Discuss items in the urban core outside of Downtown as described above. Everything in the core including the east side (18th & Vine area), Northeast, Plaza, Westport, Brookside, Valentine, Waldo, 39th street, & the entire midtown area.
It would be nice if the metro stepped up and helped run the 425 million dollar mostly privately financed PAC or the Nelson and its 250 million dollar private expansion...
Someday we will figure that out. Nah, probably not.
absolutely correct. this is the crux of the problem, not anything that the Nelson can or should change on its own.
rxlexi wrote:
absolutely correct. this is the crux of the problem, not anything that the Nelson can or should change on its own.
We had a chance, if I remember, to pass a small tax for funding and expanding various museums throughout KC...on the ballot like 3 years ago where we passed light rail. I can't remember if it passed, but it probably wouldn't have mattered much anyways with the way funk has been cutting and shooting down various civic ventures...(See: Kansas City Zoo) Anyone else remember what I'm talking about?
What's graciously given to KC, is strong for the region as a whole. Passion and benevolence will one day exeem towards all whom know true adoration. We shall triumph to better the community as One within THINK (ONE) KC.
Midtownkid wrote:
BTW, do they still have those temporary paper signs around ('INFO' sign behind info desk for example) or did they finally get permanent ones? I noticed them last October and around X-mas. They look bad.
They're still there! I can't figure out why. surely the museum can't be THAT broke...
I went to the Nelson last Friday. It was jammed packed with people and I didn't even go in the new part. I drove down the street on the east side of the expansion and I'll have to say I like the way it looks...very futuristic...yet part of the environment with the grass and lanscaping melding with the building.
Went to Cheesecake factory afterward. One hour wait....the economy doesn't seem to be affecting them any....
The new American galleries are stunning, especially the new rotunda and the restored and enlarged Hooper Hall. When the new AmerIndian galleries open in the fall there will be a "new" museum in the old building.
FOA opening was last week. Is now open to public. The furniture and decorative arts displayed along with the canvas is sorta like having sorbet between courses.
Just saw this picture on the Nelson-Atkins Facebook page. It says they are cleaning the fountain including every single rock. WOW, that's a crap job. I wouldn't expect that much attention to detail...they are rocks!!
Midtownkid wrote:
Just saw this picture on the Nelson-Atkins Facebook page. It says they are cleaning the fountain including every single rock. WOW, that's a crap job. I wouldn't expect that much attention to detail...they are rocks!!
Of course they would put a lot of detail into that. They are an integral part pf the art (or "art", depending on your point of view) piece.
Plus, considering the large surface area and presence of moisture, I image that growth could occur pretty easily. All it takes is for one potion of one rock to be missed, and a bloom could undo everything in a short amount of time.
IraGlacialis wrote:
Of course they would put a lot of detail into that. They are an integral part pf the art (or "art", depending on your point of view) piece.
Plus, considering the large surface area and presence of moisture, I image that growth could occur pretty easily. All it takes is for one potion of one rock to be missed, and a bloom could undo everything in a short amount of time.
True. Not saying cleaning it is a bad thing, it is just a surprising image. Yeah, I can imagine those rocks getting all slimy. Yuck!
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art receives major gift of American Indian pieces
By ALICE THORSON
The Kansas City Star
Fifteen years ago, the Sosland family helped rebrand Kansas City as a dynamic place for art through the gift of four giant ?Shuttlecocks? sculptures to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Today, the museum is announcing another extraordinary Sosland gift.
I am looking forward to seeing the new American and American Indian galleries when I am next in KC.
Did everyone see the article about the new Asian Collection Curator? In the article mention that the museum is planning on redoing all the Asian galleries.
Just got back from a Caribbean cruise. When people asked where I was from, the response from about half was a remark about the Nelson and the new addition which many hoped to see in the future. I was pleased to see KC recognized by many for the arts and also the physical beauty was often commented upon.
Midtownkid wrote:
Yep the nelson is probably the single best thing KC has going for it...as in an institution. That and cheap land/housing prices.
I can see Kansas City turning into a bonafide arts mecca with the PAC being completed along with the Nelson, Kemper and a growing Crossroads arts community. I have never understood, though, while we continue to have such a weak live music scene.
beautyfromashes wrote:
I can see Kansas City turning into a bonafide arts mecca with the PAC being completed along with the Nelson, Kemper and a growing Crossroads arts community. I have never understood, though, while we continue to have such a weak live music scene.
Wow, seems this year has been amazing for live music: Czar Bar, Crosstown, Grinders, Daveys, Recordbar,Knuckleheads, Uptown, Midland, Sprint, Starlight, etc. There are many instances of serious choices on a given weekend.
beautyfromashes wrote:
I can see Kansas City turning into a bonafide arts mecca with the PAC being completed along with the Nelson, Kemper and a growing Crossroads arts community. I have never understood, though, while we continue to have such a weak live music scene.
it's weak compared to what? dallas? denver? st louis? i don't know if i'd agree with that. portland? brooklyn? san fran? even minneapolis? yes...it's very weak in that comparison.
kansas city is not becoming an arts mecca. the general lack of interest in the arts community despite the big $ poured into the "scene" will always hold it back. kansas city has never been known as a place that supports its own.
