Hemp: it's an amazing plant! Melissa Nelson is the co-owner and field research scientist at Performance Crop Research and co-owner of South Bend Industrial Hemp. In connection with the Watkins exhibit Honk for Change, Melissa will discuss the differences between CBD, fiber and grain hemp and bring a variety of hemp products for you to […]
Author Michael J. Travis will tell stories of his lifelong passion: Kansas Baseball! Go back to the late 1800s and the birth of Walter Johnson and George Sweatt, Humboldt kids who played ball at the highest level but in different leagues due to racism. Learn about the sixteen-year-old signed by the Kansas City Athletics, who […]
Tiny Tours is a popular, free museum series for kids age 3-5 and their grownups. Activities offer a play-based approach to learning and include stories, crafting, and more! Register your child by contacting Education Coordinator Shannon Hodges at [email protected]
You are invited to the opening reception for our exhibit Transplanting Heritage: Judaica from the Klein Collection, a partnership between the Michael Klein Collection at the Temple, Congregation B’Nai Jehudah and the Watkins Museum. Celebrating a collection of the finest Judaica spanning centuries and continents, the Michael Klein Collection is among the largest and most […]
This year, Library of Congress education specialists are visiting Kansas communities. They're holding free events for community members to discover a variety of the Library’s online collections found at loc.gov, with demonstrations on accessing those collections. The Library is collaborating with local museums and public libraries to host these community events, which include learning sessions on […]
The City of Lawrence and the Watkins Museum invite you to the annual Lawrence Earth Day Fair! This free event will happen in South Park and feature lots of earth-friendly crafts and activities for you and your family.
Be among the first to view our new exhibit, The Bert Nash Center Legacy: Responding to Needs, Restoring Lives, and Building a Healthy Community, by attending the opening reception at the Watkins Museum. Refreshments will be available and remarks made at 6 PM.
The Watkins is turning 50, and we need your help to celebrate! Join us for a range of anniversary events for kids and grownups: 1:00 – Third floor: Storytime at the Victorian Playhouse 1:30 – Community Room: Watkins Building Architecture Tours 2:00 – Third Floor: Storytime at the Victorian Playhouse 2:45 – Community Room: Anniversary […]
The Watkins Museum and the Temple, Congregation B’Nai Jehudah invite you to a showing of the exhibit Transplanting Heritage: Judaica from the Klein Collection. This special evening opening of the exhibit will include refreshments, beer from Free State Brewing Co., and an observance of Havdalah at 7 PM
Tiny Tours is a popular, free museum series for kids age 3-5 and their grownups. Activities offer a play-based approach to learning and include stories, crafting, and more! Register your child by contacting Education Coordinator Shannon Hodges at [email protected]
Did you know that the 1970s fundraising drive to build the Watkins Museum was called the most "enthusiastic" campaign ever seen? Or that the Watkins used to house the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame? Join us for a special 50th anniversary celebration of the Watkins as former director Steve Jansen, who was associated with the […]
