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Topeka - Kansas Museum of History - Special Exhibit - Celebrating Kansas!

The Kansas Museum of History partnered with KANSAS! magazine in honor of the publication’s 80th anniversary for our first special exhibit in the renovated gallery. Celebrating KANSAS! features stories and images from across the state and is organized into the six tourism regions of Kansas, with an additional section highlighting stories that cover the entire state. A timeline of the magazine takes visitors from 1945 when it launched as To the Stars through its most recent issues under current editor Andrea Etzel.

The exhibit was a true collaboration between KANSAS! magazine and the Kansas Historical Society. Andrea was our guest curator for the exhibit, writing the script and helping to select images. Exhibits staff members Anne Dorcey and Nate Forsberg designed, fabricated, and installed the exhibit panels. Collections staff members Matt Renick and Nikaela Zimmerman selected artifacts to display. Archives staff members Lisa Keys and Jennifer Thompson scanned more than 300 images for the exhibit.

This showcase of Kansas stories and the state's magazine pairs well with the new museum gallery as the first special exhibit since closing in 2022.  Hopefully, this exhibit inspires exploration of our beautiful state!

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2026
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2026
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2026
1 - 5 p.m. Sunday, March 15, 2026
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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