Art

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Kansas City, Missouri

About

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City is one of the most distinguished art museums in the United States, with a collection of more than 42,000 works spanning 5,000 years of art history. Admission to the permanent collection is always free. The museum is celebrated for its Asian art — one of the finest collections in the country — and for the Bloch Building, Steven Holl's award-winning 2007 addition, which glows like a lantern at night.

Highlights & Things Not to Miss

Asian Art Collection

One of the finest collections of Asian art in the United States

Steven Holl Bloch Building

Award-winning 2007 addition that glows like a lantern at night

Sculpture Park

Major outdoor sculptures on the museum's sweeping grounds