Exhibits

Evicted

Through photographs, video storytelling, and spatial elements, this immersive exhibition illuminates the harrowing experience of eviction – faced annually by thousands in Kansas City and across the country. It is inspired by Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.

Evicted
Opens: 
Sat, May 7, 2022
Closes: 
Sun, July 17, 2022
Central Library

*POSTPONED* - Making History: Kansas City and the Rise of Gay Rights – an Exhibit and a Response

***This opening of this exhibit has been postponed. Information will be posted to kclibrary.org when we are able to reschedule.
 
Opens: 
Sat, June 4, 2022
Closes: 
Sun, August 21, 2022
Central Library

‘The Nine’ and Other Works: The Art of Desiree Kelly

In the summer of 2021, Washington Post reporters and artist Desiree Kelly examined the experiences of nine Black baseball players to try to understand dwindling African American representation in the major leagues. What resulted is The Nine, a series of portraits ranging from Willie Mays, Bo Jackson, and other big leaguers to an 18-year-old prospect. To them she has added two of the first female players in the Negro Leagues.

Title in spray paint style
Opens: 
Sat, June 18, 2022
Closes: 
Sun, August 28, 2022
Central Library

‘Nearest by Air to Everywhere’: A Tour of Kansas City’s Aviation History

Kansas City’s aviation history dates to the mid-19th century and a scene right out of Oz – the first ascension of a manned hot air balloon in the city, witnessed by thousands of people spilled onto rooftops and other high vantage points. It extends from biplanes to bombers, from dusty airfields to modern airports, from flying schools to the successful pursuit of a hometown airline, TWA. 

Opens: 
Tue, June 22, 2021
Closes: 
Thu, June 1, 2023
Central Library