Of Land and People: Our Community at the Crossroads of Change
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesNorth Newton is strategically located at a historic crossroads in south-central Kansas. Of Land and People: Our Community at the Crossroads of Change celebrates the land on which our museum and community is placed, honors the people who have lived and worked on it, and invites visitors to reflect on the profound changes that have occurred here. Of […]
Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum with Gene Chavez
Kauffman Museum in North Newton will host, “Flour Power,” a presentation and discussion by Gene T. Chávez on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 3:00 p.m. online via Zoom. Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. The program is made possible by Humanities Kansas. Sign up to attend on Zoom. The presentation will […]
Museum Closed
Kauffman Museum will be closed on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and Christmas Day (Dec. 25). Regular museum hours will resume Saturday, Dec. 26: Tue-Fri 9:30am-4:30pm Sat-Sun 1:30pm-4:30pm
Family Yoga with Erin Ulrich
#Move with Erin Ulrich, owner and instructor at Bend and Breathe Yoga, Lawrence, during a virtual yoga class open to all ages. This event is free, with thanks to Humanities Kansas. Sign up to attend on Zoom. This event is a public program to accompany the current special exhibition, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian Institution […]
Holiday Hours
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesKauffman Museum will be open with shorter hours on New Year's Eve and the museum will be closed on New Year's Day. Thursday, Dec. 31: 9:30 am-1:00 pm Friday, Jan. 1: Closed Regular museum hours will resume Saturday, Jan. 2: Tue-Fri 9:30am-4:30pm Sat-Sun 1:30pm-4:30pm
Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum with Florence Schloneger and Pauline Sharp
Kauffman Museum in North Newton will host a Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum presentation and discussion by Florence Schloneger and Pauline Sharp on Sunday, Jan. 10 at 3:00 p.m., online via Zoom. Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. The program is made possible by Humanities Kansas. Sign up to attend on Zoom. The conversation […]
“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 immigrated to Kansas and how foods enjoyed in Kansas today are influenced by that history. He will speak about the traditional foods of the Low-German […]
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 celebrate our vibrant community of makers! Kansas Day activities will be in-person AND online this year. Kansas Day Schedule Update: Outdoor stations canceled! Food trucks […]
“The Immigrants Who Built Newton: One Spike at a Time” by Jenny Masais
A Celebrate Kansas Day! Virtual Event – "The Immigrants Who Built Newton: One Spike at a Time" by Jenny Masias. History, important contributions, and crucial economic role that Mexican immigrants have made to Newton, Kansas, and beyond.
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 station they can stop to learn about local history and get a card stamped. Participants that walk the whole trail and get seven stamps may stop […]