April 2023
Faspa: Mennonite Charcuterie
We’ve been doing it for centuries! Register at kauffmanmusuem.org/faspa. Faspa a light evening meal of bread, meat, jam, and cheese, traditionally served in Low German Mennonite households. Charcuterie an assortment of meats, cheeses, artisan breads, olives, fruits, and nuts served on a board or tile. Raffle To celebrate spring, Kauffman Museum is collaborating with local business to offer prizes for a special faspa raffle! Each raffle ticket is $5. Use the links below to add raffle tickets to your order.…
Find out more »May 2023
First Saturday Bird Walk
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 unpredictable spring weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but should be able to remain quiet so they don’t scare away the birds! Free and open to the public.
Find out more »“Mennonite Peace Efforts under Communist Observation,” Pastor Bernhard Thiessen, Chairman, Peace Churches Office at the University of Hamburg, Berlin, Germany
In the 1950s and 1960s, workers from Mennonite Central Committee Peace Section, the Puidoux Conferences, and the Christian Peace Conference organizations explored peace issues together in Europe. Their collaborative efforts drew the interest of the East German Protestant theologian Gerhard Bassarak, who worked for the East German Secret Police under the codename "Buss," and of other theologians who worked with the East German section of the Christian Peace Conference and the Stasi. Pastor Thiessen will explore this phenomena and other…
Find out more »“Of Wool & Silk: Textile Explorations in Central Asia,” Dr. Mary M. Dusenbury, Affiliate Research Curator, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas
In 2009 Dr. Dusenbury travelled through the deserts of Xinjiang in Northwest China to the vibrant trading city of Kashgar, before driving over the Torugart Pass in the Tien Shan mountains to the high summer pastures of Kyrgystan to stay in a herder’s yurt for several days. Then through Kyrgystan - looking at felt making- to the markets of Osh in the Fergana Valley on the border of Uzbekistan. The town of Osh had just celebrated its 3000-year anniversary. In…
Find out more »June 2023
First Saturday Bird Walk
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 early summer weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but should be able to remain quiet so they don’t scare away the birds! Free and open to the public.
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