by Austin Prouty | Jun 12, 2022 | News
Kauffman Museum announces that “The Magic of Things: 5 Continents, 25 Centuries, 125 Years of Collecting” exhibition has been extended through October 9. The display features artifacts and animal specimens that represent the depth and breadth of the...
by kauffmanmuseum | Mar 10, 2022 | News
Kauffman Museum COVID-19 protocols and procedures. Masks are not required at this time. Plexiglass barriers have been installed at the front desk. Museum visitors and shoppers are encouraged to: Use hand sanitizer upon entry. Wear a mask if that is their preference....
by Nathan Bartel | Dec 19, 2025
For millennia, people have utilized the arts to describe and comment on reality, as well as call for change. This lecture will examine the use of music as an expression of social protest for such issues as women’s suffrage/rights, antiracism, and antiwar. A variety of...
by Nathan Bartel | Dec 18, 2025
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...
by Nathan Bartel | Dec 2, 2025
More details coming soon! Image courtesy Bob Regier
by Nathan Bartel | Nov 24, 2025
Celebrate Kansas Day! at Kauffman Museum. Mark your calendars for this free Kansas Day event at Kauffman Museum, happening on Saturday, January 31, 2026 from 12:00–4:00pm. Events are still in flux and are subject to change. Check back periodically for updated...
by Nathan Bartel | Oct 16, 2025
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...
by Nathan Bartel | Oct 15, 2025
Join us on Sunday, November 30 at 3 PM as we sing traditional Christmas hymns accompanied by the Museum’s historic Teschemacher organ and led by former Bethel professors Bill Eash, Merle Schlabaugh and Karen Schlabaugh. The Deutsche Weihnachtslieder (German Hymn...
by Nathan Bartel | Sep 16, 2025
Join us as Daniel Markowitz reads from his book The Spoils of Victory, the story of “a battle-hardened German POW and a devout Mennonite woman discover[ing] the contours of forgiveness and love in America’s heartland.” The Spoils of Victory, Markowitz’...
by Nathan Bartel | Sep 16, 2025
You are cordially invited to support the 39th annual Living Endowment Dinner for Kauffman Museum Kidron Hall, Kidron Bethel Village 3001 Ivy Drive, North Newton, KS Friday, November 14, 2025 REGISTER HERE 6:00 p.m. Reception at Welcome Center of...
by Nathan Bartel | Aug 28, 2025
In 1974, Mennonites in South Central Kansas commemorated the 100th anniversary of migration from Russia to Kansas. As part of the celebration an unassuming three-room wood house was moved from one mile east of Goessel to the grounds of Kauffman Museum. The story of...
by Nathan Bartel | Aug 28, 2025
Roseann Penner Kaufman and Donna Hetrick will explore music in the Gesangbuch mit Noten, a hymnal published by the General Conference of the Mennonite Church of North America in Berne, IN in 1890. The copy of this hymnal belonging to Wilhelmina Van der Smissen, who...
