Watkins Museum to open exhibition on Haskell Memorial Stadium for 100th anniversary
The Watkins Museum of History will have an exhibition marking the centennial anniversary of the Haskell Memorial Stadium and Arch’s dedication on campus.
New program focused on Oak Hill Cemetery to let students do field work, learn local history
By teaching young people how to clean grave markers at Oak Hill Cemetery, a new student program aims to show participants that cemeteries aren’t creepy or sad — they’re vital links to community history and heritage.
Watkins Museum opens exhibition on scholarship hall at KU
Elizabeth Miller Watkins’ lifetime of philanthropy is on full display in a new Watkins Museum exhibition celebrating 100 years of the first KU scholarship hall she helped establish.
Logan Pierson / Lawrence Times
Kansas Native American Affairs director to share ribbonwork culture at Lawrence museum event
Folks can hear a talk and watch a demonstration of ribbonwork from woodland Native American communities at an upcoming Watkins Museum event.
Watkins Museum, foundation to bring famous painting to Lawrence; exhibition to accompany it
The Watkins Museum of History is partnering with Art Bridges Foundation to bring a major 19th-century work of art to Lawrence, to be displayed in conjunction with a new series of exhibitions.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Free event in Lawrence to explore Juneteenth food traditions, Kansas history
A free program at First United Methodist Church will explore the history, symbols and food traditions of Juneteenth, including Kansas communities’ long-running Emancipation Day celebrations.
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Upcoming exhibition will share history, culture of unhoused communities in Lawrence
People can view an art wall featuring work from previously and currently unhoused community members in an exhibition called “Unsettled Lawrence” at the Watkins Museum of History.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
KU students, local firm create self-guided architectural tours of Lawrence
KU students and a local design firm created two free, self-guided architectural tours of Lawrence, delving into the city’s history and the imprint that students have left on its visual landscape.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Dowdell, Rice families prepare to unveil historic markers in Lawrence
Markers to honor two teenagers killed by Lawrence police in 1970 will be unveiled in the coming days. Their families spoke Sunday about the battle to memorialize their loved ones.
Lawrence event to explore Prairie Band Potawatomi beadwork, identity
An upcoming presentation at the Watkins Museum will highlight beadwork’s cultural significance and enduring tradition within the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
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