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,...
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...