Kauffman Museum

Monthly Bird Walk—October 8, 2022
2022-10-08 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Chicago) | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
(Held on the second Saturday to coincide with Bethel College Fall Festival)
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. 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.

Annual Business Meeting
2022-09-18 15:00 - 16:30 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
View the event recording.

Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum | “Decommissioned Missile Silo Sites: Reminders of Our Past and Future” by Nate Hofer
2022-09-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Following a short business meeting of the Kauffman Museum Association, World Peace Photo award winner Nate Hofer will discuss making photographs of decommissioned nuclear missile silos. Nate’s project included finding and traveling to the sites, talking with landowners, and considering why he takes the photos and whether he really is a legitimate photographer. This program is held in conjunction with the current special exhibition “The Magic of Things,” a collection of not often seen museum artifacts including a Nuclear Free Zone t-shirt from 1984 when North Newton, KS, officially became a Nuclear Free Zone.

View the event recording.

First Saturday Bird Walk—September 3, 2022
2022-09-03 07:00 - 08:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
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. 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.

Details in light of the COVID-19 pandemic:
–Masks required. Bring your own mask (BYOM).
–Maintain social distancing at all times before, during and after the bird walk.

First Saturday Bird Walk—August 6, 2022
2022-08-06 07:00 - 08:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States

Pedal Power | Uncle Carl's Camp
2022-07-18 09:00 - 2022-07-22 11:30 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
If you like to bike, this camp is for you! Campers will build endurance and learn bicycle safety, history of biking through Kauffman Museum’s collection, bicycle maintenance and repair and riding rules and etiquette. Campers must already know how to ride a bike and be ready to expand their skills and confidence. Each day campers will bike longer distances, ending in a 10-mile ride. Each participant must bring a bike in good working order and a helmet.
July 18-22, 9:00-12:00 each day | Age 9 and over (completed grade 3 through adult)
Application deadline: July 15
$75 per museum member / $90 per non-member
Instructors:
Karen Kreider Yoder
SF-USD, San Francisco, CA
Stephen Kreider Yoder
Wall Street Journal

First Saturday Bird Walk—July 2, 2022
2022-07-02 07:00 - 08:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States

Life on the Prairie | Uncle Carl's Camps
2022-06-27 09:00 - 2022-07-01 11:30 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
There are more life on the prairie than you’d ever imagine! It has been home to many plants, animals and people for a very long time. We will investigate many different organisms that live on the prairie–big and small–and imagine how the prairie might be different (or the same?) if we had lived hundreds of years ago. Come ready to spend lots of time outside going on nature walks, doing experiments, and imagining life on the prairie through the ages!
June 27-July 1, 9:00-11:30 each day | Age 6 to 8 (completed grade k-2)
Application deadline: June 24
$70 per museum member / $85 per non-member
Instructor:
Kendall Smith
USD 373, Newton, KS

Exploring Printmaking 2 | Uncle Carl's Camp
2022-06-20 09:00 - 2022-06-24 11:30 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Campers will explore printmaking through the work of Kansas printmakers. Drawing from observation, students will use nature as the subject of their works. Exploring Printmaking 2 will give campers a unique inside glimpse into how an artist turns inspiration into art. Come discover a variety of processes for creating artwork on paper and fabric.
June 20-24, 9:00-11:30 each day | Age 9 to 12 (completed grade 3-6)
Application deadline: June 17
$70 per museum member / $85 per non-member
Instructor:
LaDonna Unruh Voth
USD 373, Newton, KS

Exploring Printmaking 1 | Uncle Carl's Camp
2022-06-13 09:00 - 2022-06-17 11:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Campers will explore a variety of simple printmaking techniques. Drawing from observation, students will use nature as the subject of their works. Exploring Printmaking 1 will introduce young artists to many forms of printing from the museum’s collection of paper and fabric artifacts.
June 13-17, 9:00-11:00 each day | Age 6 to 8 (completed grade k-2)
Application deadline: June 10
$70 per museum member / $85 per non-member
Instructor:
LaDonna Unruh Voth
USD 373, Newton, KS

Unraveling History’s Mysteries | Uncle Carl's Camp
2022-06-06 09:00 - 2022-06-10 11:30 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Get ready to dig deep in local archives, interview historians, and do detective work. Campers will investigate the rich history of Kauffman Museum, Bethel College and the local community. Come study artifacts, explore hidden stairways and mummify a piece of fruit. Are you ready for an adventure?!
June 6-10, 9:00-11:30 each day | Age 9 to 12 (completed grade 3-6)
Application deadline: June 3
$70 per museum member / $80 per non-member
Instructor:
Monty Graber
USD 373, Newton, KS

First Saturday Bird Walk—June 4, 2022
2022-06-04 07:00 - 08:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States

Little Houses on the Prairie | Uncle Carl's Camp
2022-05-31 09:00 - 2022-06-03 11:30 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
We will explore different types of homes from pioneer days. Come find out who built these homes, what they were made of, where they were built, what they did inside the houses, and why they did things that way! We’ll be inside and outside, so come prepared for both.
May 31-June 3, 9:00-11:30 each day | Age 4 and 5 (not yet in kindergarten)
Application deadline: May 27
$70 per museum member / $85 per non-member
Instructor:
Kristin Neufeld Epp
New Creation Preschool

Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum with Rachel Pannabecker and David Kreider
2022-05-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us for “Collecting for College and Community: Past, Present and Future,” a Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum program with Rachel Pannabecker and David Kreider.

