Kauffman Museum is OPEN to the public.
The Magic of Things: 5 continents, 25 centuries, 125 years of collecting, the special exhibition celebrating the depth and breadth of what is now Kauffman Museum, has been extended through October 9, 2022.
Read the press release, see the exhibit in person at Kauffman Museum during Bethel College’s 2022 Fall Festival, and learn more below:
Upcoming Events
Earth Day Event: Goats at the Museum with Jason Schmidt, grounds and land manager, Bethel College
Jason Schmidt will give a brief presentation on the lawn in front of Kauffman Museum on the use of goats to control volunteer trees and shrubs on Bethel College campus. Jason will also move his shrub-controlling goats into the woodland on KM grounds with the goal of...
Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: “The Dockum Drugstore Sit-in,” Dr. Prisca Barnes-Simmons, founder, Storytime Village
Kauffman Museum at Bethel College will host Dr. Prisca Barnes-Simmons for a presentation and discussion of “The Dockum Drugstore Sit-In,” on April 26 at 3 pm in the Kauffman Museum auditorium. Members of the community are invited to attend this free program! Contact...
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 spring weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not...
Visit Kauffman Museum virtually! Watch, Listen and Learn through videos, podcasts and exhibit interactives.
- Bird Bytes: Bird News from Kauffman Museum
- Of Land & People Audio Stories
- Kauffman Museum videos including our museum design process, ArtiFact Friday, and more!
- Special exhibit virtual tours and exhibit interactives:
- Recent events featured below, or our Kauffman Museum media archive on YouTube
“Collecting for College and Community: Past, Present and Future” with David Kreider
May 22, 2022
“Drums or Organ: Contesting Musical Styles in African Christianity” by John Janzen
April 3, 2022
“Ritual Markers of Life and Death in Uganda and Taiwan” by Reinhild Janzen
March 6, 2022
“William Allen White: A Kansas Wonder” by Bev Buller
January 29, 2022
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27th and North Main St.
North Newton, KS 67117
Across from the main campus of
Bethel College
CONTACT US
(316) 283-1612
kauffman@bethelks.edu
Mailing address:
300 E. 27th Street
North Newton, KS, 67117-1716
HOURS
Tue-Fri 9:30am-4:30pm
Sat-Sun 1:30pm-4:30pm
Closed Mondays and
Major Holidays