Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Kansas City, MO

816-561-4000

http://www.nelson-atkins.org/

• Drip, Splatter, Wash: American Watercolor, 1860-1960 (6//7/16)
• Philip Haas: The Four Seasons, with text by Leesa Fanning (5/12/15)
• The Plains Indians-Artists of Earth and Sky; essay by Gaylord Torrence (10/6/14)
• Romancing the West: Alfred Jacob Miller in the Bank of America Collection (10/16/10)
• Hide & Seek: Picturing Childhood (10/19/09)
• George Segal: Street Scenes (6/2/09)
• Thomas Cole's "The Old Mill at Sunset" at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (3/2/05)
• George Catlin and His Indian Gallery (12/22/03)
• The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Acquires 'Starlight' in Harbor by American Painter Fitz Hugh Lane (7/11/02)
• Winslow Homer and the Critics: Forging a National Art in the I870s (8/30/00)

The Nelson-Atkins in Kansas City is recognized nationally and internationally as one of America's finest art museums. The Nelson-Atkins serves the community by providing access and insight into its renowned collection of more than 33,500 art objects and is best known for its Asian art, European and American paintings, photography and modern sculpture. Housing a major art research library and the Ford Learning Center, the Museum is a key educational resource for the region. The institution-wide transformation of the Nelson-Atkins has included the 165,000-square-foot Bloch Building expansion, renovation of the original 1933 Nelson-Atkins Building, and re-installation of the European, American, American Indian and Egyptian art galleries. It continues with renovation of Chinese galleries. The Nelson-Atkins is located at 45th and Oak Streets, Kansas City, MO. Please see the Museum's website for hours and admission fees.

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