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New Short Term Exhibit from April 1-28, 2026: Echoes of Blackness by Dawn Tree Dawn Tree is a abstract surrealist artist, journalist, and author. Founder of Underground Tree Studios, she creates vibrant works on wood and textiles, blending heritage with social justice to bridge history and activism.
The featured guest speaker will be Dr. Debra Foster Greene, professor emerita of United States History at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, who will explore four years (1906-1910) in the life of educator, author, and activist, Anna Julia Cooper, in her presentation, "Her Exile: Anna Julia Cooper in Missouri.”
New Short Term Exhibit from April 1-28, 2026: Echoes of Blackness by Dawn Tree Dawn Tree is a abstract surrealist artist, journalist, and author. Founder of Underground Tree Studios, she creates vibrant works on wood and textiles, blending heritage with social justice to bridge history and activism.
A new short-term exhibition in January 2026 featuring items recently donated to the Black Archives.
New Short Term Exhibit: KC Fire! This exhibit, in partnership with the Kansas City Fire Historical Society, will tell the story of the KCFD and the City's Black Firefighters. Photographs and uniforms from within the Black Archives Collection will be on display, with multiple items from KCFHS, including game well boxes, helmets, photographs, nozzles, and […]
A panel discussion on the historic and contemporary challenges faced by minority golfers in Kansas City and around the nation Panelists will include; Don Kuehn, 2022 inductee into the Kansas City Golf Hall of Fame; member of the Board of Directors of Central Links Golf and winner of 56 local, state, and national tournaments; Bob […]
