Planning a visit to the Museum? Make the most of your experience …
The Museum has been housed in Wichita’s original City Hall, a landmark building constructed in 1890 and is considered an exhibit in itself. A wide variety of the Museum’s exhibits showcase life in Wichita over the centuries, from the Wichita Indian tribe—whose name the town adopted— to the cowboys who drove their cattle here, to the dawn of aviation and the City’s role as the Air Capital of the World.

Catch a glimpse of Wichita's early entrepreneurial spirit as it emerges from a prairie wilderness.
Our History comes alive!
See for yourself, the fascinating stories and colorful people that made Wichita come to life.
Visitor's Guide
Our memberships provide wonderful benefits and supports for preserving and promoting our local history.
Ways to supportTake a Tour
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Floor 1
On the Museum’s first floor you’ll find: Special exhibits at the Main Street entrance, the Museum Gift Shop, staffed by volunteers, the Davis Orientation Gallery…
Floor 2
On the second floor you’ll find: The DeVore Auditorium containing the Victorian Silver Plate exhibit, the Vintage Drugstore, A Child’s World exhibit, and numerous special…
Floor 3
On the third floor you’ll find: The core exhibit “Wichita the Magic City” which chronicles Wichita’s first fifty years. This is where the Museum begins…
Floor 4
On the fourth floor you’ll find: special exhibits in the Slawson Gallery and the core exhibit “Spirit of Wichita” exhibit which continues the time line…
Special Exhibitions
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Fred Wassall- Midwestern Mystic
On display through April 2019: The art of Fred Wassall is the focus of a new exhibit at the Historical Museum in the Lois Kay Walls…
Upcoming Events
What our visitors saying about their experience
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Love it! I will definitely want to go back. There is so much to see and learn. Things I never knew, and I have lived in Wichita my whole life.
Laura H. -
I really enjoyed this well-organized museum, which has something for everyone. I really enjoyed the recreation of the drug store and the “Kansas ‘Cottage'”.
Thomas M.