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Celebrate Kansas Day!

Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United States

Celebrate 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 Day! flier. Food in the Museum Parking Lot, 11:30-4:30 LeJ’s BBQ • Hot chocolate, coffee and cinnamon rolls • Tacos Ana’s • Ken N Barbie'z Rollin […]

First Saturday Bird Walk – February 2022

Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United States

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. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but should be able to remain […]

Grand Opening: The Magic of Things

Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United States

Kauffman Museum began in 1896 as Bethel College’s teaching collection of “Natural History and American Relics,” housed in its Administration Building. To celebrate the 125th anniversary of collecting at this oldest Mennonite museum in the Americas, former and current staff have selected astonishing artifacts and specimens–most exhibited for the first time–that speak of “The Magic […]

First Saturday Bird Walk – March 2022

Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United States

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. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but should be able to remain […]

Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum with Reinhild Kauenhoven Janzen

Join us for "Ritual Markers of Life and Death in Uganda and Taiwan," a Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum program with Reinhild Kauenhoven Janzen.   This program is presented as part of "The Magic of Things," a Kauffman Museum special exhibition celebrating the 125th anniversary of collecting at the oldest Mennonite museum in the Americas. View the event recording.

First Saturday Bird Walk – April 2022

Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United States

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. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but should be able to remain […]

Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum with John M. Janzen

Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United States

Join us for "Drums or Organ: Contesting Musical Styles in African Christianity," a Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum program with John M. Janzen.   This event is presented as part of "The Magic of Things," a Kauffman Museum special exhibition celebrating the 125th anniversary of collecting at the oldest Mennonite museum in the Americas. View the event recording.

Kauffman Museum Strategic Planning Community Focus Group

Newton Recreation Center 415 N Poplar St, Newton, KS, United States

This 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 as a community member is essential as we work through this process. You are invited to join us on Thursday, April 28 from 6:30 to […]

Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum with Rachel Pannabecker and David Kreider

Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United States

Join us for "Collecting for College and Community: Past, Present and Future," a Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum program with Rachel Pannabecker and David Kreider.   This program is presented as part of "The Magic of Things," a Kauffman Museum special exhibition celebrating the 125th anniversary of collecting at the oldest Mennonite museum in the Americas. View the event […]

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 States

Following 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 and traveling to the sites, talking with landowners, and considering why he takes the photos and whether he really is a legitimate photographer. This program […]