. 18, 2017–A free, one-of-a-kind outdoor event featuring Quixotic, an innovative…