First Saturday Bird Walk
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesWe're excited to announce that Kauffman Museum First Saturday Bird Walks will resume this Saturday, July 4th. 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 […]
The Prairie is ALIVE!
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United States(Originally scheduled for the first week in June, The Prairie is ALIVE! is postponed until August 3-5.) Campers will explore the prairie and find living things all over! Using stories, guidebooks, hikes, science experiments, and daily observations, we will discover there is much more than meets the eye living in our local prairies. Most of […]
Sorting Out Race: Examining Racial Identity and Stereotypes in Thrift Store Donations
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesExhibition Dates: August 28 – November 28, 2020 Sorting Out Race arose out of a desire to divert artifacts with racial content from thrift stores to an exhibit that would generate a healthy community conversation about racial stereotypes past and present in order to heighten awareness of our continuing struggles with race. This Kauffman Museum traveling exhibition will […]
Fall Festival at Kauffman Museum
Bethel College will celebrate the 50th Fall Fest on October 3, 2020. Kauffman Museum will be open and free to celebrate Bethel College Fall Festival, October 1-3, from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. We are taking the following precautions to keep our visitors and staff members safe. Our maximum capacity in the museum building is […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Museum Store Sunday
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesFor 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 StatesWe 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 StatesNewton-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 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 […]