80th Anniversary Exhibit

This year marks the 80th Anniversary of the Museum and celebrates its work to collect, preserve and educate through the interpretation of our local history. Over the years the Museum has featured an encyclopedic range of exhibits telling stories using artifacts – material culture bearing tangible evidence of the past. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 1972, the Museum is one of America’s finest museums of local history and a tremendous community asset. 80 Years of History Making celebrates the sharing of local stories and the collection of artifacts to inspire and instruct future generations.

Explore the story of five generations’ heroic effort to preserve its unique history – this special exhibit remains on view through October.

Thank you to our 80th Anniversary Exhibit Sponsors!

Dean Bradley, Architect

Evergy

Fidelity Bank

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

High Touch Technologies

IMA Financial Group

INTRUST Bank

Lusco Brick & Stone

McClelland Sound, Inc.

The Spice Merchant

The Trust Company of Kansas

Wells Fargo Advisors

At Home with History

The Museum has been housed in Wichita’s original City Hall for the last four decades. This landmark building was constructed in 1890 and is considered an exhibit in itself. A wide variety of the Museum’s exhibits showcase life in Wichita over the centuries, from the Wichita Indian tribe—whose name the town adopted— to the cowboys who drove their cattle here, to the dawn of aviation and the City’s role as the Air Capital of the World.

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