The Oddities & Curiosities Expo showcases hand selected vendors, dealers, artists and small businesses with all things weird. You'll find items such as: taxidermy, preserved specimens, original artwork, horror/halloween inspired pieces, antiques, handcrafted oddities, creepy clothing, odd jewelry, animal skulls/bones, funeral collectibles & much more. They truly have something weird for everyone at our shows.…
Let's travel to 17th century France to learn what a king in armor, a general on horseback and some rich and beautiful women can tell us about being powerful. We’ll peek into the lives of the rich and powerful (well, some were famous, too) in 17th Century France to learn how their power is expressed…
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures is thrilled to partner with Lagueria Davis, Writer and Director of BLACK BARBIE: A DOCUMENTARY, for a film screening and talkback on December 5th, beginning at 6PM. This exciting conversation will be moderated by Natasha Ria El-Scari, Director of the UMKC Women’s Center. Lagueria Davis wrote and directed…
On the First Friday of every month, thousands of residents and visitors fill the Crossroads Arts District in Kansas City to enjoy what has become the City’s most dynamic and popular event: #firstfridayskc. The community comes alive as arts organizations, galleries, studios, and a wide variety of businesses in the district feature local, regional, national,…
Retired art teacher is seeking: Folks interested in exploring "handmade holiday ornaments." Re-awaken childhood experiences using household materials. Perfectionists need not apply! Join NedRa Bonds—artist, educator, activist, and great grandmother—for the next Make and Sip at The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures! An opportunity to connect with the exhibition Portraits of Childhood: Black Dolls…
In this classic holiday comedy, World War II vets-turned-entertainers scheme to help a retired general with his strapped New England inn. Their plan? Enlist their army buddies and a singing sister act to put on a grand musical showcase.
Discover exceptional storytelling, new releases, documentaries, restored classics, foreign and art films at Tivoli. Curated by Jerry Harrington, the Nelson-Atkins is honored to be the home of the beloved theater. Frank Capra’s feel-good classic stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a decent small-town banker who learns what life would have been like if he’d never…
Frank Capra's feel-good classic stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a decent small-town banker who learns what life would have been like if he'd never been born. George’s unwitting involvement in a mistaken case of bank fraud threatens his spirit and tests his will to live — until a wise angel compels him to see…
Noon Year's Eve in Science City Sunday, December 31 from 12 pm - 6:30 pm. (Full Schedule Coming Soon) Science City’s 100,000 square feet of themed spaces packed with more than 300 interactive exhibits will also be open the entire time for you to roam and explore!
