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,...
October 28, 2013
The Museum of World Treasures is very excited to announce that Tech Sergeant Cyril L. Leuelling, the man who first told the story behind the signed Nazi flag in the World War II exhibit space, will be visiting for a special Veterans Day event. There will be a reception open...
October 28, 2013
The last public exhibit opening of the year will be on Saturday, November 16. This new exhibit is titled Crystallizing Cultures: Geology, Minerals, and Human Civilization; it 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...
October 8, 2013
At the Museum of World Treasures you can see lots of amazing artifacts every day, including dinosaur fossils, mummies, and historic documents. Much of the collection is on display to the public, but the oldest item in the Museum is currently in collection’s storage. Can you take a guess as to how...
September 30, 2013
Trick-or-treating has been a popular Halloween tradition in the United States for about 100 years, but the origin of the fun activity dates back to Celtic times. This month bring your kids to Discovery Days for a chance to trick-or-treat around the Museum of World Treasures from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 26. ...
September 24, 2013
You're invited to our monthly Coffee with the Curator program featuring Lynsay Flory, a Wichita State University Graduate Student in the Public History program. At 9 a.m. on Thursday, September 26, Lynsay will give an interactive presentation about about her summer internship at the Nevada City Living History Museum. Lynsay will...
August 29, 2013
On Thursday, August 22 the Museum of World Treasures hosted local historian, author, and filmmaker Ken Spurgeon as part of the 2013 Lecture Series. Spurgeon gave a lecture on his new book, A Kansas Soldier At War: The Civil War Letters of Christian and Elise Dubach Isely. To write the book Spurgeon did...
July 31, 2013
Cowtown's Dixie Lee Saloon Dancers performed on the hour. The numbers are still being added up, but the Museum of World Treasures is thrilled to announce that this year's annual fundraiser, Night of Treasures... Moonshine and Mayhem! was the most successful to date! On Saturday, July 27 the Museum hosted over 300...
July 31, 2013
Local historian, author, and filmmaker Ken Spurgeon will be reading and signing from his new book A Kansas Soldier At War: The Civil War Letters of Christian and Elise Dubach Isely, on Thursday, August 22 at 6 p.m. Spurgeon’s documentary Bloody Dawn currently plays for visitors in the Museum’s Civil War exhibit, and the...
July 31, 2013
The Discovery Days program is held the last Saturday of every month from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. The program is a come-and-go activity with no pre-registration required. This program is aimed at K-5th grade students, but guests of all ages are invited to attend. A take-home craft is usually available and...