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29Jul

Territorial Capital decks the halls

29 Jul 2024 The Wichita Times

When it comes to decorating for the holidays, the Territorial Capital Museum in Lecompton goes all out, displaying more than 200 trees adorned with vintage ornaments on all three floors of its historic limestone building.

Early Kansas pioneers had to be creative since trees on the prairie were scarce: Displays include trees made from tumbleweeds, driftwood, horse shoes, barbed wire and goose feathers.

The holiday display can be viewed Wednesday-Sunday from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 each year. For more information, go to lecomptonkansas.com.

29Jul

2024 Big Kansas Road Trip Leads to North-Central Kansas

29 Jul 2024 The Wichita Times

The sixth annual Big Kansas Road Trip (BKRT) takes place May 2-5 in Ellsworth and Lincoln counties plus the community of Lucas in Russell County.

The goal of the Kansas Sampler Foundation annual event is to provide first-hand experiences in rural communities for the general public, according to Marci Penner, co-director of the foundation.

Dozens of attractions and merchants open their doors and plan activities during the four-day event. Visitors choose their own pace and which of the a la carte options to include.

Itineraries can be planned by visiting bigkansasroadtrip.com or perusing the BKRT color print guide. Options include grassroots art, military history, missile silos, geologic gems, petroglyphs, lakes, post rock structures, hiking trails, museums, a microbrewery, made-from-scratch restaurants, unique shopping, and even a drive-in movie theater.

For more information go to bigkansasroadtrip.com or call 620-960-0552.

6Jul

Aviation exhibit receives top-flight award

6 Jul 2019 The Wichita Times

Wichita’s Exploration Place won a top award at the recent American Alliance of Museum’s 31st annual Excellence in Exhibition competition.

The seven museums receiving awards included not just Exploration Place but also such notable institutions as the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago; the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.; the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City; and the art museums of Colonial Williamsburg.

Exploration Place received a special achievement award for Innovative Example of Intentional Practice for its Design Build Fly exhibition. After five years of planning, the 5,100-square-foot aviation exhibit gallery opened at the end of 2017 with dozens of hands-on activities related to Wichita’s aviation industry.

The aviation exhibit is included in regular admission. For more information, visit exploration.org.

2Jun

WAM illuminates Georgia O’Keeffe

2 Jun 2019 The Wichita Times

“Georgia O’Keeffe: Art, Image, Style,” the first exhibition to explore the art, image and personal style of one of America’s most iconic artists, will be on display at the Wichita Art Museum until June 23.

Organized by the Brooklyn Museum, the exhibition offers an intimate glimpse at the artist as well as her paintings, photo portraits and original clothing. O’Keeffe was at the forefront of the American avant-garde movement in the early decades of the 20th century.

For more information, visit wichitaartmuseum.org.