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About the same time as the construction of the museum, Howard Vanderslice donated 8 acres (32,000 m 2) to the west of the museum, across Oak Street, for the Kansas City Art Institute, which moved from the Deardorf Building at 11th and Main streets in downtown Kansas City. As William Nelson, the major contributor, donated money rather than a ...
William Rockhill Nelson (March 7, 1841 – April 13, 1915) was an American real estate developer and co-founder of The Kansas City Star in Kansas City, Missouri. He donated his estate (and home) for the establishment of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He is buried at Mt. Washington Cemetery with his wife, daughter and son-in-law.
This list of museums in Kansas City, Missouri encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including non-profit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One of the world’s most famous paintings is now on display at the Nelson-Atkins Museum. Called “Under the Wave off Kanagawa,” this painting has inspired countless ...
Officials with the Kansas City-based art museum said they were eyeing plans for a 61,000-square-foot expansion in the form of one or more additions. KC’s Nelson-Atkins Art Museum eyes $170M ...
In her book “The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: A History,” Kristie Wolferman reports that in 1933, 1934 and 1935, “Sickman sent crate after crate of Chinese art objects to the Nelson-Atkins.”
Kansas City Art Institute, Warwick Boulevard, Southmoreland Warwick Boulevard, Southmoreland. Southmoreland is a neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri.It hosts the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Kansas City Art Institute.
Juan Moya takes a break from his work as a tattoo artist at Exile Tattoo Shop near Westport in Kansas City, and reflects on how far his art has come. ... about the Nelson (Nelson-Atkins Museum of ...