Intergenerational
“Mennonite – Food – Traditions” by Glen Ediger
Celebrate Kansas Day! Virtual Event: Join us online for "Mennonite - Food - Traditions" a virtual Zoom presentation by Glen Ediger. Ediger will give a brief history of Mennonites who […]
Celebrate Kansas Day! “Cultural Crossroads: Our Stories, Our Foods”
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesCelebrate Kansas Day! at Kauffman Museum. Celebrate our state’s birthday with this free Kansas Day event at Kauffman Museum! This year's theme is, “Cultural Crossroads: Our Stories, Our Foods” to […]
Earth Day Trail Walk
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesCommunity participants will walk (or bike) to seven of the eight stations along the concrete North Newton trail from Kansas Avenue to Chisholm Trail park (north of Kauffman Museum). At each […]
Humanities Kansas Poetry and Bird Walk
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesKauffman Museum normally offers a First Saturday Bird Walk. Beginning at 9:30 on September 4, the monthly walk will include poetry in an event sponsored by Humanities Kansas. Leaders Megan Kaminski […]
Five Places of Christmas at Kauffman Museum
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesNewton-area museums welcome the public to “Five Places of Christmas” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4. The annual holiday open house is a collaborative event among […]
Celebrate Kansas Day!
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesCelebrate Kansas Day! at Kauffman Museum. Mark your calendars for this free Kansas Day event at Kauffman Museum, happening on Saturday, January 29, 2022 from 12:00–4:00pm. View the Celebrate Kansas […]
Kauffman Museum Strategic Planning Community Focus Group
Newton Recreation Center 415 N Poplar St, Newton, KS, United StatesThis spring, Kauffman Museum will develop an action plan that will move the museum boldly into the 21st century, paving a way forward in our rapidly changing world. Your input […]
Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum | “Decommissioned Missile Silo Sites: Reminders of Our Past and Future” by Nate Hofer
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesFollowing a short business meeting of the Kauffman Museum Association, World Peace Photo award winner Nate Hofer will discuss making photographs of decommissioned nuclear missile silos. Nate's project included finding […]
Fall Festival | “The Oldest Books in the Museum’s Collection” by Mark Jantzen, Bethel College Professor of History
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesKauffman Museum owns a number of cuneiform tablets that are over 4,000 years old. These ancient writings provide insight into a culture that goes back to the very beginnings of […]