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 […]
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 early spring weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but […]
Keith Sprunger Research Fund Launch
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesFormer students and family members will remember the late Keith Sprunger Saturday, March 11, at 7 p.m. at Kauffman Museum, when a research fund in his honor will be formally launched. The event will take place in person in the museum auditorium, but there is also a Zoom link for those who want to join […]
“Images of Art and Design in Central Asia” – Phil Epp
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesNationally recognized local artist Phil Epp will present an illustrated talk titled "Images of Art and Design in Central Asia" describing his observations on art and design while traveling in Kazakhstan for Kauffman Museum's Sunday-Afternoon-At-the-Museum series on Sunday, March 12 at 3 p.m. Epp visited Kazakhstan in 2009 as a part of the State Department's […]
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 early spring weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but […]
Earth Day Tree Planting
Bethel College 300 E 27th, North Newton, KS, United StatesKauffman Museum in partnership with the Sand Creek Trail Committee invites you to participate in a tree planting along the Sand Creek Trail to celebrate Earth Day. The Sand Creek Trail Committee will begin trail maintenance at 9 a.m., and the tree planting will begin at 10 a.m. with the event starting at the Sand […]
Friends of the Museum Vintage/Antique/Art Sale
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesKauffman Museum announces the Friends of the Museum sale of antiques, vintage items and art on Saturday, April 29, 9:00-1:00 at the museum's front entrance and auditorium. Sale merchandise includes the following and much more! 19th Century Kyivan Icon of Saints Boris and Gleb Elson Jeweler’s or Watchmaker’s Lathe with Boley Box of Collets and […]
Faspa: Mennonite Charcuterie
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesWe’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 […]