Tag: Nelson Atkins Museum

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…

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…

Solo Exhibition of Sculptures, Paintings and Drawings by Jun Kaneko Opens in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, OH.- Carl Solway Gallery presents a solo exhibition of sculptures, paintings and drawings by internationally acclaimed artist Jun Kaneko. He is best known for free-standing, monumental ceramic sculptures utilizing simple shapes and elabor…

Roxy Paine’s Steel Sculpture Ferment to be Installed in Kansas City Sculpture Park

KANSAS CITY, MO.- A 56-foot stainless steel sculpture of a tree by internationally acclaimed artist Roxy Paine will be permanently installed in the Kansas City Sculpture Park at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, beginning in early April. The tree was co…

Roxy Paine’s Steel Sculpture Ferment to be Installed in Kansas City Sculpture Park

KANSAS CITY, MO.- A 56-foot stainless steel sculpture of a tree by internationally acclaimed artist Roxy Paine will be permanently installed in the Kansas City Sculpture Park at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, beginning in early April. The tree was co…

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