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The Nelson-Atkins Museum

The Nelson-Atkins Museum

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art arose from the instincts and ambitions of two private individuals who shared the dream of providing a public art museum for Kansas City and the surrounding region.
Location
Kansas City, United States
Founded in
1933

Current events

A sage advises Khusraw when to attack, Perisan, late 15th century. Courtesy of The Nelson-Atkins Museum
Mapping the heavens
14 Dec 2024 — 11 Jan 2026

Permanent events

Edgar Degas, French (1834-1917). Rehearsal of the Ballet, ca.1876. Gouache and pastel over monotype on paper, 21 3/4 x 26 3/4 inches. Purchase: the Kenneth A. and Helen F. Spencer Foundation Acquisition Fund, F73-30.
European Art
Permanent event
Frederic Edwin Church, American (1826-1900). Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, 1870. Oil on canvas, 54 1/4 x 84 3/8 inches. Gift of the Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation, F77-40/1.
American Art
Permanent event
Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration, h x diam: 21 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches. Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust, 40-45/1,2.
Chinese Art
Permanent event
Aluminum, fiberglass-reinforced plastic, paint, h x diam: 19 feet 2 9/16 inches x 15 feet 11 7/8 inches. Purchase: acquired through the generosity of the Sosland Family, F94-1/1-4. Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park. This work is copyrighted. Consult copyright information for permission to reproduce.
Donald J. Hall. Sculpture Park
Permanent event
ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), 31 1/2 × 23 5/8 × 25 9/16 inches. Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through exchange of the gift of Robert Q. Sutherland and other Trust properties, 2014.22. © Joris Laarman.
Architecture, Design & Decorative Arts
Permanent event
Oil on canvas, 5 feet 1/4 inches x 6 feet 3/8 inches. Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the exchange of a gift of the Friends of Art, 90-10. This work is copyrighted. Consult copyright information for permission to reproduce.
Modern Art
Permanent event
Inner Coffin of Meret-it-es, Egyptian, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 30th Dynasty to early Ptolemaic Dynasty, ca. 380-250 B.C.E Wood, pigment, gesso, and gilding, A (top): 6 feet 3 1/2 inches x 33 1/2 inches x 15 inches, B (bottom): 7 feet 3 inches x 32 1/2 inches x 8 1/2 inches. Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust (by exchange), 2007.12.2.A,B.
Ancient Art
Permanent event
Wood with traces of paint and crystal inlays, 26 3/8 x 34 inches. Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust, 77-51.
Japanese Art
Permanent event
Shiva Nataraja, Indian, Tamil Nadu, 13th century, Chola period (ca. 890-1279). Bronze, 34 1/4 x 27 1/2 x 13 inches. Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust, 34-7. Gallery 228.
South & Southeast Asian Art
Permanent event
Oil on 22 canvases, 9 feet 7 inches x 10 feet 4 inches. Purchase: acquired through the generosity of the William T. Kemper Foundation—Commerce Bank, Trustee, 2000.19.A-V. This work is copyrighted. Contact Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Contemporary Art
Permanent event
Albumen print, Image: 12 5/8 x 16 inches. Gift of the Hall Family Foundation in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2007.17.22.
Photography
Permanent event
Basket, Chumash, ca. 1820. Juncus rush and sumac, h x diam: 5 1/2 x 20 3/4 inches. Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust, 31-125/127.
American Indian
Permanent event
Commemorative Head of an Oba, Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, 16th century. Brass, height: 9 1/8 inches. Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the generosity of Donald J. and Adele C. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Robert Sutherland, and an anonymous donor; The Nelson Gallery Foundation; and the exchange of a Trust property, 87-7.
African Art
Permanent event

Past events

Katsushika Hokusai, View of Togetsu bridge at Arashiyama in Yamashiro, ca. 1834. Courtesy of The Nelson-Atkins Museum
Hokusai, masterpieces (...)
21 Sep 2024 — 1 Feb 2025
Andy Goldsworthy. Courtesy of The Nelson-Atkins Museum
Andy Goldsworthy
5 Mar — 30 Nov 2019
30 Americans. Courtesy of The Nelson-Atkins Museum
30 Americans
1 Jun — 25 Aug 2019
Anthony Hernandez. Courtesy of The Nelson-Atkins Museum
Anthony Hernandez
19 Apr — 18 Aug 2019
(RE)CLAIM. Courtesy of The Nelson-Atkins Museum
(RE)CLAIM
14 Dec 2018 — 16 Jun 2019

The Nelson-Atkins Museum

39.04457
-94.58062
Oak St, 4525
Kansas City MO 64111 United States
+1 816 751 1278
nelson-atkins.org
Opening hours

Wednesday
From 10am to 5pm
Thursday to Friday
From 10am to 9pm
Saturday and Sunday
From 10am to 5pm

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