by Austin Prouty | Jul 2, 2020
We’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...
by kauffmanmuseum | Jun 26, 2020 | Uncle Carl's Camp
June 22-26, 2020 This week at Uncle Carl’s Camp, campers explored turn-of-the-century quilts made on the Kansas prairie from the Kauffman Museum quilt collection. During this intergenerational experience, campers designed, pieced, quilted, and completed their...
by kauffmanmuseum | Jun 24, 2020 | Uncle Carl's Camp
June 8-12, 2020 Uncle Carl’s Camp “Behind the Mask” campers explored cultures that make masks and the ceremonies of those cultures. Through mask making, they learned about Native American traditions and the influence of the African culture on...
by kauffmanmuseum | Jun 3, 2020 | News
COVID-19 Reopening Protocol and Procedures During business hours staff and volunteers will wear masks in public areas and in the common workroom. Each day prior to 9:30 am opening, at 1:00 pm, and when visitors leave, front desk staff will sanitize and wipe down...
by kauffmanmuseum | May 26, 2020
(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...
by kauffmanmuseum | May 26, 2020
Campers will meet virtually every day from 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Campers will receive a packet of all supplies and a t-shirt and have multiple opportunities to interact with the camp teacher as a group and individually for guidance on projects. The week will culminate...
by kauffmanmuseum | May 26, 2020
Behind the Mask 1 & 2 will be combined and held June 8-12. The camp will be held virtually starting at 9:00 am with a daily interactive meeting, pre-recorded instructions on the day’s project, online references, and time to check in with the teacher. All supplies...
by kauffmanmuseum | May 15, 2020
Please join us at your own home during the weekend of May 23rd with your favorite beverage and snack for this virtual fundraiser. In the spirit of a Garden Party Tea, take a picture of you and/or family wearing a hat and sipping tea or enjoying your favorite beverage....
by kauffmanmuseum | Apr 14, 2020 | News
As seniors across the country scramble to complete final projects under extraordinary circumstances, Emma Girton and Elizabeth Friesen Birky face one of the bigger challenges. [Note: To see the complete Q&A with the student curators, scroll down.] As college...
by kauffmanmuseum | Apr 3, 2020
The Kauffman Museum First Saturday Bird Walk for May is cancelled. Please take some time to go outdoors on your own. The birds seem especially happy to be singing for us this year. What a nice gift to remind us that spring is on its way, virus or no...
