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Talk | Behind the SEEN: Heads Above the Rest

Presented by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City MO

Oct 19 2017

Museum staff share stories focusing on pieces from the Nelson-Atkins permanent collection.

Join Senior Objects Conservator Kate Garland and gaze into faces from the past as she shares tales of conserving heads in the museum’s collections. Her projects include conserving sculptures from China, ancient Rome and Egypt, including the arresting head of Middle Kingdom Pharaoh, Sesostris III.

ADMISSION INFO

Free Admission

Phone: 816-751-1278

Email: ask@nelson-atkins.org

Website: https://nelson-atkins.org/events/talk-behind-seen-heads-rest/

LOCATION

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64111

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PARKING INFO

Entrance to the Parking Garage is off Oak Street, just south of 45th Street. The garage is fully ADA accessible. Parking is $14 per car | Free for members A free lot at the corner of 45th Street and Rockhill Road is available first come, first served. Public parking may not be available there during special events.