Museum · Midtown / Rockhill
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak St, Kansas City 64111
One of the major encyclopedic art museums of the Midwest, set in a neoclassical building and a glass-lantern wing beside a large sculpture park in midtown Kansas City. Collections span ancient to contemporary art, with particularly strong Asian holdings, and the museum rotates a steady run of special exhibitions.
Permanent exhibitions
- Ancient to contemporary European and American painting and sculpture
- Extensive Asian art galleries including Chinese, Japanese and Korean works
- African, Native American and photography collections
- Sculpture park with large outdoor works
