Fall Festival | “The Oldest Books in the Museum’s Collection” by Mark Jantzen, Bethel College Professor of History
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesKauffman Museum owns a number of cuneiform tablets that are over 4,000 years old. These ancient writings provide insight into a culture that goes back to the very beginnings of organized, urban life in Mesopotamia, the ancient Near East. Hundreds of Bethel students have been introduced to these objects in the class History of Civilization […]
Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum | Ina Navazelskis from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Bethel College 300 E 27th, North Newton, KS, United StatesAt 4:00 in Krehbiel Auditorium in the Luyken Fine Arts Center on the Bethel College campus, Ina Navazelskis, an oral historian from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, will speak about the value of oral history in helping preserve family stories and in helping us understand the complexities of people's experiences during […]
Living Endowment Dinner | “The Past in the Present” with Justina Neufeld and Janine Wedel
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesAt 5:30 at Kauffman Museum, please join us for the annual Living Endowment Dinner. We look forward to gathering in the museum building for a meal together after a two-year pandemic hiatus. Following dinner, Justina Neufeld with Janine Wedel will present a personal conversation exploring the 20th century forces that shape the Ukraine of today […]
First Saturday Bird Walk—November 5, 2022
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. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but should be able to remain […]
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 chilly winter weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but should […]
Five Places of Christmas at Kauffman Museum
Newton-area museums welcome the public to “Five Places of Christmas” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. 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, Kauffman Museum will offer museum […]
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 chilly winter weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but should […]
Celebrate Kansas Day! at Kauffman Museum
Celebrate Kansas Day! at Kauffman Museum. Mark your calendars for this free Kansas Day event at Kauffman Museum, happening on Saturday, January 28, 2023 from 12:00–4:00pm. SCHEDULE: Food in the Museum Parking Lot, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sage & Juliette Coffee • Tacos Ana’s • Shalom Mennonite / New Creation Youth Group Activities in and around […]
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 chilly winter weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but should […]
“East of Liberal: Notes on the Land—Exploring the Myths, Contradictions and Resilience” – Raylene Hinz-Penner, author
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesDiscussing the recently published memoir she describes as a personal land acknowledgement, Raylene Hinz-Penner will talk about the central tension of the book, reconciling her idyllic childhood on Dust Bowl land in southwest Kansas with the thorny issues of settler accountability, the knowledge that the land on which her family thrived in the 1950's and […]