
Chinese New Year is one of five annual festivals celebrated at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. For more than two decades, the museum has celebrated the event with performances, demonstrations, art, music, and food. This was the temporary tattoo station featuring Year of the Monkey tattoos. Year of the Monkey Tattoo Photo #1. A volunteer helps […]

Chinese New Year is one of five annual festivals celebrated at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. For more than two decades, the museum has celebrated the event with performances, demonstrations, art, music, and food. Here are three different shots from the event held on Sunday, January 31st. Chinese New Year Photo #1. A drummer performs […]

Sadly, we arrived at the Nelson-Atkins Museum too late to take our Belgian exchange student on a tour of the works inside, but there is still a lot to see on the exterior grounds of the museum. As we strolled along the tree-lined walkways, we marveled at the shuttlecocks and giggled when we noticed that someone […]