Due to water damage caused by an HVAC system malfunction, Kansas City Museum’s Corinthian Hall has been closed to the public since January. Repairs have been underway since late April, and the city-owned museum is preparing to reopen all four floors of Corinthian Hall on July 6, 2023.
Corinthian Hall is a former mansion and is, as of now, the only building within Kansas City Museum’s holdings that has been renovated and restored. The self-guided experience is split into four floors, each with unique rooms, exhibits, and historical artifacts. Corinthian’s first floor currently displays many contemporary art pieces.
The museum’s mission is to preserve, interpret, and celebrate Kansas City through exhibitions that reflect our city’s spirit, and Corinthian’s second floor houses five galleries that often feature untold or under-told stories of Kansas City history. The third floor continues this exploration of the city’s past, present, and future with limited-run exhibits and a 42-seat theater.
Kansas City Museum is an exercise in city-wide pride, striving to heal through understanding the “whole story” of KC’s history, and will continue to engage visitors about the city’s past and multicultural heritage as Corinthian Hall reopens on July 6. General admission is free.