Category: Press Releases
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art announces international design competition shortlist
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Finalists expanded to six teams following outstanding response to global open call Link to download images: https://tinyurl.com/y345haft (Kansas City, MO – Nov.…
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Linda Hall Library Present All-New Multi-Cultural, Multi-Faith Advancement of Astronomy Exhibition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Mapping the Heavens” explores connections between scholars, scientists, historians and artists KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new exhibition arrives at The Nelson-Atkins…
Charlotte Street Award Winners Exhibit at Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Three Distinct, Thought-provoking Presentations on View Kansas City, MO. Oct. 29, 2024–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City is partnering with…
Centuries of Dazzling Glass on View at Nelson-Atkins
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Glorious Glass Includes Rare Examples, New Acquisitions Kansas City, MO. Oct. 22, 2024– Glass, an indispensable part of our daily lives, is…
Nelson-Atkins Joins Kansas City in Mourning Death of Donald J. Hall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Business, Civic Leader’s Stewardship of Museum Unsurpassed Kansas City, MO. Oct. 15, 2024–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art joins the Hall family and…
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art launches international design competition for major expansion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE One of America’s finest art museums challenges designers to create ‘a museum for all’ Link to download images: https://tinyurl.com/2kuwdsym US, international, emerging…
Nelson-Atkins Launches Second Podcast Series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Art Bytes Offers Casual, Accessible Conversations with Artists, Collectors and More Kansas City, MO. Sept. 25, 2024–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in…
Nelson-Atkins Presents Major Hokusai Exhibition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Widespread, Enduring Legacy Examined through Lens of Students, Rivals, Colleagues Kansas City, MO. Aug. 15, 2024– The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in…
Nelson-Atkins Sculpture Conservation Work Takes Place in September
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Generous Grant from Bank of America Allows for Three Bowls Restoration in View of Public Kansas City, MO. Aug. 14, 2024–A popular…
19th Century Photographs Offer Compelling ‘Backstage’ Glimpse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Costumed Subjects Transformed into Variety of Characters Kansas City, MO. Aug. 8, 2024–Early photography is ripe with creative fictions. Actors, children, aristocrats,…
Nelson-Atkins and Linda Hall Library Awarded Climate Planning Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ongoing Initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities Kansas City, MO. July 9, 2024–The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded…
Nelson-Atkins Monet Painting Sold at Auction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Acquisition Endowment Created with Proceeds Kansas City, MO. May 21, 2024– The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City announced that the…
Category: Press Releases
Class Distinctions Highlighted in Dutch Exhibition at Nelson-Atkins
Reflecting Class Marks First Vermeer Ever Seen in Kansas City Kansas City, MO. Jan 26, 2015–The exhibition Reflecting Class in the Age of…
Nelson-Atkins Receives $1 Million Grant from Beals Trust
Kansas City, MO. Jan 11, 2016–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City is the recipient of a $1 million grant from the David T.…
Make Room for Color Field Opens at Nelson-Atkins
Gifts, Loans Combine to Place Pivotal Art Movement in Spotlight Kansas City, MO. Dec. 11, 2015–A single act of generosity by a collector and supporter…
Catherine Futter Named Director of Curatorial Affairs
Kansas City, MO. Nov. 16, 2015–The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City announced the appointment today of Catherine Futter as Director of Curatorial Affairs,…
Photography Exhibition Highlights African American Experience
Kansas City, MO. Nov 10, 2015 Through the Lens Explores Issues Still Relevant Today More than 60 photographs made during the civil rights era will…
Transformative Gift of Native American Masterworks Welcomed by Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, MO. Nov 3, 2015 Joanne and Lee Lyon Collection brings Depth, Richness, Scholarship A singular and important gift of Native American art has…
The Nelson-Atkins Mourns the Loss of Fred Merrill
Kansas City, MO. Oct 21, 2015 Steadfast, Generous Supporter of American Indian Art The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art joins the Kansas City community in mourning…
Acclaimed Photographer Matthew Pillsbury to Give Photography Society Lecture at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, MO. Oct. 15, 2015 Membership in Society Promotes Photography Program Photographer Matthew Pillsbury will speak at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Atkins…
Popular Four Seasons Sculptures Call Nelson-Atkins Home till Spring
Kansas City, MO. Oct 7, 2015 Exhibition Extended to Span All Four Seasons The enormous popularity of the majestic contemporary homage to Arcimboldo by Philip…
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Adds Associate Curator
Kansas City, MO. Sept. 29, 2015 Rima Girnius Joins European Painting and Sculpture Department After a lengthy national search, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in…