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  • Visit
    • Hours & Location
    • Wisteria – Our Boutique
    • Elixir – Our Soda Fountain
    • Café at 3218
    • Virtual Tour
    • What’s a city museum? What are the humanities?
  • Exhibits
    • First Floor
    • Second Floor
    • Third Floor
    • Downstairs
  • Collection
    • Collection Overview
    • Collection Groups
    • Research & Reproduction
    • Objects on Loan
  • Programs
    • Upcoming Programs & Events
    • Restore KC
    • Schools & Students
    • Partner Initiatives
  • About
    • Mission & Vision
    • Board of Trustees
    • Museum Team
    • Employment Opportunities
  • Join & Support
    • Membership & General Contributions
    • Civic Unity Partners Program
    • Making A Museum KC Campaign
    • Collection Donations

Restoration & Rehabilitation

Site Plan

Carriage House

South Elevation

Ed Dwight’s Weathervane

Dwight 1

Summer Wheat’s JewelHouse

Outside installation

James Turrell’s Skyspace

Restorative Practices

Exhibit

Arrive As A Star. Leave As A Star.

The following links provide more content and context:

StoryCorps:

A conversation with Bruce Winter and Kirk Nelson

KCUR:

https://www.kcur.org/show/central-standard/2016-03-11/kansas-citys-drag-matriarch-turns-60-this-weekend

https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2023-04-02/kansas-city-drag-shows-gay-history-queer-performance-prohibition-bans

Human Rights Campaign:

https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-drag

Miss Gay America:

https://www.missgayamerica.com/

Miss Gay Missouri America:

http://www.mgmapageantry.com/

Kansas City Public Library:

https://pendergastkc.org/timeline/dantes-inferno-nightclub-opens

https://pendergastkc.org/articles/proscenium-inferno-interwar-transformation-female-impersonation-kansas-city

Clio:

https://theclio.com/entry/148555

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

    30 Mar

    Sunday Beats with DJ Thundercutz

    12 Apr

    “Arrive As A Star. Leave As A Star.” – Illuminating 50 Years of Melinda Ryder in Kansas City

    10 May

    Pop-Up Yoga with True Love Yoga KC

    25 Jun

    Restore KC: Featuring D. Rashaan Gilmore, founder and CEO of BlaqOut

    29 Jun

    Magical Garden Party with StoneLion Puppet Theater
More Events >>

HOURS & ADMISSON

Thursday
10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Friday & Saturday
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday
Noon – 5:00 p.m.

General Admission is FREE

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