Upcoming Events

Audio Free Public Events

Lawrence 1970s Project

12/29 @ 7:00 pm – 12/31 @ 8:30 pm

Family Friendly Free

Scavenger Hunt Saturdays!

2/10/24 @ 10:00 am – 12/28/24 @ 4:00 pm

Holiday Hours

11/20 @ 8:00 am – 1/2 @ 5:00 pm

In-Person Ticketed Event

Annual Members’ Meeting

11/21/24 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Free In-Person

The Bowersock Mills and Power Co. 150th Anniversary Friendsgiving

11/24/24 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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Current & Upcoming Exhibits

Art of Tragedy: Depictions of Quantrill’s Raid

8/8/24 – 11/23/24

50 Years of Cooperation: The History of The Merc Co+op

9/28/24 – 11/16/24

What Makes Your School Special? A Student Art Show

Opens 11/21/24

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Online Exhibits

A Thing of Beauty: The Story of the Watkins Building

Embodying Connections: A New Look at the Gary Davis Photo Collection

Days of Rage: The 1970 Curfew

Haskell Institute: The Roots from Which We Bloom 1884 – 1930

Student Art Show: What Makes Your School Special?

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News & Updates

November 20, 2024 | by Will Haynes

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November 12, 2024 | by Will Haynes

Watkins Receives Two Awards

The Watkins Museum of History recently received two awards from the Kansas Museums Association. Our graphic novel…

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November 6, 2024 | by Will Haynes

Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War

In June 1863, Harriet Tubman ventured into the heart of slave territory in South Carolina to carry out one of…

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