Live From The Nelson-Atkins: 'Forty-Part Motet,' And Museums As Gathering Places

By Steve Kraske,

Published December 7, 2016 at 4:18 PM CST

After a carol from the Heartland Men's Chorus, we delve into The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art exhibition featuring a 16th century piece of music you have to hear to believe. Then, we explore how museums serve as places for community congregation, not simply as repositories for art.

'Janet Cardiff: Forty-Part Motet' is on display at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art until March 19, 2017. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit Nelson-Atkins.org.

''The Nelson - Photographs by Mike Sinclair' is at Haw Contemporary, 1600 Liberty, Kansas City, Missouri, through December 21, 2016.

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Steve Kraske

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