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Best of Peru’s Art & Archaeology with Dr. Kevin Lane

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Southern U.S. Art Escape: Behind the Scenes in Kansas City & Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

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October 25, 2026

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Free 2nd Sunday for Tri-County Residents

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Sunday, September 13
11 am – 5 pm

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A Few of Our Favorite Things:

Staff Selections from the Permanent Collection

Through September 6, 2026

For Your Reference: Mungo Thomson

Through October 25, 2026

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Artists & Culture of Tahiti & the Islands of French Polynesia with Tory Laitila

September 3 – 13, 2026

Best of Peru’s Art & Archaeology with Dr. Kevin Lane

September 22 – October 3, 2026

Southern U.S. Art Escape: Behind the Scenes in Kansas City & Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Fall 2026

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