Two new exhibitions at The Museum of Kansas City explore the city’s local and international connections through stories of community, creativity, collecting and preservation.

The National WWI Museum and Memorial commissioned four world-renowned light artists to transform the iconic Memorial “into a canvas of light, sound and motion,” starting Sept. 25– 27.

The Lyric Opera of Kansas City aptly launches its fifteenth and last season under the brilliant leadership of General Director Deborah Sandler Kemper, with the world’s most popular opera, “La ...

“We are all Robin Hood” is actor and playwright Elaine Elizabeth’s theme for summer 2026. It’s a reference to her play Robin Hood, with co-writer Shelly Verden, which premiered at The Arts Asylum in ...

For 30 years, Störling Dance Theater has been characterized by uniting the beauty of dance and the power of story to impact Kansas City audiences and beyond.

KCFFI is celebrating its 30th anniversary this weekend, which will include special events — a 30-year anniversary viewing of Robert Altman’s Kansas City and a film panel conversation between actor ...

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art doubled in size this summer when it opened an expansion, by Safdie Architects, that continues the spirit of the museum’s transformation of its woodland setting. ...

KC Studio editor Alice Thorson, photo by Mark Berndt. With this issue, KC Studio co-founder Heidi Nast steps back from her day-to-day role as fundraiser and all-around organizer of board functions, ...

We can’t escape reality as much as we would like to some days. But on celluloid, for roughly 90 to 180 minutes, we can instead embrace reality and recognize our commonalities with others across the ...

In 2023, Kansas City joined UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network as a Creative City of Music, placing it among an international community of cities where music is recognized as central to cultural ...

The Balderas family salvages items from their flood-damaged home in Armourdale, KS. (Kansas City Public Library) The Kansas City Public Library’s Irene H. Ruiz Biblioteca de las Americas is ...

Isaiah Bailey as The Phantom in Phantom of the Opera North American Tour, coming to the Music Hall Dec. 2-13 as part of the American Theatre Guild Kansas City’s annual PNC Broadway in Kansas City ...