This program is presented as part of “The Magic of Things,” a Kauffman Museum special exhibition celebrating the 125th anniversary of collecting at the oldest Mennonite museum in the Americas.

View the event recording.

First Saturday Bird Walk—May 7, 2022
2022-05-07 07:00 - 08:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States

Faspa: Mennonite Charcuterie
2022-05-01 16:30 - 18:30 | At Home
Celebrate May Day*
and enjoy Mennonite Charcuterie!
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
Exclusive Compilation
After 4:00 pm on May 1 Kauffman Museum will send a link to Faspa guests of pianist and museum member Mark Kreider performing a compilation of pieces by Medtner and Rachmaninoff. These pieces are from a solo recital Mark performed in 2020 at Utah State University. This recording will only be available to Faspa guests.
*Masterworks Concert
We encourage you to attend the May 1, 3:00 p.m, Masterworks Concert at Bethel College, an annual choral and orchestral performance.
Pick Up and Delivery Details
• Faspa may be picked up at Kauffman Museum between 4:30 and 6:30 on Sunday, May 1.
• If you choose delivery, Faspa will be delivered to your homes on May 1 between 5:00 and 6:30.
• Delivery drivers will not enter your home. Please be prepared to answer your door.
• For delivery outside Newton, North Newton or Hesston, please contact Andi Andres.
Please RSVP no later than April 24.
Questions? Email asa@bethelks.edu or phone (316) 283-1612.

Kauffman Museum Strategic Planning Community Focus Group
2022-04-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Newton Recreation Center, 415 N Poplar St, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
This spring, Kauffman Museum will develop an action plan that will move the museum boldly into the 21st century, paving a way forward in our rapidly changing world. Your input as a community member is essential as we work through this process. You are invited to join us on Thursday, April 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 in the Newton Recreation Center, Sunflower Room, in a one-time focus group conversation open to the public.

In recent years, Kauffman Museum has aimed “to foster learning experiences rich in artifacts that promote aesthetic appreciation of critical thinking about and reflection on the people and the natural environment of the central prairies, with emphasis on the story of the Mennonites” (Board Approved mission statement, 2012). We hope to build on this legacy with a strategic plan that will shape the museum for the next 3-5 years. Any and all ideas are welcome and will be appreciated.

Please join us on April 28!

Earth Day Falconer Program
2022-04-23 10:30 - 11:30 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
To celebrate Earth Day and the spring exhibit, “The Magic of Things: 5 Continents, 25 Centuries, 125 Years of Collecting,” Kauffman Museum will host falconer Nate Mathews at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 23 in the museum auditorium. To highlight the natural history area of “The Magic of Things,” Mathews will bring a live Bald Eagle to show and explain how he uses his birds to hunt. The program will take place indoors. Mathews has been a falconer for 25 years. The April 23 program is free and open to the public and includes free entry to the museum. For more information on the exhibit, public programs and current COVID protocols, visit www.kauffmanmuseum.org or the Kauffman Museum Facebook page, or contact the museum at kauffman@bethelks.edu or 316-283-1612.

Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum with John M. Janzen
2022-04-03 15:00 - 16:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us for “Drums or Organ: Contesting Musical Styles in African Christianity,” a Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum program with John M. Janzen.

This event is presented as part of “The Magic of Things,” a Kauffman Museum special exhibition celebrating the 125th anniversary of collecting at the oldest Mennonite museum in the Americas.

View the event recording.

First Saturday Bird Walk – April 2022
2022-04-02 07:00 - 08:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States

Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum with Reinhild Kauenhoven Janzen
2022-03-06 15:00 - 16:00 | KS
Join us for “Ritual Markers of Life and Death in Uganda and Taiwan,” a Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum program with Reinhild Kauenhoven Janzen.

This program is presented as part of “The Magic of Things,” a Kauffman Museum special exhibition celebrating the 125th anniversary of collecting at the oldest Mennonite museum in the Americas.

View the event recording.

First Saturday Bird Walk – March 2022
2022-03-05 08:00 - 09:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States

Grand Opening: The Magic of Things
2022-02-19 14:30 - 16:30 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Kauffman Museum began in 1896 as Bethel College’s teaching collection of “Natural History and American Relics,” housed in its Administration Building. To celebrate the 125th anniversary of collecting at this oldest Mennonite museum in the Americas, former and current staff have selected astonishing artifacts and specimens–most exhibited for the first time–that speak of “The Magic of Things.”

Join us for the grand opening of “The Magic of Things: 5 Continents • 25 Centuries • 125 Years of Collecting” on Saturday, February 19 from 2:30–4:30 pm. This come-and-go event will include remarks by lead curator Reinhild K. Janzen at 3:00 pm.

