Watkins Summer Games are back! Every Wednesday in June and July from 10 AM-12 PM, kids and their grownups are invited to join us for fun and free games, crafts, and other activities. This year's Summer Games theme is Kansas geography. Participants in Summer Games can enter a drawing for a chance to win a […]
Join Dr. Bob Dinsdale, local Lawrence history aficionado and tour leader, for a six-block walk through downtown Lawrence to learn about the social movements of the 1960s and 1970s that culminated in marches, riots, martial law, arson, and killings in our city of 45,000 souls. With each hour-long tour I weave together the fascinating, remarkable […]
One of the Watkins Museum's prize artifacts, our Milburn Light Electric Brougham has delighted and fascinated visitors for 50 years. Now you'll have a chance to get an exclusive look at this revolutionary automobile. Join us as on July 11 to meet members of the Antique Auto Club, learn how they painstakingly restored the Milburn […]
