Events
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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 summer weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but should be […]
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Kauffman Museum Association Annual Meeting and Student Presentation
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesJoin us on Sunday, September 20, 2026 for the Kauffman Museum annual meeting and presentation. Come for the museum updates, stay for an intriguing presentation by an emerging scholar: "Building Bethel: Before, Between, and Beyond" Bethel College sophomore history major Faith Peterson will present a snapshot of Bethel College in the 1930s through its buildings […]
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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 fall weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but should be […]
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FALL FEST 2026: Teschemacher Organ Recital
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesWe will celebrate the artistic expression of women in both composition and making music as Rosi Penner Kaufman and Donna Ratzlaff Hetrick continue the legacy of the Deknatel sisters through music on this beautiful organ.
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FALL FEST 2026: “A Tactile Cogitation,” Karen Reimer, BC ’82
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesKaren Reimer, BC class of 1982, will give a talk about her art practice, which uses the labor-intensive craft techniques of embroidery and quilting to explore patterns in the natural world and in human cognition.
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Living Endowment Dinner 2026: “Quilts in the Great Depression and New Deal,” Dr. Janneken Smucker, West Chester University, Pennsylvania
Dyck Arboretum of the Plains 177 W Hickory St, Hesston, KS, United StatesYou are cordially invited to support the 40th annual Living Endowment Dinner benefitting Kauffman Museum. Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, 177 W Hickory, Hesston, KS Janneken Smucker will share research from A New Deal for Quilts (International Quilt Museum with University of Nebraska Press, and winner of the 2023 New Deal Book Award), exploring the ways Depression-era […]
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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 […]
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Declaration 1776 Exhibit Opening and Reception: “Celebrating the Sestercentennial of America’s Patchwork of States Peoples, Ideals,” Sara Reimer Farley, quiltmaker, researcher and author
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesSara Reimer Farley is a quiltmaker, researcher, and author. She began making quilts at fifteen, using her maternal grandmother’s Kansas City Star pattern for “Cog Wheel” and stitching on her grandmother’s treadle sewing machine. From the beginning, Sara’s quilts have been traditional in pattern and technique, but she interprets the design, sometimes subtly and sometimes […]
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Museum Store Sunday
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesOn Sunday, November 29, more than 1,400 museum stores representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, 23 countries, and five continents will offer inspired shopping at museums and cultural institutions during Museum Store Sunday. Kauffman Museum is thrilled to participate in this signature annual initiative and join museum stores worldwide by offering quality […]
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“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 StatesJoin us on Sunday, November 29 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 Sing) has become a favorite holiday tradition of late, and we hope you’ll join us […]