Kansas City Museum

Archive Collects KC's Gay And Lesbian History

Alex Smith — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:05:59 +0000

Back in 1966, Drew Schaeffer started a small group in Kansas City called the Phoenix society. The creation of this group doesn’t make it into a lot of history books, but for some, it’s one of the biggest events in the history of Kansas City. The Phoenix society was Kansas City’s first gay pride organization, and its creation is just one of many milestones in the little-known history of gays and lesbians in Kansas City. The Gay and Lesbian Archives of Mid-America is working to uncover that hidden history. Alex Smith recently met with the project’s director.

PHOTOS: Replanting A 1910 Garden At The Kansas City Museum

Susan B. Wilson — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:12:29 +0000

The Kansas City Museum is in its third phase of a major restoration of Corinthian Hall, the old Northeast mansion that houses its collection. And the renovation doesn’t stop at just bricks and mortar. A recent project aims to recreate the Georgian garden plantings that surrounded the mansion.

Reconsidering The Legacy Of KC's Champion Cakewalker

Sylvia Maria Gross — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:45:32 +0000

Every month, the staff of the Kansas City Museum asks a local expert in some field to talk about a piece from the museum's collection for its Community Curator program. This month's talk is by Glenn North, the poet-in-residence at the American Jazz Museum, and it focuses on a painting that made North uncomfortable at first.