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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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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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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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