KMUW Community Calendar

Admission to the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is free to the public on Sundays!

Since 2022, we have received a generous gift from the Ruth Spooner Stone Charitable Trust, INTRUST Bank to make this possible. Visit us in Downtown Wichita and EXPLORE LOCAL HISTORY in one of America’s finest museums, occupying the original City of Wichita's 1890 City Hall.

Come experience dozens of exhibits featuring thousands of artifacts illuminating our unique local history.

Visit the Museum Store for interesting books and other local souvenirs and gift items.

Regular Hours
Tuesday – Friday 11am-4pm
Saturday – Sunday 1-5pm.

Regular admission:
$5 for adults
$2 for children
Free every Sunday!
Members are always free

Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums

Join us for an afternoon with WeHarmonSisters! We'll kick off the afternoon with a screening of their newest episode in the "Color Me Wichita" series, followed by their newest documentary, "Let's Talk Shop," that premiered at last year's Tallgrass Film Festival

About "Color Me Wichita"

Sara and Charity Harmon are award-winning filmmakers with a desire to return to their roots of traditional, hands-on art projects. Each episode, they spotlight a local artist who specializes in a certain medium, and the sisters attempt to create something in that same style.

About "Let's Talk Shop"

Sisters and award-winning filmmakers, Sara and Charity Harmon, tell the history of Wichita's two biggest department stores: Innes and Henry's. Though these stores no longer exist, the former buildings are being repurposed for higher education.

Learn more at:
https://www.shoutwichita.com/harmon-sisters-lets-talk-shop/
communityvoiceks.com/2025/10/24/harmon-sisters-lets-talk-shop-documentary-wichita/

About WeHarmonSisters:

Sara and Charity Harmon, known as "WeHarmonSisters," are award-winning Wichita filmmakers. Their films include For Your Amusement, Who Scammed Rajah Rabbit?, and their latest, Let's Talk Shop. They began their media journey as teenagers before choosing it as a career and graduating with degrees in Communication. The sisters create fun, artsy, humorous content that educates as well as entertains their audience.

Join us for a discussion of the 2026 Big Read Wichita title "Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude" by Ross Gay.

Paint a picture of your favorite cuddly, egg-shaped toy! Bring your own Squishmallow model or use one of ours. For ages 8-14.

Come join us for an evening of singing resistance! We will learn short songs for all kinds of occasions from the nationwide Singing Resistance movement in the hopes of starting some smaller local-to-Wichita singing resistance groups. This movement is a continuation of historic civil rights/protest singing traditions adapted for our current context of resisting ICE and encouraging those supporting ICE and the deportation of our neighbors to change their minds and join the movement for belonging for all!

Tulipfest is Botanica’s biggest, boldest spring celebration—a month-long burst of blooms and beauty. Thousands of tulips paint the Gardens in every shade imaginable, pathways sparkle with seasonal magic, and every turn invites you to stop, smile, and snap a photo. This is spring at its absolute best.

Tulipfest Admission

Nonmembers: $15
Children (3–12): $10
Children under 3: Free

Members:

Monday-Thursday: FREE
Friday-Sunday: $12, Children (3-12) $10

Bring your best dance moves and join the fun! This program is open to small children and their caregivers. Fancy attire not required but encouraged! For ages 0-4.

Join us for a discussion of the 2026 Big Read Wichita title "Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude" by Ross Gay.

MakeICT is Wichita's oldest community driven Maker Space. Maker Monday is our open house event, and a great way to experience the makerspace and the maker culture in person. Come tour our shops and see our brand new facility at 5920 E. Mt. Vernon. You’ll learn all about our makerspace, tools, policies, people, and how we operate.

Our tours are free and open to the public. While you are welcome to just show up, we prefer that you register in advance so we have enough members on hand to assist with our tours. Sessions are at 7 pm and 7:30 pm.

If you wish to begin your membership at Maker Monday we will have members here to sign you up. There’s always something interesting going on at Maker Monday!

To contact our onboarding team to arrange a tour outside our scheduled ones on Maker Mondays or general questions about joining, please send an email to onboarding@makeict.org.

Tulipfest is Botanica’s biggest, boldest spring celebration—a month-long burst of blooms and beauty. Thousands of tulips paint the Gardens in every shade imaginable, pathways sparkle with seasonal magic, and every turn invites you to stop, smile, and snap a photo. This is spring at its absolute best.

Tulipfest Admission

Nonmembers: $15
Children (3–12): $10
Children under 3: Free

Members:

Monday-Thursday: FREE
Friday-Sunday: $12, Children (3-12) $10

Have you ever wondered about the history behind the artwork inside the Allen House?

Come experience an in-depth look at examples of Elsie Allen’s art collection. Elsie was a major art collector and advocate in Wichita. She owned over 400 pieces of art at the time of her death. This tour will explore original pieces of art that are exhibited in the home, including Japanese prints, sculptures and fine European paintings.

This tour focus is on the artwork but will also include a “mini-tour” of the home. Tour length is approx. one hour. This is a walking tour throughout the home and stairs must be navigated.

For a more in-depth tour about the home itself, please consider our Guided Standard Tour or Grand Tour.

Design and start a personal journal of unabashed gratitude with Tara Gwynn, executive director of NAMI Wichita.

Use Tinkercad to create a wrench or other design of your choice, then slice it in the PrusaSlicer for printing on one of our Prusa 3D printers. Prerequisite: must be certified to use the Prusa 3D printers, or familiar with PrusaSlicer, and also familiar with Tinkercad. Call (316) 261-8500 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register.

Enjoy a peaceful evening at the Alford Library. In April, relax with some coloring. In May, we'll be painting mini landscapes.