KANSAS CITY, MO.- A powerful image of the face of a 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has been created by special agents/forensic artists from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), as unve…
Modern Science Reveals Secrets of Nelson-Atkins 2,500-Year-Old Mummy
KANSAS CITY, MO.- A powerful image of the face of a 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has been created by special agents/forensic artists from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), as unve…
Julián Zugazagoitia Begins as New Director of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
KANSAS CITY, MO.- Julián Zugazagoitia begins his post Wednesday, Sept. 1, as the fifth Director & CEO of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. An international scholar, museum director and consultant, he has served for the past seven years as the Director…
Julián Zugazagoitia Begins as New Director of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
KANSAS CITY, MO.- Julián Zugazagoitia begins his post Wednesday, Sept. 1, as the fifth Director & CEO of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. An international scholar, museum director and consultant, he has served for the past seven years as the Director…
Clare Twomey’s First Solo Exhibition in the United States Will Be at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
KANSAS CITY, MO.- A specially commissioned installation, Forever, by the acclaimed British artist Clare Twomey will focus on ceramics as an ephemeral and temporary medium. The exhibition at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will feature 1,345 vessels, au…
Exhibition Celebrates Alumni from The Kansas City Institute of Art
KANSAS CITY, MO.- In honor of The Kansas City Art Institute’s 125th anniversary, the achievements of select alumni are celebrated in Thinking Photography: Five Decades at the Kansas City Art Institute at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The exhibi…
Bloch Building Featured in Several Books on Key Architecture Achievements
KANSAS CITY, MO.- The architectural achievement of the Bloch Building at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is featured in three books–two currently on sale and one available in the fall. In addition, an article on the Vanity Fair website (vf.com) li…
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will exhibit "Art in the Age of Steam "
KANSAS CITY, MO – A major international exhibition opening this fall at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Art in the Age of Steam: Europe, America and the Railway, 1830-1960, will capture the excitement and range of emotions that steam-powered train…
Nelson-Atkins Museum presents ‘The Photographs of Homer Page ~ New York, 1949-50’
KANSAS CITY, MO – Homer Page, a brilliant but nearly forgotten photographic talent, is reintroduced to the public when The Photographs of Homer Page: The Guggenheim Year, New York, 1949-50 opened Feb. 14 at The Nelson-Atkins…
Nelson-Atkins Museum Announces Exhibition by Alfred Jacob Miller
KANSAS CITY, MO.- Vibrant and masterful mixed media works on
paper by the artist Alfred Jacob Miller, depicting the American West inspired by
a six-month expedition in 1837, will be on view in Romancing the West: Alfred
Jacob Miller in the Bank …