- Art & Museum Exhibits
"The Magic of Things" Exhibit
- Art & Museum Exhibits
"The Magic of Things" Exhibit
“The Magic of Things: 5 Continents, 25 Centuries, 125 Years of Collecting” celebrates the museum begun at Bethel College in 1896. Current and former staff have selected over 100 artifacts and animal specimens, many being exhibited for the first time. The exhibition includes a ngoma drum from a Zimbabwean healer and a 1914 Indian motorcycle, a Mesopotamian cuneiform tablet from 524 BCE and a Macintosh computer from 1986, a Red-sided Eclectus Parrot from New Guinea and a horse-drawn hearse from a Goessel, Kansas, funeral home.
Kauffman Museum hours: Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 1:30-4:30 p.m., closed Mondays and major holidays. For more information on the exhibit, public programs, and current COVID protocols, visit www.kauffmanmuseum.org, Kauffman Museum’s Facebook page, or contact Kauffman Museum, kauffman@bethelks.edu, 316-283-1612.