This year marks the 100th anniversary of Corinthian Hall, the residence of Robert A. Long and his family, and the historic home of the Kansas City Museum. The Corinthian Hall Centennial will be celebrated all year long with special events, programs and activities. The Kansas City Museum will be celebrating the “century mark” each month with a dynamic series of lectures, workshops, books, films and seminars that highlight Corinthian Hall’s unique architecture and the Long family’s deep and abiding commitment to the civic well-being of Kansas City.

Walk and Talk

Sundays: August 1 and 15

Get some exercise, benefit the environment and learn – all in one program! Produced with the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department’s “Car Free Weekends on Cliff Drive.”

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our summer programs

Fridays in July
July 9, 16, 23, 30

Slip into some smooth jazz and electric rock this summer at the Kansas City Museum’s Fridays in July concert series. Sponsored by the Historic Northeast Cultural Arts Commission.

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our summer programs

August 1: 100 Years of Children’s Games

Take a journey through the past 100 years and see how children’s games have progressed at the Museum’s August First Sunday Family Fun Day, from noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1 at the Museum.

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First Sunday Family Fun Day.

July: Chuck Haddix, Marr Sound Archive Director, UMKC Miller Nichols Library

Lindbergh Sound Recording

Tuesday, July 27

Charles “Lucky Lindy” Lindbergh’s 1927 dedication speech of the Kansas City Municipal Airport and remarks made at the Hotel President, is featured at Kansas City Museum’s July Community Curator Lecture, Tuesday July 27 at 6 p.m. at Union Station. University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Marr Sound archivist Chuck Haddix, AKA Chuck Haddock, of 89.3 KCUR’s Friday Night Fish Fry, will explore the recording and how this speech would lead to Kansas City’s “Spirit of Aviation.”

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Community Curator Lectures

New Date and Times! Long Trolley Tour

Saturday, Sept. 18

Due to the overwhelming response we received from our June Long History Trolley Tour, we’ve added three more on Saturday, September 18. Two of them are already sold out, so don’t be left out in the cold. Sign Up Today! Only $25 per person!

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The Adopt-an-Artifact campaign

Help us conserve artifacts from the Museum’s collection of Corinthian Hall furnishings.

Vote for the artifact you’d most like to see conserved

The Centennial Society

The Friends of Kansas City Museum present a special opportunity to support the restoration of original furnishings from Corinthian Hall with The Centennial Society.

An opportunity like this comes only once in a century!

Museum Days at the Library

Kansas City Museum has partnered with Kansas City Metropolitan Public Libraries to present these family fun Museum activities.

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Members-Only Hard Hat Tours
Friends of Kansas City Museum
August 15

Corinthian Hall is undergoing an extensive renovation which will enhance the Museum’s presence in Kansas City’s cultural landscape. As a Friend of Kansas City Museum, you can get an up-close and personal look at the renovation progress at the Friends’ Private Hard Hat Tours. Led by Museum Director Christopher Leitch, Friends will learn about the mansion, see re-discovered original features and get a glimpse of future plans.

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Boy Scouts Architecture Merit Badge Day:

Bring your Boy Scout to the Museum Saturday, Oct. 2 to earn their Architecture Merit Badge. Kansas City architects and historians will lead your Boy Scout on a tour of different architectural styles of Northeast Kansas City, including our home, Corinthian Hall. They’ll learn about architecture careers, see tools architects use, view construction drawings, and so much more.

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Corinthian Hall Lecture

Join us for a lively conversation about one of Kansas City’s most beloved architectural and cultural icons. This wide-ranging discussion will explore the transformation of Corinthian Hall from the palatial residence of the Long family into Kansas City’s first history Museum. We’ll hear about the City of Kansas City’s ongoing restoration in light of how historic house museums, locally and nationally, are adapting to contemporary realities.

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Call for Volunteers

The Museum staff is always in need of a helping hand at our events. Please help support our wonderful programs as a volunteer.

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September 19: Preservation Workshop:

Carpets, Rugs and Runners: Care and Storage of Large Floor Textiles

Explore proper storage, maintenance and preventative techniques to keep your rugs and textiles in great condition for many years to come, with our curatorial specialist Lisa Shockley.

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Pueblo to Pueblo: The Legacy of Southwest Indian Pottery

Despite the Museum’s renovations, artifacts from the Museum’s collection continued to be shown throughout the city and country. Native American pottery vessels and supporting materials from the Museum’s Dyer Collection of Native American artifacts will go on tour throughout the United States starting in 2012 as part of the Pueblo to Pueblo: The Legacy of Southwest Indian Pottery exhibition, produced by Smith Kramer Traveling Exhibitions.

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