Museums
Local GemKemper Museum of Contemporary Art
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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is a museum in Kansas City, MO, part of the Kansas City guide. Cost: free. Open year-round.
4525 Oak St · Kansas City, MO
Why you should go…
One of America's great art museums, home to everything from Caravaggio to Monet to a renowned Asian art collection, and it's completely free. Snap a photo with the giant shuttlecocks on the sweeping lawn, then wander the light-filled Bloch Building. It's Kansas City's cultural crown jewel.
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