Upcoming Visitor Events - 8/22/2019

8/22/2019 12:00:00 AM  |  Kansas City, MO

Kansas City's Guadalupe Centers: A Century of Serving the Latino Community

This yearlong exhibit chronicles the 100-year history of Kansas City’s Guadalupe Centers, Inc. – and by extension, the history of the city’s thriving Hispanic and Latino community. Founded in 1919, Guadalupe Centers is the longest continuously running Latino-serving organization in the country. On display through May 2020. View during regular library hours. Check the library's website for exact hours, and dates the library will be closed....details >>

8/22/2019 12:00:00 AM  |  Ottawa, KS

Two Exhibits: Out of the Toy Box; & Photographs by Maude Frink

Out of the Toy Box: Franklin County at Play features more than 150 years of toys played with by Franklin County children. Photographer Spotlight: Maude Frink. Maude was celebrated for her work portraying children at play and in other natural settings. These exhibits will be on display through December 2019. Call or visit the Franklin County Historical Society website for exact days and hours the exhibits will be available for viewing....details >>

8/22/2019 12:00:00 PM  |  Manhattan, KS

Dream With Da Vinci

Da Vinci was a dreamer and an inventor. Math, science and art are highlighted in this interactive, hands-on exhibit. Catapults, parachutes, and a hang glider are some of the inventions guests will find. Guests can add their own creativity and ideas, explore engineering and flight, and see how Da Vinci’s inventions contributed to modern technology. The exhibit created by Curious Kids' Museum encourages creativity and exploration with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and math)....details >>

8/22/2019 6:00:00 PM  |  Butler, MO

Orders No. 11 - Desperate Days and Hard Travel: Recollections of Women

On Aug. 25, 1863, General Thomas Ewing issued the most infamous military order of the Civil War in western Missouri. General Orders No. 11 commanded the forced removal of people in four counties, with Bates County being the only one that was totally vacated. The order was highly controversial and there was immediate reaction to the cruelty visited upon the citizens of the region that became known as the Burnt District. Peggy Buhr, director of the Bates County Museum, presents the program....details >>