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...
September 4, 2015
Argh, mateys! To celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day on Sept. 19, the Museum will host Pirates on the Patio! This special Discovery Days event will feature a Sandbox Pirate Treasure Hunt, a Treasure Corner Photo Opportunity, Talk Like a Pirate and Dress Like a Pirate contests, and more! Come dressed in your pirate best and...
September 2, 2015
Diana Stanley is a Museum Employee who recently studied abroad in Europe. She wrote as a Field Reporter while she traveled and explored. As my German relative Paul says, one cannot go to Germany without visiting a concentration camp. The nearest camp, Buchenwald, was a four-hour drive away. After hours...
August 25, 2015
On Aug. 25, 1939, The Wizard of Oz debuted and Judy Garland shot to fame. The Museum of World Treasures houses a pitchfork used for the filming of the movie on the third floor. According to History.com's article about the movie today, "Though the scenes in Kansas were shot in traditional black and white, Oz appears...
August 13, 2015
On August 13, 1961, East German soldiers begin laying down bricks and barbed wire as a blockade between Soviet-controlled East Berlin and the democratic western side of the city. After Germany was defeated in World War II, it was divided between Soviet, American, British, and French zones of occupation. "Berlin...