“Alps on the Plains: The Life & Work of Emil Kym” – Steve Friesen, museum consultant and former director, Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesA Swiss immigrant, Emil Kym decorated houses. He could hang wallpaper, do wood graining on doors and paint a hallway so the walls looked like marble. But what he did best was paint scenes of his home country in Mennonite farmhouses. Some of those scenes as well as Kym's woodgraining tools are on exhibit at […]
LIVING ENDOWMENT DINNER feat. Michał Targowski, “The First New Homeland: Mennonite Migrations to and from Polish Prussia in the 16-18th Centuries”
You are cordially invited to support the 38th annual Living Endowment Dinner for Kauffman Museum Friday, October 25, 2024 Kidron Hall, Kidron Bethel Village 3001 Ivy Drive, North Newton, KS
First Saturday Bird Walk
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesOur 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 late fall weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but should […]
“Diversity and Complexity in Indian Kansas” – Eric Anderson, Haskell Indian Nations University
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesMore information to come!
“Deutsche Weihnachtslieder/German Hymn Sing” – Drs. William Eash, Merle Schlabaugh and Karen Schlabaugh, professors emeritus, Bethel College
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesMore information to come!
First Saturday Bird Walk
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesOur 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 required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but should be […]
Five Places of Christmas
Newton-area museums welcome the public to “Five Places of Christmas” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. The annual holiday open house is a collaborative event among the Carriage Factory Art Gallery, Harvey County Historical Museum, Kauffman Museum, Warkentin House, and Bethel College Women’s Association (Luyken Fine Arts Center, Bethel College campus). […]
Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: “A Mennonite Sojourn in Central Asia, 1880-1935,” John Sharp, professor of history (retired), Hesston College
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesMore information to come!
Celebrate Kansas Day! – At Home on the Range
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesWatch this space for more details to come!
Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: “Free Did Not Mean Equal,” Dr. Carmaletta Williams, Chief Executive Officer of The Black Archives of Mid-America
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesMore information to come! Programming assistance courtesy Humanities Kansas Speakers Bureau program.