The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Artist Wilbur Niewald taught at the Kansas City Art Institute for more than 40 years. These days he’s probably best-known as a plein-air artist — in all kinds of weather.

In a new podcast, Glenn North and the museum join in "an overall effort to confront the past and chart a course for the future"

Artist Irma Starr designs ornaments using a centuries-old technique known as slipware, but she adds a modern twist. The snowflakes, Santas, Christmas trees and menorahs she dreams up decorate homes across the metro.

Weaving Splendor: Treasures of Asian Textiles opens Sept. 25. The exhibition features Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Persian, and Turkish costumes and textiles that haven’t been on view in decades.

The Nelson-Atkins is featuring work by members of the African American Artists Collective.

The early history of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is recounted in a new exhibition called "Origins: Collecting to Create the Nelson-Atkins."

Cautious Kansas Citians can happily reconnect with the city they've missed — on their own terms. Here's how.

All of the commentary about how introverts are going to have a hard time getting back out there is missing something important: There is more out there than just parties. I'm talking about bookstores, record stores, plant nurseries and art museums.

The Nelson-Atkins' mini-golf course will reopen March 19 with a new hole modeled on Radcliffe Bailey's "Mound Magician."

Several local museums and galleries are featuring work created by Black artists and centering Black experiences from Kansas City to the Caribbean.

Kansas' candidates for a U.S. Senate seat squared off, a film festival that normally happens in March ends up outdoors in October, and a Kansas City theatre brings Halloween to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Why one Black woman from the Kansas City area plans to leave upon graduating, a University of Kansas professor's research follows a possible path to disrupting the coronavirus, and how Kansas City's largest art museum will welcome visitors once again.