Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
March 2020
Herriman-Jewell Series presents Bill Frisell: Harmony featuring Petra Haden, Hank Roberts & Luke Bergma
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
Famed guitarist Bill Frisell’s HARMONY features new compositions, imaginatively reworked music from Frisell’s catalog and a typically sharp selection of jazz and Americana staples. Throughout, Petra Haden’s dreamlike, often wordless lead vocals and the trio’s quietly powerful harmonies grant Frisell’s music dimensions it’s never known before. Remarkably, the thoughtful beauty and evocative patience that mark his guitar playing are both smartly accented and greatly magnified.
Find out more »Beethoven’s 250th Anniversary Concert
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
Join us for a special quartet concert presented by the Kansas City Symphony marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven, including one of Beethoven’s most iconic quartets, Opus 132.
Find out more »Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art presents Perfectly Imperfect
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
The exhibition Perfectly Imperfect: Cranach, Dürer and the Renaissance Nude will feature a selection of prints and paintings drawn primarily from the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Two significant loans from the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Linda Hall Library will provide a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of these two artists and their widely-divergent approach to the female form.
Find out more »Third Thursday at the Nelson-Atkins
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
Join the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art every Third Thursday for live music, free programs, art activities and more showcasing the talents of local artists and collaborators, all for adult audiences!
Find out more »Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s Spring Fever Sale
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
Unique home decor, jewelry, children’s items and books at substantially reduced prices.
Find out more »Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art presents Formed from Fire: Enamel Portrait Miniatures
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
Portrait miniatures are intimate tokens of love, loss, allegiance, and affection exchanged between friends. The earliest examples were painted in watercolor on vellum (animal skin). By the 1600s, new techniques of painting enamels facilitated an artist’s ability to paint delicate portraits resembling tiny oil paintings. They offered a robust alternative to watercolor on ivory or vellum because they do not fade. Enamel miniatures are more costly than watercolor miniatures, due to their complex and risky creation process.
Find out more »Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art presents Encore Degas! Ballet, Movement, and Fashion
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
At the turn of the twentieth century, the circumstances of a changing modern world were visible on the stage of the Paris ballet. Social classes mixed in this public setting, where some of the city’s poorest young women pirouetted across the stage for paying audiences. The dancers’ internationally influenced costumes often reflected larger cultural exchanges. Edgar Degas became a regular visitor to the ballet at the Paris Opera, which appealed to his interest in classical beauty and modern life. His…
Find out more »Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art presents Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
Master Printer Robert Blackburn (1920–2003) made a tremendous impact on printmaking in the United States. Over a career that spanned six decades, his avant-garde ideas propelled American modernism forward and affirmed printmaking as fine art. Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking situates Blackburn beside his teachers, friends, and collaborators with whom he engaged throughout his life. It features approximately 60 prints and related materials by Blackburn and the artists with whom he collaborated, including Grace Hartigan, Robert Rauschenberg, Elizabeth Catlett,…
Find out more »January 2022
Moliere’s 400th Birthday Celebration
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
You are invited to the 400th Birthday Celebration for the French playwright, Molière. There will be music and performance, some very special guests, and cake for all. The event is free, and located in Kirkwood Hall. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING NELSON-ATKINS CORONOVIRUS PRECAUTIONS: • Non-members of the Nelson-Atkins Museum will need to reserve a timed-entry FREE ticket for access to the museum. Reserve in advance online (recommended!) at https://nelson-atkins.org/plan-your-visit/ ; by phone at 816.751.1278; or onsite at the information desk. It's…
Find out more »February 2023
Conserving the Royal Thrones
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
Join conservator Stephanie Spence as she shares her experience conserving the elaborately detailed silver thrones and parasol of Dungarpur, India. View up close images illustrating the nuances of this process.
Find out more »March 2023
Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966) is widely acclaimed as a defining artist of modernism and of the 20th century. Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure explores the artist’s extraordinary and singular portrayals of the human figure. The exhibition features around 100 objects by Giacometti, drawn from the extensive holdings of the Fondation Giacometti in Paris and complemented by the Nelson-Atkins’ own iconic Chariot (1950)—which will receive a new look at its relationship to Giacometti’s love of Ancient art. His lifelong study of art history eloquently speaks to…
Find out more »April 2023
Jazz, Drawing, and Giacometti
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
Come for a relaxing evening of live music, wine, and Swiss chocolates, while an instructor teaches you how to sketch a model. The museum will provide all the materials needed to create your masterpiece. Presented in conjunction with Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure, this special public program will create a memorable experience. 
Find out more »Spring Song
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
The Kansas City Chorale’s much-loved celebration of Spring and the Easter season. This one-hour concert is performed in the lush acoustic and visual splendor of Kirkwood Hall at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. This event is free with RSVP.
Find out more »May 2023
Curator & Conservator are IN!
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
The Curator is IN! series features Nelson-Atkins staff in casual gallery talks that highlight the museum's permanent collection and exhibitions. Join curator Kimberly Masteller and conservator Stephanie Spence for a thoughtful conversation about the conservation and display of the works in the exhibition.
Find out more »November 2023
The Grammy Award-winning Kansas City Chorale: Wintersong
Kansas City, MO 64111 United States
A much loved holiday tradition, the Kansas City Chorale singing seasonal favorites in the resonant beauty of Rozzelle Court at the Nelson-Atkins. Ticket price includes reserved table seating and complimentary wine service.
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