Service Beyond Barriers: Bravery & Sacrifice in the Face of Adversity – An Exhibit by WSU Museum Studies Students
Students from the Museum Exhibition class at Wichita State University, under the direction of Holmes Museum of Anthropology Director and Instructor, Rachelle Meinecke, have created an exhibit project entitled Service Beyond Barriers: Bravery and Sacrifice in the Face of Adversity. This exhibit is a collaboration between The Kansas African American
Why History Museums Collect Art
Art is not only for Art Museums. If a picture is worth a thousand words, it stands to reason that art can tell us a lot about the times and place where it was produced. Local history museums exist to explore time and place. Featuring works from C.A. Seward, John
The Newest in the Thrift Finds Series
Since 1939, the Historical Museum has been actively collecting and preserving artifacts central to telling our local history’s stories. These artifacts are acquired in a number of ways, including purchases from local thrift shops. Thrift Finds in the Museum Collection features objects fortunately discovered by Museum staff at local thrift
The Gage Brewer Guitar – First Electric Guitar
Wichita’s unique connection to the history of the electric guitar is explored in the Museum’s feature exhibit, The Spirit of Wichita, which features guitars from the Museum’s permanent collection. Central to this story is guitarist and orchestra leader Gage Brewer, who in 1932 is credited with staging the world’s debut
Wichita’s Guitar Heroes: Electric Guitars from the Museum’s Collection
This exhibit features the electric guitars of notable local musicians that reside in the Museum’s permanent collection. On view are the electric guitars of Bill Goffrier, Berry Harris, Ralph Krenzer, Clif Major, Pat McJimsey, Henry Walker, Marce Reyes, Shark Shelton, Bud Victory, Joe Walsh, Bob Wiley, and Johnny Western. The
Windows on Collection – C.A. Seward
C.A. Seward was a talented illustrator, commercial designer, and an inspiring mentor. As a co-founder of the Prairie Printmakers, his work has earned both national and international acclaim and continues to be celebrated today. This exhibit is part of the Museum’s “Windows on Collections” – A frequently changing exhibit of artifacts
Windows on Collection – Travel Air Centennial
The Travel Air Manufacturing Company was an aircraft manufacturer established in Wichita, Kansas, United States in January 1925 by Clyde Cessna, Walter Beech, and Lloyd Stearman. An early leader in single-engine, light-aircraft manufacturing, from 1925 to 1931, Travel Air was the largest-volume aircraft manufacturer in the United States in 1928,
Windows on Collection – Riverfest Memorabilia
Annually, during the city’s Wichita River Festival, the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum features all of the past Wichita Riverfest buttons and other festival memorabilia on display in our lobby’s Windows on Collection exhibit. Celebrate this 10-day annual local event by checking it out! Get discounted $1 admission all week long
Windows on Collection – Electric Guitars
The first time an electric guitar was played for an audience was in Wichita, KS, when band leader and guitarist Gage Brewer debuted the instrument on Halloween 1932 at the Shadowland Dance Hall. The world’s most popular musical instrument made its debut in Wichita, and since then, Sedgwick County has
Victorian Cottage Summer
A featured exhibit of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum includes “A Wichita Cottage.” This exhibit authentically recreates a typical middle-class Wichita home of the late 19th century complete with Victorian adornment and the emerging technology which would soon change domestic life and society in general. Seven individual rooms compose this