Exhibits and Collections

Museum History

Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall is Kansas City’s oldest and largest museum of local and regional history. The Museum opened in 1940, located in the former home of Kansas City lumber entrepreneur and philanthropist Robert A. Long.

Community Curator Program

Discover artifacts from the Kansas City Museum through our Community Curator Program. The Community Curator program of Kansas City Museum invites historians and history educators to share their perspectives on artifacts they choose from the Museum collection. This provides fresh insight about artifacts and collections of Kansas City Museum and Union Station, and welcomes diverse input from the Kansas City history community.

Current Exhibits

The Museum collections are encyclopedic and represent major periods of the City’s development from the mid-19th century to the present day. Of particular interest are some of the original furnishings from the residence, and the carriages and tack, as well as hundreds of ribbons and trophies, of Mrs. Combs’ storied career in the horse show ring.

Exhibit Publications

During this period of renovation and construction at the site, the exhibition program at Kansas City Museum is adapting and changing. We are currently unable to utilize our exhibit galleries. Therefore, we are making our collection accessible to the public in a variety of ways – in print, on the web and through lectures and programs at the collection storage facility.

Every Bride A Princess

Learn about how bridal fashions changed over the 20th Century. Learn about eight bride and bridesmaid dresses and bridal portraits recently exhibited at Union Station.

Ride Through History

Take a rare look at our early 1900s Oscar J. Plummer motorcycle, which some experts believe to be the first motorcycle to ride the streets of Kansas City.