KANSAS CITY, MO.- A rare copy of the Barcelona Haggadah edition, which was printed in 1992 in London through a special project with the British Museum and is the only copy in a four-state region, has been acquired by the Spencer Art Reference Library …
Nelson-Atkins Museum Reunites Claude Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ Tryptich
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP).- One of impressionist master Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” triptychs, separated 50 years ago and sold to three museums, has been reunited in a multifaceted exhibit that highlights not only the three-panel artwork, but the arti…
Nelson-Atkins Reunites Impressionist Master Claude Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ Tryptich
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP).- One of impressionist master Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” triptychs, separated 50 years ago and sold to three museums, has been reunited in a multifaceted exhibit that highlights not only the three-panel artwork, but the artist …
James Naismith’s Original Rules of Basket Ball to Be Shown at the Nelson-Atkins
KANSAS CITY, MO.- James Naismith thumbtacked the freshly typed 13 rules for his new game, Basket Ball, to a gymnasium bulletin board in December 1891. Now nearly 120 years later, the public will have a rare chance to see the landmark document that laun…
James Naismith’s Original Rules of Basket Ball to Be Shown at the Nelson-Atkins
KANSAS CITY, MO.- James Naismith thumbtacked the freshly typed 13 rules for his new game, Basket Ball, to a gymnasium bulletin board in December 1891. Now nearly 120 years later, the public will have a rare chance to see the landmark document that laun…
International Survey of Experimental Film, Video and New Media at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
By: Patrick Clancy
KANSAS CITY, MO.- The diverse group of performance video artworks presented in InsideOut collectively inscribes varying intensities of psychological and provocative effects within and on individual physical bodies as sites of sensual…
Louise Nevelson Work of Art Cleaned in Nelson-Atkins Gallery While Visitors Watch
KANSAS CITY, MO.- It’s not often that museum visitors actually see a pair of hands working on a work of art, but that’s what will be on view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art beginning Feb. 9 through Feb. 25. Louise Nevelson’s End of Da…
Louise Nevelson Work of Art Cleaned in Gallery While Visitors Watch
KANSAS CITY, MO.- It’s not often that museum visitors actually see a pair of hands working on a work of art, but that’s what will be on view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art beginning Feb. 9 through Feb. 25. Louise Nevelson’s End of Da…
American Debut of RMB City Opera at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
KANSAS CITY, MO.- RMB City Opera, an innovative video by contemporary Beijing artist Cao Fei, is shown in the Project Space gallery at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art until June 5. The work explores the ideas of play, romance, identity, and our global,…
Monet’s Water Lilies Offers Rare Opportunity to Experience Great Impressionist’s Work as Intended
KANSAS CITY, MO.- For the first time in more than 30 years, all three panels of a remarkable water lily triptych by the preeminent Impressionist Claude Monet will be on view together, from April 9 to Aug. 7, at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The exhi…