This list of museums in
Kansas is a list of
museums, defined for this context as institutions (including
nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private
business
Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or Trade, buying and selling Product (business), products (such as goods and Service (economics), services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for pr ...
es) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e.,
virtual museums) are not included.
Museums
Defunct museums
* Abilene Fashion Museum
* Crawford County Historical Museum,
Pittsburg, closed in 2015
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Lebold Mansion
Lebold Mansion is a Victorian-era house in Abilene, Kansas, United States. Lebold Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
History
Constructed of native Kansas limestone, the mansion was built in 1880 by banker C ...
, Abilene, a private house as of 2010
* Museum of the Antique Fan Collectors Association, collection of electric fans, moving from
Andover, Kansas to
Zionsville, Indianawebsite*
Norman No. 1 Oil Well
Norman No. 1 Oil Well Site is the site of an abandoned oil well, located at the northeast corner of Mill and First Streets in Neodesha, Kansas, USA. The well, which was drilled on November 28, 1892, was the first successful well in what is now kno ...
Museum,
Neodesha
* Scotty's Classic Car Museum,
Armawebsite closed and for sale as of 3/3/2016
* Ted's Old Iron Farm and Museum, Columbus, closed in 2014 after owner's death
See also
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Botanical gardens in Kansas (category)
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List of museums in the United States
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Nature Centers in Kansas
Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans are p ...
References
Resources
Travel KansasKansas Travel
- descriptions & photos of museums and sights in Kansas
Kansas Museums Association
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