“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

Uncle Carl’s Camp 2026 – Beginning Sewing

Uncle Carl's Camp

July 6-10, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | Age: 9 to 11 (Completed Grade 3-5) Have you ever wanted to learn how to sew? You will learn some basic sewing skills and make a few projects to take home. Projects will be completed as time allows and may include a pillow case,...

Uncle Carl’s Camp 2026 – Intermediate Sewing

Uncle Carl's Camp

July 6-10, 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Age: 11 to 14 (Completed Grade 5-8 or above) Campers will make projects a bit more advanced than the beginning class. Projects will be determined based on sewing skill levels of the campers. Projects may include a drawstring shoe bag,...

Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: Unlocking the Past Mini-doc

Sunday Afternoon at the Museum (SAM)

Come view the newly produced video production chronicling the Unlocking the Past: Immigrant Artifacts & the Stories They Tell exhibit. Exhibit curator and retired museum technician David Kreider and current collections manager Kristine Schmucker will be available...