The Ingalls family -- Laura, Ma, Pa, Mary and Carrie -- sells their house, leaves the Big Woods of Wisconsin and heads west to Indian Territory near Independence, Kansas. Gorgeous new scenery! A...
Celebrate the season with our annual holiday cabaret revue of traditional and popular music, featuring Amy Coady, Elaine Fox, Cary Mock and pianst/emcee J. Kent Barnhart.
Winner of three 2004 Tony Awards, 'Wicked' is based on the Gregory Maguire novel, 'Wicked: The Life and Times of The Wicked Witch of the West.' It takes place in the Land of Oz and tells the story of...
This exhibition explores the idea of reciprocity between artists and their community. Culled from the Kemper Museum's permanent collection, the included works are by area artists and subtly reveal how...
The 7 artists in this exhibit created works based on the idea of the transition point between natural and manufactured things. These images aren't meant to be of perfect cohabitation with nature, but...
Hourly guided tours take visitors through the house, where they experience the daily life of a prosperous, pre-Civil War family. Visitors may also wander through the Museum's historically accurate...
Inspired by French philosopher Gaston Bachelard's book La poetique de l'espace (The Poetics of Space) (1958), this exhibition features photographs from the Kemper Museum's permanent collection that...
Gary Cooper was the only person that Alvin York trusted to portray his story from the Great War. York insisted that if Cooper was not part of the movie, he would not authorize the film. Cooper's 1941...
Stephen, a 25-year-old hotshot press secretary, has built a career that men twice his age envy. During a tight presidential primary, however, the backroom scheming of more seasoned operatives and a...
At the beginning of the 20th century a conflict erupted in Europe that rapidly escalated into a war of unprecedented destruction and bloodshed. About 65 million soldiers fought, and over 9 million of...
Please note that to reach the top of the Liberty Memorial Tower, visitors must ride an elevator and then climb 45 stairs to reach the observation deck.
This exhibition will feature big documents, big events, big personalities, and big ideas from the region's history. Organized by the National Archives at Kansas City, 'It's Big' features pieces of...
The Kansas-Nebraska Act set the stage for battles, massacres, fraudulent elections, dueling territorial legislatures, and an assault in the United States Senate. The exhibit features docket books...
From rainforest treasure to luscious treat, this exhibition immerses visitors into the world of chocolate. Visitors will explore the plant, the products, and the culture of chocolate through the...
This photo exhibit features over 100 images of jazz greats including Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and Benny Goodman as they traveled the world on behalf of the U.S...
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was one of the central figures of the Pop Art movement and one of the most recognizable artists of the second half of the 20th century. Though he worked in many media, his...
This iconic art family has been creating paintings for over 100 years. They have influenced American painting from their homes in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and Maine.