COVID-19 Protocols and Procedures

by | Jul 7, 2020 | News

In an effort to stem the spread of  COVID-19, Kauffman Museum is closed to visitors. Staff will be tending to other museum tasks on-site Tuesday – Friday 9:30-4:30. To contact a staff member, call 316-283-1612 during regular hours (above) or...

“Mennonite – Food – Traditions” by Glen Ediger

by | Jan 30, 2021

Celebrate Kansas Day! Virtual Event: Join us online for “Mennonite – Food – Traditions” a virtual Zoom presentation by Glen Ediger. Ediger will give a brief history of Mennonites who immigrated to Kansas and how foods enjoyed in Kansas today...

Holiday Hours

by | Dec 31, 2020

Kauffman Museum will be open with shorter hours on New Year’s Eve and the museum will be closed on New Year’s Day. Thursday, Dec. 31: 9:30 am-1:00 pm Friday, Jan. 1: Closed Regular museum hours will resume Saturday, Jan. 2: Tue-Fri  9:30am-4:30pm Sat-Sun...

Family Yoga with Erin Ulrich

by | Dec 26, 2020

#Move with Erin Ulrich, owner and instructor at Bend and Breathe Yoga, Lawrence, during a virtual yoga class open to all ages. This event is free, with thanks to Humanities Kansas. Sign up to attend on Zoom. This event is a public program to accompany the current...

Museum Closed

by | Dec 24, 2020

Kauffman Museum will be closed on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and Christmas Day (Dec. 25). Regular museum hours will resume Saturday, Dec. 26: Tue-Fri  9:30am-4:30pm Sat-Sun 1:30pm-4:30pm

Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum with Gene Chavez 

by | Dec 13, 2020

Kauffman Museum in North Newton will host, “Flour Power,” a presentation and discussion by Gene T. Chávez on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 3:00 p.m. online via Zoom. Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. The program is made possible by Humanities...

Of Land and People: Our Community at the Crossroads of Change

by | Dec 7, 2020

North 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,...

Five Places of Christmas at Kauffman Museum

by | Dec 5, 2020

Newton-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...