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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art museum in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its encyclopedic collection of art from nearly every continent and culture, and especially for its extensive collection of Asian art. In 2007, Time magazine ranked the museum's new Bloch Building number one on its list of "The 10 Best (New and Upcoming ...
The Kansas City Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance fair held each fall in Bonner Springs, Kansas, United States, next to Sandstone Amphitheater. Each year the fair begins on Labor Day weekend and continues for seven weekends, open on Saturdays and Sundays as well as Labor Day and Columbus Day. The faire began in 1977 as a benefit for the ...
The Renaissance Center, commonly known as the RenCen, is a complex of seven connected skyscrapers in downtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. The Renaissance Center complex is on the Detroit International Riverfront and is owned and used by General Motors as its world headquarters. The central tower has been the tallest building in Michigan ...
Construction of the gallery began in 1916 and was completed in 1921, after a delay due to World War I. [7] On May 9, 1923, the Freer Gallery of Art was opened to the public. Designed by American architect and landscape planner Charles A. Platt, the Freer is an Italian Renaissance-style building inspired by Freer's visits to palazzos in Italy. [8]
This list of museums in 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.
Hodge Park. Kansas City Zoo, 10th largest zoo in the United States, located in Swope Park. Lakeside Nature Center, large, city-operated wildlife rescue and nature center with exhibits and woodland trails in Swope Park. Loose Park, the third largest park in Kansas City, includes Rose Garden and Civil War markers from the Battle of Westport.
The artist's work has been included in group exhibitions at major art events and institutions including shows at the Prospect.5, New Orleans, [24] the Pérez Art Museum Miami, [25] [26] the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, [27] Kansas City, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, the California African ...
4420 Warwick Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Coordinates. 39°2′47″N 94°35′7″W / 39.04639°N 94.58528°W / 39.04639; -94.58528. Type. Art museum. Website. www.kemperart.org. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art opened in 1994 in Kansas City, Missouri. With a $5 million annual budget and approximately 75,000 ...