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…

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…

Moore Family Toy Santa Collection

In the lobby of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum, from the Wreath Festival through the New Year, visitors will find the Moore Family Santa Dolls…

Miniature Christmas Trees

Starting with the Wreath Festival and lasting through to the New Year, the Museum maintains its holiday decorating tradition with garlands and ornaments strewn over…

Victorian Cottage Christmas

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…

Portraits From the Museum Collection

The urge to create or possess a visual representation of a specific person – a portrait - is present throughout history. Portraits are created for…

Being Modern

This exhibition follows (and is directly patterned after) the Museum’s previous exhibit, Art Deco on the Plains. It takes the timeline forward to explore modern…