“A Day With the Birds” Receives AASLH and MPMA Awards

Kauffman Museum’s newest traveling exhibit, “A Day With the Birds: Community Science & the Audubon Christmas Bird Count,” has been given awards by the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) and MPMA (Mountain-Plains Museum Association).

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What am I willing to die for?

“Voices of Conscience: Peace Witness in the Great War” is traveling exhibit that remembers the witness of peace-minded people against the First World War (1914-1918). Now, the exhibit returns to Kauffman Museum for the first time since 2017.

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Upcoming Events

First Saturday Bird Walk

Bird Walk

Our First Saturday Bird Walks depart from the kiosk in the museum parking lot for a mile-and-a-half hike through Chisholm Park and along Sand Creek Trail. Be prepared for some unpaved/steep terrain and winter weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not...

Five Places of Christmas

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Newton-area museums welcome the public to “Five Places of Christmas” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6. The annual holiday open house is a collaborative event among the Carriage Factory Art Gallery, Harvey County Historical Museum, Kauffman Museum, Warkentin...