Community Curator
The Community Curator program of Kansas City Museum invites historians and history educators to share their perspectives on artifacts they choose from the Museum collection. This provides fresh insight about artifacts and collections of Kansas City Museum and Union Station, and welcomes diverse input from the Kansas City history community. Community Curator lectures are presented the third Sunday of each month in Collections Storage at Union Station Kansas City, allowing the actual artifact to be presented with the observations of our Community Curator.
June Curator: Consuelo Cruz, Director of Latino Cultural Arts
About the curator:
Consuelo Cruz, the Director of Latino Cultural Arts Division at Mattie Rhodes Center in Kansas City, is June’s Community Curator. Cruz has Bachelors degrees in Marketing and Spanish, as well as a Masters Degree in Romance Languages. She is a member of the Board of St. Teresa’s Academy and the UMKC Women’s Council, and is a docent at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Cruz was a participant in the panel discussion “Untold Stories and Diversity at Kansas City Museum” in March of 2008.
For the June Community Curator discussion, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, Cruz has dug into the Kansas City Museum archives for historical and cultural contributions of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans to local Kansas City history. The program will be held in Town Hall at Union Station Kansas City.
Please RSVP to the event by calling (816) 483-8300.
Where: |
Town Hall at Union Station Kansas City |
When: |
June 15, 2008 |
Hours: |
2 p.m. |
Admission: |
Free |
Address: |
30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, MO, 64108 |
Summer Programs for Kids:
Museum Days at the Library
During Museum Days at the Library, the Kansas City Museum has created a series of special events and workshops to be held in public library branches all around town this summer. These free programs are tailored for specific age groups and provide fun, hands-on activities for kids and parents. New activities and themes are featured each month. Upcoming programs are as follows:
Leawood Pioneer Branch
4700 Town Center Drive, Leawood, Kan.
Thursday, June 5th at 10:00 a.m.
The “Long” Story of Corinthian Hall - Paul Mesner Puppet Show
This original script for the puppet stage tells the interesting story of the Long family and the part they played in Kansas City’s history. Geared for school-age audiences, this new Paul Mesner production also includes humorous asides for grown-up viewers. Mesner is the Artistic Director of Paul Mesner Puppets, Inc., and the winner of many prizes and awards, including the Henson Foundation Unima-USA Award. Call (816) 483-8300 for more information on the program.
Kansas City Public Library/North-East Branch
6000 Wilson Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Little Ones and Moms
June 6th at 10:15 a.m.
Let’s Go on a Journey
These one-hour programs include stories, songs and crafts for pre-school aged children. This month, let’s imagine who lived on your street before you. Who do you think traveled down your street before you? Could it have been a Civil War soldier, an early pioneer, or even a dinosaur? Come and hear stories and sing songs about journeys other children have taken. Call (816) 483-8300 for more information on the program.
July 11th at at 10:15 a.m.
Quilt Stories and Stories
These one-hour programs include stories, songs and crafts for pre-school aged children. Quilts keep us warm at night, they decorate our walls, and they even tell stories. Come and learn about the importance of quilts through games, stories and songs. Call (816) 483-8300 for more information on the program.
August 1st at 10:15 a.m.
All about Color
These one-hour programs include stories, songs and crafts for pre-school aged children. What’s your favorite color? Listen to stories and songs about colors and make your own color book to take home with you. Call (816) 483-8300 for more information on the program.
Teen Programs
June 11th at 1:00 p.m.
KC Internet Scavenger Hunt
Go on an online scavenger hunt to discover new and interesting facts about Kansas City and its history. Call (816) 483-8300 for more information on the program.
July 9th at 1:00 p.m.
Record Your Own History
“History” is a word for information about the past. In this workshop, participants will focus on recording personal history as a way to understand how to save the stories of today for future generations. Different kinds of journals will be discussed, including scrap books, diaries and graphic novels. Participants will each hand-make their own journal to take home
August 13th at 1:00 p.m.
Exploring Architecture
“Architecture” is the art and science of designing buildings. It’s even possible to identify historic buildings by their size, shape and decoration. In this workshop, participants will view examples of different styles of architecture, and learn about what makes them different. The group will tour the Beaux-Arts-style Corinthian Hall, the home of Kansas City Museum, and examine its many decorative details. Then, each person will make their own architectural details to take home.
Kid’s History Reading Club
May 27th at 5:00 p.m.
Little House on the Prairie
Young people meet on the last Tuesday of each month to discuss a book and participate in an activity at the library.Laura Ingalls is heading west! The Ingalls family packs up their covered wagon and sets off for the big skies of the Kansas Territory, where wide open land stretches as far as the eye can see. Just when they begin to feel settled, they are caught in the middle of a dangerous conflict. Call (816) 483-8300 for more information on the program.
June 24th at 5:00 p.m.
Saving the Buffalo
Young people meet on the last Tuesday of each month to discuss a book and participate in an activity at the library. This month’s book is Saving the Buffalo, by Albert Marrin, and it explores the astonishing fate of these huge animals. There is no simple answer to their near extinction. The interplay of natural forces and people, both Native Americans and settlers, played a critical role in the story of this American symbol. Call (816) 483-8300 for more information on the program.
July 29th at 5:00 p.m.
Changes for Kit: a Winter Story
By: Valerie Tripp
Young people meet on the last Tuesday of each month to discuss a book and participate in an activity at the library. In 1934, during the Depression, Kit's cantankerous uncle comes to live in the Cincinnati boardinghouse run by her parents, enlisting her aid in transcribing his complaining letters to the editor of the local newspaper and inspiring her to write a different kind of letter of her own. Call (816) 483-8300 for more information on the program.
August 26th at 5:00 p.m.
Daniel’s Walk
By: Michael Spooner
Young people meet on the last Tuesday of each month to discuss a book and participate in an activity at the library. Spooner's adventure, set around 1844, has everything: danger, Native American myth, a gritty survival struggle, a little romance, comedy, and wonderful characters, all rolled into a quick-reading, high-interest, satisfying historical novel. When 14-year-old Daniel experiences an unsettling dreamlike vision informing him that his father, Etienne, a French trapper, is in trouble, Daniel sets out to find him. His plan to join a wagon train heading west seems safe enough, but he's immediately thrust into danger when he foils a vicious horse thief, who is determined to get revenge. Call (816) 483-8300 for more information on the program.
Plaza Branch
4801 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Preschool Story time
June 13 at 9:30 & 10:30am
Quilt Stories and Stories
Quilts keep us warm at night, they decorate our walls, and they even tell stories. Come and learn about the importance of quilts through games, stories and songs.
South-East Branch
6242 Swope Parkway, Kansas City, Mo.
July 15 at 10:00am
Quilt Stories and Stories
Quilts keep us warm at night, they decorate our walls, and they even tell stories. Come and learn about the importance of quilts through games, stories and songs.
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