February 13, 2014
Posted by Museum intern, Tori Kunhardt Valentine’s Day has been a day where love is exchanged through messages, poems, and gifts, but where and when did it start? There are many variations on the legend of how Valentine’s Day came to be. One legend surrounds a holy priest...
February 6, 2014
Posted by Museum Intern Victoria Kunhardt It's cold outside but the museum is warm, open, and fun for kids and families. Guests always learn about something new in history, like how Queen Elizabeth accessioned onto the throne on this day in 1952. Now is a great time to visit our...
February 4, 2014
Ivan the T.rex is looking for love. Will you be his valentine? This month, visit us on Twitter and tell us why you should be Ivan's valentine. Tag the Museum @worldtreasures and use hashtag #ivanvalentine for a chance to win two admission passes. Contest ends February 28. Ivan is...
February 1, 2014
In anticipation of the newest installment of the Rotating Gallery, Dawn of the Great War: A World War I Centennial Commemoration, the Museum will post special information and photos from WWI in the coming weeks. This article is written by Museum intern Victoria Kunhardt. Did you know? On February 1, 1917, Germany...
January 27, 2014
The Museum of World Treasures is pleased to announce the opening of the next installation in its Rotating Gallery, Dawn of the Great War: A World War I Centennial Commemoration, on Friday, February 28. This opening is a scheduled event for Wichita’s first Art Day of Giving, a city-wide fundraising effort for the local arts....
January 4, 2014
In November the Museum of World Treasures opened a new exhibit about rocks and minerals, Crystallizing Cultures: Geology, Minerals, and Human Civilization. This exhibit offers visitors the chance to learn about geological structures and fundamentals of rocks and minerals, as well as how those minerals have been used and perceived throughout human history. It...
December 6, 2013
Did you see The Sound of Music on television last night? The Museum of World Treasures has a postcard from the real Maria von Trapp on display on the third floor. Dr. Jon, one of the Museum's founders, has stayed with the Von Trapp family several times and acquired this postcard signed by...
December 2, 2013
At 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, the Museum of World Treasures will host Kansas historian D.W. Carter as the final installment of the Museum 2013 Lecture Series. Carter is a historian, author, and educator in Kansas specializing in military and social history. His book, Mayday Over Wichita,...
November 19, 2013
The Museum of World Treasures is excited to announce that we will be participating in Giving Tuesday (#GivingTuesday) on Tuesday, December 3rd. #GivingTuesday is a charity campaign to add a national day of giving to the line up of Thanksgiving shopping days: Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. On Tuesday,...
November 12, 2013
Veterans Day was busy at the Museum of World Treasures. All veterans and military members received free admission for the day, and the Museum was thrilled to host Tech. Sgt. Cyril Leuelling as a special guest speaker. Sgt. Cyril Leuelling visited the Museum with two of his daughters on Veterans Day,...