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This was an exciting week at the museum. The Creative Action Initiative invited community members to create a large-scale chalk mural on the grounds. Take a look behind-the-scenes of this newest #creativeactionkc project:



Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art members Sara Engber and Mark Cordes fell in love with the museum after visiting countless times for different exhibitions and programs. They fell so in love, that they decided to get married at Kemper Museum.

“Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art has been a Kansas City mainstay in the arts community for 26 years: and it’s safe to say that this year dealt them a whole new set of challenges.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI––August 11, 2020––While our physical doors must remain closed, beginning today you can now explore the work of contemporary Ethiopian artist Elias Sime virtually, thanks to our partnership with Google Arts & Culture, and go behind-the-scenes to learn more about this artist and his work through our latest app tours (available in English and Spanish), including Cuseum's Augmented Reality (AR) powered “Museum from Home” feature which allows users to virtually place works by Elias Sime on your own walls.

During the nationwide lockdown, Kansas native Paula A. Winchester has had her fun indoors through various online programs created by Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.

Applications are now open for Kemper Museum's Teen Arts Council! Apply by Thursday, August 20, 2020.