Piece / Work: The Art of Mary Lou Goertzen

August 30, 2026 – May 23, 2027

“Piece / Work: The Art of Mary Lou Goertzen” celebrates the watercolor, line art, textile arts and collages created by an artist born in Goessel and collected worldwide. This exhibit provides an thoroughgoing survey of Goertzen’s work, featuring newly collected and never before displayed artifacts.

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Upcoming Events

Living Endowment Dinner 2026: “Quilts in the Great Depression and New Deal,” Dr. Janneken Smucker, West Chester University, Pennsylvania

Living Endowment

You are cordially invited to support the 40th annual Living Endowment Dinner benefitting Kauffman Museum. Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, 177 W Hickory, Hesston, KS Janneken Smucker will share research from A New Deal for Quilts (International Quilt Museum with...

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 late fall weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but...

Declaration 1776 Exhibit Opening and Reception: “Celebrating the Sestercentennial of America’s Patchwork of States Peoples, Ideals,” Sara Reimer Farley, quiltmaker, researcher and author

Special Exhibition

Sara Reimer Farley is a quiltmaker, researcher, and author. She began making quilts at fifteen, using her maternal grandmother’s Kansas City Star pattern for “Cog Wheel” and stitching on her grandmother’s treadle sewing machine. From the beginning, Sara’s quilts have...