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An additional exhibit hall named for former Wichita City Commissioner and Mayor Bob Brown was added to the original structure in 1986. The hall contains an additional 93,000 sq ft (8,600 m 2) of exhibit space with an 8,000 sq ft (740 m 2) lobby. [1] In 1997, the 303-room Hyatt Regency Wichita hotel was constructed and connected to the center. [3]
The city of Wichita took control of the Mid-America All-Indian Center in 2005 in an effort to save the center. [1] The city government temporarily closed the Mid-America All-Indian Center following the take-over. [1] The Mid-America All-Indian Center took out a $175,000 loan from the city of Wichita to pay overdue bills and other expenses. [1]
This list of museums in Kansas is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
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What: inaugural exhibition, featuring an installation by Meghan Miller, in a new Wichita Art Museum gallery dedicated to showcasing local artists. When: through Sunday, Aug. 20. Gallery hours are ...
The Wichita Art Museum’s original 1935 Art Deco building was featured in magazines such as Art Digest and Architecture. ... Hutton said he loves that it’s putting visual arts at the center of ...
Downtown Wichita is the central business district, government and social core of the Wichita metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Kansas.It is home to several of the area's major landmarks and event venues including the Epic Center, Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center, Intrust Bank Arena, Equity Bank Park, Keeper of the Plains sculpture, the Old Town entertainment district, and ...
Advocacy from other concerned citizens continued and the City of Wichita designated the Orpheum Theatre as an historic landmark in 1978. In 1980, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization called the Orpheum Performing Arts Centre LTD was then formed to take ownership of the theatre.