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 to tell our local story, beginning in the 1860s with a prairie wilderness developed into the fastest growing city in the United States. Also on this floor is the Victorian House immersive exhibit depicting home typical of the emerging middle class in Wichita, the Lois Kay Walls Art Gallery featuring local art, and the Civics and Government Exhibit featuring the 1890s office of the Mayor. The Museum’s restrooms are also located on this floor.
Floor 3
Venue Exhibitions
- Why History Museums Collect Art
- Victorian Cottage Summer
- Victorian Cottage Mourning
- Portraits From the Museum Collection
- Victorian Cottage Christmas
- Thrift Finds: Thrifted Treasures from the Museum’s Collection
Venue Events
- $1 Admission – 2026 Riverfest Button Perks
- Free Admission for Juneteenth
- 2026 Blue Star Museums Program Continues!
- Blue Star Museums Program’s Last Day of 2026
- 2026 Blue Star Museum Program Begins!
- City/County Birthday & Ice Cream Social
- First Friday Exhibit Opening – Why History Museums Collect Art
- 2026 Blue Moon Fundraiser
- Teens Through Time Event – “Stuck in the Past”
- Torchlight Tour
- Spring Break Program – Making History: Curate Your Own Exhibit
- Winter Break Program: Scrapbooking Workshop
- Teacher’s Evening
- Victorian Album-ing: Early Scrapbooking Workshop
- Teens Through Time Event
- Torchlight Tour
- “Portraits From the Museum Collection” Public Reception
- 42nd Annual Wreath Festival
- Spring Break Program – Picture Perfect
- Winter Break Program – A Victorian Winter
- “Thrift Style” & “Thrift Finds” Public Reception
- Spring Break Program – Living Victorian
- Spring Break Program – The Keeper of the Plains
- Torchlight Tour (Members Only)