Free lectures, films, and concerts are scheduled throughout the year. The Museum hosts cinema series and various performances of contemporary, classical, and jazz music in addition to dance and theatre programs.

Concerts

Spanning classical, jazz, and contemporary music, past performances include regional groups such as Dark Matter, NewEar, Terrestrial Consort, BCR, Mariah Wind Trio, Doug Talley Quartet, Dangerous Kitchen, Hearts of Darkness, the Ragin’ Cajuns, Panapolli Trio, Fontana, the Kansas City Guitar Society, the Kansas City String Quartet, and Aeolian Effect.

Performances

Local performance companies such as Reach, a movement collective; aha! dance theatre; the Coterie Theatre; and Ron Megee's Late Nite Theatre have performed dance and theatre acts inspired by the Museum’s exhibition programming and works in the permanent collection.

Poetry Reading: José Faus: Between the Blank Pages
Friday, June 28, 6:00 p.m. | FREE
Galleries

In conjunction with the current exhibition Poem Spill: Art & the Written Word, Kansas City-based poet José Faus will read his poetry. A native of Colombia, Faus is a founding member of the Latino Writers Collective and board member of The Writers Place and Nuevo Eden.

Consult the calendar for other upcoming events.