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1. An Egyptian Gem for KC An Egyptian Gem for KC December 17, 2007 The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has recently purchased "a spectacular painted coffin of a noblewoman named Meretites created in Egypt 2,500 years ago." The coffin does not include a mummy (the museum already...
2. Art Installations Need More 'Wow' Art Installations Need More 'Wow' June 10, 2007 Review of exhibits in newly opened Bloch Building.
3. Art Museum Gets a Major Gift Art Museum Gets a Major Gift October 23, 2009 Morton and Estelle Sosland have made a gift of about 200 "rare and important objects of Northwest Coast art" to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Gaylord Torrence, curator of American Indian art, said that...
4. Blochs Add To Nelson Treasures Blochs Add To Nelson Treasures February 5, 2010 A promised gift of 29 impressionist works was made today by Marion and Henry Bloch. According to Marc Wilson, director and CEO of the Nelson, this is the largest gift the museum has received. The gift...
5. College Names Sculpture Park for Oppenheimers College Names Sculpture Park for Oppenheimers July 31, 2011 Johnson County Community College announced that the lawn in front of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art will be renamed the Oppenheimer Sculpture Park. Marti and Tony Oppenheimer are the museum's largest...
6. Cook Named Kemper Curator Cook Named Kemper Curator July 8, 2007 Christopher Cook was appointed the new curator of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Cook first joined the museum in 2006 as assistant curator and has served as acting curator since March 2007. He...
7. Curator Becomes Kemper Director Curator Becomes Kemper Director June 8, 2012 Barbara O'Brien will replace Rachel Blackburn Cozad as the chief curator and director of exhibitions and collections at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. O'Brien has served as curator since 2009 and...
8. Fertile Ground for Change Fertile Ground for Change November 18, 2007 Review of the inaugural special exhibition of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art titled "American Soil." Described as a "morality tale told in paint," the dominant theme of the exhibit is the exploitation...
9. Former Nelson Curator Heads to Ohio Former Nelson Curator Heads to Ohio September 13, 2009 Deborah Emont Scott, former chief curator at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will be director and chief executive officer of the Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati.
10. Giving the Burbs Serious Study Giving the Burbs Serious Study March 18, 2010 Johnson County Museum has a grant to develop a new museum of the history of suburbia. It will supplant the existing Johson County Museum. They are currently in the planning and assessment phase which should...
11. He'll Bring a New Dimension He'll Bring a New Dimension March 6, 2010 Julian Zugazagoitia has been named the new director and CEO of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. A native of Mexico City, Zugazagoitia studied in Paris and earned a doctoral degree in philosophy. He leaves...
12. Kemper Hires a New Curator Kemper Hires a New Curator August 9, 2009 The Kemper Museum of Modern Art has named Barbara O'Brien as its fifth curator. O'Brien is a Bonner Springs, Kansas, native and formerly an assistant professor of art and director of the Trustman Art Gallery...
13. Kemper Museum to Open Space in Crossroads District Kemper Museum to Open Space in Crossroads District August 1, 2008 The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art will be opening a downtown venue at 1901 Baltimore Avenue on November 7, 2008. The space will be used for exhibitions and administrative functions. It positions them...
14. Longtime Museum Director to Retire Longtime Museum Director to Retire April 22, 2009 Marc Wilson, director and CEO of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, plans to retire in 2010 after nearly 30 years at the museum. Includes a sidebar of key events that happened during his tenure.
15. Nature's Beauty on Edge Nature's Beauty on Edge March 20, 2011 Review of Steve Gorman's ceramics exhibit, "Reanimate," at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, as well as information about Gorman, a former teacher with North Kansas City and Centerview, Missouri for...
16. Nelson Carts Will Put Art on the Move Nelson Carts Will Put Art on the Move July 30, 2011 In April 2011, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art began using two electric golf carts "christened Shuttlecarts, as a way to accommodate visitors who needed help traversing the expanded museum." These are...
17. Nelson-Atkins Renames Sculpture Park after Donald J. Hall Nelson-Atkins Renames Sculpture Park after Donald J. Hall April 13, 2013 Article announces that the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has officially renamed its sculpture park in honor of Donald J. Hall. Various contributions made by Hall and his wife, Adele over many years are listed....
18. Nelson-Atkins Turns 75 Nelson-Atkins Turns 75 December 11, 2008 The weekend of December 13-14, 2008, marks the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Article outlines the activites planned for the event including free admission to the exhibit...
19. New Gallery Has N.Y. Link New Gallery Has N.Y. Link October 23, 2011 New York art dealer Bill Brady is opening a new gallery at 1505 Genesee Street in the West Bottoms District. The gallery will occupy the north side of the former Daily Drovers Telegram Building. Brady...
20. Watch a Nelson Exhibit 'Ferment' Online Watch a Nelson Exhibit 'Ferment' Online April 10, 2011 The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will broadcast on the Web the installation of New York artist Roxy Paine's 56-foot-high metal tree called "Ferment." The metal sculpture is being installed at the museum's...