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121. New Jazz Museum Director Is Eager to Begin Job New Jazz Museum Director Is Eager to Begin Job June 16, 2007 Gregory A. Carroll, outgoing director of education for the International Association for Jazz Education, has been hired as the next CEO of the American Jazz Museum. Article provides some background on...
122. O'Neil's Legacy Leads Museum to a Crossroads O'Neil's Legacy Leads Museum to a Crossroads December 6, 2009 As the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum heads toward its twentieth anniversary and 10th Legacy Awards in 2010, museum director Greg Baker wants to see the museum branch out beyond Buck O'Neil. Baker's ideas...
123. On a Street by Myself: Dolphin's Big Move On a Street by Myself: Dolphin's Big Move August 2008 Dolphin Galleries will move from the Crossroads Arts District to 1600 Liberty in the West Bottoms. The Dolphin's former space at 19th and Baltimore will become a "satellite gallery" for the Kemper Museum...
124. On The Scene On The Scene October 2011 Interview with Julian Zugazagoitia, director and CEO of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art "to find out about his first year on the job--what he's especially liked about the Nelson and the K.C. art scene...
125. One Man's Travels Give KC Museum Tales to Tell One Man's Travels Give KC Museum Tales to Tell July 28, 2007 Article profiling retired Army Major Richard Keogh, who for the last three decades has been hunting for and donating World War I memorabilia to the Liberty Memorial Museum. Keogh is a veteran of the Vietnam...
126. Pane in the Glass Pane in the Glass February 3-9, 2005 Author shares his opinion on the aesthetics of the glass additions to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. At the time of his writing, the construction project was still underway and the landscaping around...
127. Plans Are Taking Shape for Museum to Honor Influential KC Blacks Plans Are Taking Shape for Museum to Honor Influential KC Blacks October 23, 1984 Article about plans for a "proposed museum that would pay tribute to blacks who had significant impact on Kansas City." The plans are described as tentatively combining a museum with a "Spirit of Freedom...
128. Pope John Paul II Slept--and Flew--Here Pope John Paul II Slept--and Flew--Here April 18, 2008 Story about how TWA converted an airplane to transport the late Pope John Paul II on some of his trips and how the bed and other memoribilia ended up at the Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural Center in...
129. Profile: Julian Zugazagoitia Profile: Julian Zugazagoitia Summer 2012 Profile of Julian Zugazagoitia, the director of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art who succeeded Marc Wilson two years ago. Zugazagoitia, formerly the director at El Museo del Barrio in New York, says "his...
130. Quindaro's History Has Strong Advocate Quindaro's History Has Strong Advocate October 12, 2010 Article about Jesse Hope and the Old Quindaro Museum & Information Center. The museum is housed in the former home of John A. Walker at 3432 N. 29th in Kansas City, Kansas.
131. Recruiting Star Power Recruiting Star Power December 29, 2010 As the World War I centennial in 2014 approaches, Brian Alexander, president of the WWI Museum at Liberty Memorial, is considering an aggressive approach “to enhance the monument’s national profile.”...
132. Rescuing a Historic Hotel Rescuing a Historic Hotel February 13, 2012 During the Civil War Battle of Lone Jack (1862), "Union soldiers took over the Cave Hotel and the grounds nearby," and when Confederate troops attacked the following day, "the family who owned the hotel,"...
133. Rocker Takes Role in Preservation Rocker Takes Role in Preservation June 7, 2008 Photo and caption describing the donation of more than 200 autographed baseballs to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum by Geddy Lee of the rock band Rush. Many of the baseballs feature signatures of Negro...
134. Shawnee Indian Mission to Reopen with 'Reinterpretation' Shawnee Indian Mission to Reopen with 'Reinterpretation' April 28, 2006 Article includes a mission timeline and talks about the museum, which had been closed since 2003, and its reopening.
135. Shuttlecocks Sculpture at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Shuttlecocks Sculpture at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 2007 Includes a two-page color photograph of the Nelson-Atkins Museum and the shuttlecocks located on the grounds of the museum. "Each of the sculptures weighs fifty-five hundred pounds, stands nearly eighteen...
136. Station Exhibit Hits the Jackpot Station Exhibit Hits the Jackpot May 18, 2007 Attracting 177,782 visitors, the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit was the most successful ever at Union Station. As a result, the station is projected to end the year with a budget surplus for the first time since...
137. Steaming Through History Steaming Through History January 16, 2010 Profile of the Arabia Steamboat Museum with a brief history of the Great White Arabia sinking and excavation of the ship. The article also includes images of some of the artifacts at the museum.
138. Struggling Union Station Makes Switch to New Track Struggling Union Station Makes Switch to New Track February 28, 2010 Article describes the continuing financial struggles of Union Station, as well as plans by Station leaders to generate revenue and cut expenses. The new direction calls for leasing additional space inside...
139. The 1950's All-Electric House Celebrates Its Golden Jubilee The 1950's All-Electric House Celebrates Its Golden Jubilee March 2004 Article describes the 50th anniversary of the Kansas City Power and Light Co.'s "All-Electric House," now located on the grounds of the Johnson County Museum of History. The house was a suburban prototype...
140. The Greenfield Washington Hotel Museum The Greenfield Washington Hotel Museum ca. 1966 Booklet summarizes the history of the Washington Hotel in Greenfield, Missouri. The hotel's and town's connections to various activities related to the Civil War in Missouri are explained. The author provides...