The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

       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 and captured the vitality of New Orleans jazz culture, is the subject of a photography exhibition opening at The 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 first examination of the majesty and the artistic, political and ideological significance of Napoleon’s imperial court, from Napoleon’s coronation in 1804 to his final exile in 1...

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is proud to be part of Open Spaces, a city-wide arts festival that will stretch from August 25 to October 28, with Swope Park as the hub and Dan Cameron as the curator.
“I am thrilled that the museum is part of Open Spaces, which will showcase the city’s commitment to the arts and the power of creative minds coming together,” said Julián Zugazagoitia, Menefee D. and Mary Louise Blackwell Director & CEO....

In the Studio Spans 70 Year Commitment to Visual Truth
Kansas City, MO. July 31, 2018–Wilbur Niewald’s decades-long career as an artist is celebrated at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City with the exhibition In the Studio, opening Aug. 8. The native Kansas Citian’s classically beautiful landscapes...