July 12, 2023
This blog accompanies our summer fundraiser Night of Treasures 2023: Rockabilly, which happens on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Buy Tickets to Night of Treasures 2023: Rockabilly When thinking about fashion history, it’s very easy to imagine very black and white stages: one trend disappearing overnight and being replaced by something completely different....
May 19, 2023
by Kristin Martin, Marketing Director As museum professionals, we spend a lot of time visiting other Musuems and working with our amazing colleagues throughout Wichita, KS. As much as we love our own museums, we geek out hard at the opportunity to see and learn at other places like ours....
March 3, 2023
Our Marketing Director Kristin Martin talked to David Hahn at Wichita Podcast. Listen now!
November 26, 2022
Are you looking for the perfect gift for the lover of history or dinosaurs in your life? A Museum of World Treasures gift is a perfect choice. Not only is it unique and fun for your loved one, but it also supports the educational impact of a local Wichita business....
September 8, 2022
By Kristin Martin Marketing Director Former Museum of World Treasures Education Director Dear Educators, We know that planning a visit to the museum can be stressful. Here are 10 tips we've learned during our years of working with teachers just like you. We hope these make it easier for...
June 17, 2022
Lieutenant Colonel Custer and the Battle of Little Bighorn The Battle of Little Bighorn has quite the reputation. There are many things about this battle that made it the outlier-- the American troops being completely killed in battle, for one. But it was also one in a long line of...
June 3, 2022
Written by Hannah Maxwell France has a long and interesting history surrounding its royals, but certainly, the one who turned around France in its time of need was Louis XIV. Louis was not a normal monarch-- in fact, it was a miracle he was born at all. His parents had...
April 8, 2022
By: Kaysey A. Richardson This Week in History: On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was shot and killed at only 39 years old. I think back to when Betty White died at the end of last year at the age of 99 and cannot believe that King would be...
April 8, 2022
By Hannah Maxwell 2012.02.034- Queen Nefertiti Bust Many theories and speculation tend to surround ancient civilizations due to incomplete evidence, multiple interpretations, or even just plain confusion. One thing is for sure: Queen Nefertiti was as mysterious as she was powerful. No one is certain of where exactly she was...
March 28, 2022
By: Brad Nuest The best sky viewing this month belongs to early risers with morning planets delivering a breathtaking display! The month ends with a tight conjunction of the two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter - the night sky’s best planetary pairing. At April’s onset before sunrise you’ll find...