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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

A free world-class art museum, with giant shuttlecocks on its lawn, a superb Chinese collection and Monet's water lilies.

Official Website
Photo: Architect unknown. · Public domain
Open
Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays; check the website
Price
Free; paid special exhibitions
Time Needed
3 hours
Address
4525 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64111Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
About 10 minutes by car south of downtown.

Why Go

The classical building of 1933 is joined by the glowing glass Bloch Building of 2007. The Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park has the four shuttlecocks by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen and works by Henry Moore.

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