For more information, please visit the exhibit page.

The Magic of Things will be on display at Kauffman Museum from February 19–May 22, 2022

First Saturday Bird Walk – February 2022
2022-02-05 08:00 - 09:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States

Celebrate Kansas Day!
2022-01-29 12:00 - 16:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Celebrate Kansas Day! at Kauffman Museum. Mark your calendars for this free Kansas Day event at Kauffman Museum, happening on Saturday, January 29, 2022 from 12:00–4:00pm.
View the Celebrate Kansas Day! flier.

Food in the Museum Parking Lot, 11:30-4:30
LeJ’s BBQ • Hot chocolate, coffee and cinnamon rolls • Tacos Ana’s • Ken N Barbie’z Rollin Diner
Activities in and around Kauffman Museum
In the Museum auditorium

1:00 Gordon Parks: Renaissance Man, Kirk Sharp, Director, Gordon Parks Museum | View the recording
2:00 Meet Blackbear Bosin: The Man Behind the Keeper, Erin Raux, Director,
Mid-American All-Indian Center | View the recording
3:00 William Allen White: A Kansas Wonder, Bev Buller, Author and Librarian,
retired USD 373 | View the recording

Zoom link for all presentations: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83480322323?pwd=[REDACTED]
Presentations will also be live streamed to Kauffman Museum’s Facebook page and later archived to the museum YouTube channel.

Indoor Activities and Crafts
Craft a Car like Chrysler • Takeoff with Amelia • Laura’s Rag Doll • Famous
Kansans Cozy Book Corner • Parks Fashion Photos • Find the Famous Kansans
Book Signing

Roxie Yonkey, 100 Things To Do in Kansas Before You Die
Bev Buller, From Emporia: William Allen White
Gretchen Eick, They Met at Wounded Knee, Finding Duncan, Dissent in Wichita
Chuck Regier, No Recipe, No Problem
Warren Ashworth and Susan Kand, We, the House
Black Bear Bosin book (signed copies)

Outdoor Activities, Crafts and Demonstrations
Buffalo Chip Tic Tac Toe • Prairie Dog Corn Hole • Native American Teepee • Blacksmith Bill Moffet • Rope Making • Corn Grinding • Popcorn Popping • Vintage Washing Machines • Hay Rack Rides • Old-fashioned Schoolyard Games • Nothing but Naismith • Farmhouse open and heated • George’s Peanut Butter Bird Feeders

Bake Sale
featuring homemade baked goods

Raffle
for 12 pints of Salted Creamery Artisan Ice Cream

Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: STAND Student Panel
2022-01-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
STAND students from all over the region have seen the effects of the vaping epidemic. Join us for a conversation about the rise of e-cigarettes and vaping, its effects on young people, and the positive things that STAND leaders are doing to encourage peers to make healthy decisions. Student panelists will be responding to questions about the past, present, and future of vaping, as well as speaking about the impacts of vaping on their generation.
Through STAND, youth are given opportunities and skills to reduce substance use, promote positive mental health, and take leadership to create significant change in their school and community. Student leaders involved with STAND know that they are valuable contributors to social change and are empowered to lean into their strengths to impact the world around them. There are currently over 130 STAND students in 6 different communities that are working on creating a healthier, more positive future for their peers.
View the event recording.

CANCELED: First Saturday Bird Walk – January 2022
2022-01-01 08:00 - 09:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Due to weather and COVID-19 concerns, our January 1, 2022 First Saturday Bird Walk has been canceled.

Please check back later for updates regarding our February bird walk.

Five Places of Christmas at Kauffman Museum
2021-12-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Newton-area museums welcome the public to “Five Places of Christmas” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4. 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 exhibits, gift shop discount tables, and refreshments while the Bethel College Women’s Association will host a Christmas sale featuring handmade crafts and baked goods at the Goerz House on the Bethel College campus. Warkentin House will showcase holiday decorations in every room and the Carriage Factory Gallery will provide materials for make-and-take ornaments from 10:00-12 noon. Harvey County Historical Museum invites guests to explore the videos, blogs and photos on its website. All participating locations will be open with free admission and COVID precautions in place. Be sure to contact each site for its safety requirements.

First Saturday Bird Walk – December 2021
2021-12-04 08:00 - 09:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States

Museum Store Sunday
2021-11-28 13:30 - 16:30 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
For the fifth 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 quality gifts filled with inspiration and educational value.

Shop in-person from 1:30–4:30pm, or anytime online using Kauffman Museum’s Online Museum Store.

The Kauffman Museum Store offers items related to the museum’s mission:
• puzzles and toys for children
• stationery and posters
• jewelry
• books related to museum themes
• wheat weaving
• items produced by local artisans
• Martyrs Mirror prints from 1685 copper plates by Jan Luyken
• ethically sourced brands, including Ten Thousand Villages

COVID-19 Considerations:
• Store will limit capacity to 8 shoppers at one time
• Masks are required for everyone in the museum building
