Exhibitions in Kansas City this week

9 events from Monday, October 19 to Sunday, October 25, 2026. Free: 3. Busiest venues: Kansas City Public Library - Central Library, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Monday, October 19, 2026

Visual arts
until Dec 31

Detoured: The Making of Bruce R. Watkins Drive

Kansas City Public Library - Central Library · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 6

Edra Soto: the place of dwelling

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Midtown / Rockhill
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Feb 28

Farhad Ostovani: Goldberg Variations

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Midtown / Rockhill
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until May 2

Reflections of Nature: Monet's Water Lilies and Art Nouveau

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Midtown / Rockhill
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Hell and High Water: The 1951 Kansas City Flood

Kansas City Public Library - Central Library · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jul 24

Lie. Sit. Stand. Be Still.

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Midtown / Rockhill
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Apr 11

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Midtown / Rockhill
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Apr 10

Barbara Takenaga: Awestruck

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Midtown / Rockhill
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 17

Free To: Free From: A Mail Art Exhibition Exploring Freedoms

Kansas City Public Library - Central Library · Downtown
- Visual arts

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