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Linda
Hall Library
of Science, Engineering & Technology
The
Grandeur of Life
October
1, 2009 to March 27, 2010
The
year 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth, and the
150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species. The
Linda Hall Library will commemorate these Darwin anniversaries with
book discussions, film and lecture series, and an exhibition of
rare books from our History of Science Collection. All events are
free and open to the public.
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Nelson-Atkins
Museum of Art
An
Italian Panorama:
The Romance of Ruins
November
10 to May 16
Gallery P13
Hermann
van Swanevelt, Dutch, 1600-1655.
View of the Tiber, ca. 1630-1640. Pen and brown ink
with brown wash. Bequest of Milton McGreevy, 81-30/83.
The
current selection of prints and drawings is mostly by Italian artists
of the 16th to 18th centuries.
Italy,
then as now, was the chief tourist center of Europe, especially
since the cost of living there was then low compared to countries
north of the Alps. Views of Venice and Rome were in particular demand.
Venice, picturesquely surrounded by water, is one of the most luminously
beautiful cities anywhere.
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Toy
and Miniature Museum
of Kansas City
Celebrating
50 Fabulous Years
with America's Favorite Doll - Barbie
November
14 to December 2010
To
celebrate and honor all the glitz and glamour that is Barbie®,
The Toy & Miniature Museum is launching a brand new exhibit
with a full-blown birthday bash for America’s Favorite Doll!
On Saturday, November 14, guests who join for the exhibit opening
will experience a myriad of exciting, hands-on activities in tandem
with Miss Barbie’s® 50th birthday, sure to be a fun event
for anyone who ever loved to play in Barbie’s® fabulous
world!
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Nelson-Atkins
Museum of Art
Bloch
Building
Gallery L13 and L14
Magnificent
Gifts
for the 75th
February
13
to
April 4
Tina Mion, American (b. 1960).
Stop-Action Reaction (Jacqueline Kennedy), Giclée print on archival
paper, 36 x 30 inches.
Purchase: acquired through the generosity of James and Jean Carson in
honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2008.54.2.
Magnificent
Gifts for the 75th, a grand exhibition celebrating the Nelson-Atkins’
75th anniversary will feature a selection of the nearly 400 gifts and
promised gifts received from Museum members and friends both near and
far.
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What's Ahead...
Heart
of America Shakespeare Festival
King
Richard III
June 15
to
July 3
The
Festival will present King Richard III, June 15 - July 3, 2010 in Southmoreland
Park. Our FREE professional production will feature Bruce Roach in the
title role.
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Kemper
Museum of Contemporary Art
David
Bates: The
Katrina Paintings
May 21
to
August 8, 2010
David Bates, The Deluge IV, 2007, oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches, Courtesy
of the Dunn and Brown Company, Dallas, Texas
For
decades, Texas-based artist David Bates has chronicled the people and
places along America’s bucolic Gulf Coast. Bates, like many Americans,
was overwhelmed by 2005’s Hurricane Katrina and its destruction.
In David Bates: The Katrina Paintings, the artist boldly addresses Katrina,
one of the most severe and inexplicable tragedies of our time and its
devastating aftermath. In this series, Bates’ paintings affirm both
horror and life and remind us again why art defines our civilizations.
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Brush
Creek Corridor Cultural Trail Map
What's
New In The Brush Creek Corridor?
www.bccp.org
Nelson-Atkins
Museum of Art
Gallery 214
American
Art on Paper:
Impressions of the Southwest and Mexico
October
14
to
April 11
David
Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican, 1896-1974. Zapata, ca. 1930.
Lithograph on paper. Gift of Richard S. Davis, 52-32.
The American
Southwest and Mexico have long held an allure for both visiting and
local artists. During the first half of the 20th century, many of the
artists whose work appears in this focused exhibition traveled to New
Mexico, Arizona, California and Mexico in search of inspiration, while
others created impressions of the dynamic landscape and culture from
native perspectives.
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Kemper
Museum of Contemporary Art
The
Poetics of Space
April 10
to
March 14
Todd
Hido, Untitled #1975-a, 1996; chromogenic color print mounted on aluminum,
38 x 30 inches; Collection of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art,
Museum Purchase, Barbara Uhlmann Memorial Fund, 2005.21
Inspired
by French philosopher Gaston Bachelard’s book La poétique
de l’espace (The Poetics of Space) (1958), this exhibition features
photographs from the Kemper Museum’s permanent collection that
focus on the spatial dynamics of our architectural and natural surroundings.
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