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Enjoy free Friday night concerts featuring a variety of musical genres in Downtown Lee’s Summit. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets for seating. This... details>>
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Calling all cowboys at heart! West Fest: National Day of the Cowboy is fun for children 10 years old and younger. Activities with purchase of museum admission or free to... details>>
Jackson County Parks + Rec and the Truman Library invite you to take an exciting trip back in time! Practice the basics of scientific inquiry using archaeological data. Learn... details>>
5/2/2017 9:00:00 AM | Topeka, KS
Captured: The Extraordinary Adventures of Colonel Hughes
Eighty thousand Kansans served in World War I; 227,000 in World War II. We pay tribute to all Kansas soldiers by telling the story of Kansan James Clark Hughes. He served from 1917 to 1948 in the U.S. Army, and fought in both world wars. He left detailed records of his time in service; he photographed battlefields and towns in Europe; recorded his daily survival as a Japanese Prisoner of War; and saved many belongings from the wars later donated to this museum. In essence, he captured his life....details >>
5/2/2017 10:00:00 AM | Kansas City, KS
Layers of Time: Longview Farm Memories
This exhibition by UMKC alumnus Ron Anderson features photographs of Longview Farm (built in 1914 by Kansas City lumber baron R.A. Long), known as “The World’s Most Beautiful Farm.” By blending historical and contemporary photos, through the use of various printing techniques, Anderson’s images immerse the viewer in a multi-layered, non-linear concepts of time, memory, and history. The photographs build a bridge from past to present, and resurrect the aura of a significant Kansas City landmark....details >>
