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.

September 28: Explore Kansas City’s deeply rooted history through classic postcards at Kansas City Museum’s September Community Curator Lecture Tuesday, September 28 at Union Station.

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Community Curator Lectures

September 5: Record Your Own History

Take a journey through your own family history at the Museum’s August First Sunday Family Fun Day, from noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5 at the Museum. Create your own family history journal, design your own story quilt and so much more!

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First Sunday Family Fun Day.

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. Our seats are filling up fast, so don’t be left out in the cold. Call us today! Only $25 per person!

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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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September 18: Latino Writers Collective

Listen to great stories from Kansas City’s Latino community. The Latino Writers Collective meets the third Saturday at the Museum.

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September 16: 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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October 2: 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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Members-Only Hard Hat Tours
Friends of Kansas City Museum
September 19

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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Oct. 9: Gay and Lesbian History Trolley Tour

Guide Ross Freese will narrate a 1-hour expedition to some well known and some lesser known locales that document gay life in Kansas City over the past 100 years, on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 2 & 4 p.m.

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The Adopt-an-Artifact campaign

We have a winner in the Adopt an Artifact Campaign! Your generous votes will help conserve the beautiful floor screen that originally sat in Corinthian Hall’s Salon. Conservation efforts will start soon on the floor screen.

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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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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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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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