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. Songs of Earth | Thursday, July 25 @ 7 p.m. | Saturday, July 27 @ 2 p.m. Norway’s official selection for the Academy Awards, Songs…
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.
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.
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.
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. 
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’…
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.
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…
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…
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.…
