Piece / Work: The Art of Mary Lou Goertzen
Coming Soon!
“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. Featuring newly collected and never before displayed artifacts, the exhibit opens August 30, 2026.
Upcoming Events
First Saturday 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 summer weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not...
Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: Nightberries Book Talk with Translator Brad A. Schmidt
Elina Penner, the author of Nachtbeeren (Nightberries), was born in the Soviet Union in a Low-German Mennonite family but immigrated to Germany in 1991 at the age of four. Her debut novel deals with family and immigrant travails in a new homeland. Bradley Schmidt was...
First Saturday 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 summer weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not...
Visit Kauffman Museum virtually! Watch, Listen and Learn through videos, podcasts and exhibit interactives.
- Bird Bytes: Bird News from Kauffman Museum
- Of Land & People Audio Stories
- Kauffman Museum videos including our museum design process, ArtiFact Friday, and more!
- Special exhibit virtual tours and exhibit interactives:
- Recent events featured below, or our Kauffman Museum media archive on YouTube
“Galloping Gourmet: The Buffalo Bill Nobody Knows,” Steve Friesen
October 5, 2024
“Organ Music at Home, Wherever That May Be,” Roseann Penner Kaufman
October 5, 2024
“Alps on the Plains: The Life & Work of Emil Kym” – Steve Friesen
October 5, 2024
“Brief Imperial Russian Sojourn: Lasting Mennonite Memories,” Mark Jantzen
September 29, 2024
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North Newton, KS 67117
Across from the main campus of
Bethel College
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(316) 283-1612
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Mailing address:
300 E. 27th Street
North Newton, KS, 67117-1716
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Tue-Fri 9:30am-4:30pm
Sat-Sun 1:30pm-4:30pm
Closed Mondays and
Major Holidays