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“Sorting Out Race”: A Community Conversation

Our current special exhibition, "Sorting Out Race: Examining Racial Identity and Stereotypes in Thrift Store Donations" arose from the desire to divert artifacts from thrift stores to an exhibit that would generate healthy community dialogue about race. Join us as we continue the conversation in an online event hosted by Newton Public Library in collaboration […]

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34th Annual Living Endowment Dinner

Since we can’t share a meal together this fall, we’ve made arrangements to deliver special meals to you, our treasured supporters. Celebrate and support Kauffman Museum with a special farm to YOUR table dinner. Elderslie Farm near Kechi, Kansas, specializes in fine dining using local, often organic products. Chef Katharine Elder (and Sous Chef Cody) have […]

$125.00

Museum Store Sunday

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

For the fourth consecutive year, 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 […]

Crossroads: Change in Rural America

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

We are the third stop in Kansas for the Smithsonian exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America. The Crossroads Kansas tour is sponsored by Humanities Kansas in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street program. The Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit will be shown in the Kauffman Museum special exhibit gallery. Admission to the exhibit is free on Saturdays. Crossroads: Change in Rural […]

Five Places of Christmas at Kauffman Museum

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

Newton-area museums welcome the public to “Five Places of Christmas” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. 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. This year, the Bethel College Women's Association […]

Of Land and People: Our Community at the Crossroads of Change

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

North 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 States

Kauffman 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