November 26, 2015
May the good things of life be yours in abundance, not only at Thanksgiving but throughout the coming year! The Museum of World Treasures will be closed today to allow our staff and volunteers to celebrate with their families. We will open at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 23, 2015
We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to...
November 16, 2015
If you are familiar with the Museum of World Treasures, then you probably know about Ivan the Tyrannosaurus rex. After all, Ivan is the biggest artifact in the Museum, one of our main attractions, and a mascot for the Museum. What you may not know is why Ivan is called a Tyrannosaurus...
November 9, 2015
November 1, 2015 marked the second time in thirty years that the Major League Baseball (MLB) team, the Kansas City Royals, won the World Series. The rallying cry of “Take the Crown” was chanted everywhere to lift the spirits of the city’s team, locals, and fans. Fans of the...
November 2, 2015
The Museum of World Treasures (MOWT) will host a town-hall meeting on Thursday, November 19 where the community of Wichita will see what MOWT envisions for its future, and provide feedback to help shape the local museum. About to embark on its fifteenth year in operation, MOWT is...
October 26, 2015
Anyone who visited the Museum of World Treasures on October 17, 2015, might have seen some ghouls and goblins about (and we're not talking about the shrunken head on the first floor). The annual Trick-or-Treat through the Museum was held in honor of the upcoming holiday. October 31 is recognized...
October 19, 2015
At the end of September, museum professionals from all over the Midwest met for a joint conference between the Mountain-Plains Museums Association (MPMA) and the Kansas Museums Association (KMA). Held September 27 through October 1, the MPMA/KMA Conference was located at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Wichita. Several of the staff from Museum...
October 13, 2015
The Museum of World Treasures (MOWT) is excited to announce the hiring of Crystal Neihoff as its new Development Director, who joined the team as the organization is about to kick off its 15-year anniversary celebration. Ms. Neihoff, a native of southeast Nebraska, is a 2004 graduate of the...
October 5, 2015
The Museum of World Treasures hosts speaking opportunities in the fields of history, science, and the arts. This season, the Museum will host Wichita State University Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture, Dr. Francisco Flores-Cuautle. His research interests include Literatures of Exile, Memoirs, Autobiographies, Foundational Fictions, and Culture and Film...
September 23, 2015
Diana Stanley is a Museum Employee who recently studied abroad in Europe. She wrote as a Field Reporter while she traveled and explored. The Mongol Empire was the second largest empire in history. It spanned over 12.5 million square miles at its height or approximately 22% of the world’s...