The Kansas City Museum is a history museum. It is the City’s leading institution on local and regional history with the collection, capacity, mission, and vision to share the robust multicultural stories of Kansas City and its people.
The Kansas City Museum believes that recognizing and understanding the whole story of our City’s history is healing. Therefore, the Kansas City Museum aims to be the “Home of the Whole Story” where perspectives and experiences from individuals and communities that are often underrepresented and overlooked are acknowledged, honored, and elevated.
Mission: The Kansas City Museum preserves, interprets, and celebrates Kansas City through collections, exhibitions, and bold programs that reflect the City’s evolution and spirit, and engage visitors in unfolding stories about Kansas City’s vibrant history, cultural heritage, and pride.
Vision: The Kansas City Museum is a hub of learning, creativity, and collaboration where individuals and communities innovate and inspire engagement and civic unity.
Values:
The Kansas City Museum is a self-guided experience. Approximately 400 artifacts plus numerous images from the museum’s archives, exhibits, media, and site-specific art installations by Kansas City-based artists are on display.
First Floor:
The First Floor of Corinthian Hall has historically preserved, restored, and renovated rooms including:
These rooms have exhibits and historical objects that explore the history, legacy, and impact of the Long family and the architectural history of Corinthian Hall.
The First Floor has the following amenities:
The food and beverage program for Café at 3218 will start in 2022.
The following works of contemporary art are on the First Floor: Luminous by Linda Lighton, an installation including 18-lines of “Blind Boone’s Vision” from Olio by Tyehimba Jess and a digital print entitled Nest of Limbs by Jason Piggie, Cotton Wood by David Remley, and Seasons of the Sycamore Series by Dr. Charles Porter.
Second Floor:
The Second Floor of Corinthian Hall has main five exhibition galleries with historical objects that provide a history of Kansas City. The galleries feature the often untold stories of the City and its people. Four main galleries provide a chrono-thematic timeline of the City’s history. The fifth gallery showcases limited-run exhibits that take a deeper dive into the museum’s collection groups.
Exhibition Galleries:
The Second Floor has a meeting and education room that is used for meetings, programs, special events, and temporary exhibits that connect to current topics and projects in Kansas City. “Into The Light” An Art Exhibit Honoring Victims of Human Trafficking is on view from January 20 – March 27.
The following works of contemporary art are on the Second Floor: Cordon d’Or by Marv Graff, Healing at the Roots by Clarissa Knighten, Ha · Hou by Mona Cliff, The Ties that Bind Us and Living Memory by Renée Cinderhouse. Portraits of Us by Zac Laman.
Third Floor:
The Third Floor of Corinthian Hall explores Kansas City’s past, present, and future including three exhibition galleries with historical objects and limited-run exhibits, and a 42-seat theater for films, programs, and events.
Exhibition Galleries:
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