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wichita.gov. Wichita ( / ˈwɪtʃɪtɔː / WITCH-ih-taw) [10] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. [3] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. [5] [6] The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. [8] It is located in south-central Kansas on the ...
The Wichita Art Museum is an art museum located in Wichita, Kansas, United States. [1] The museum was established in 1915, when Louise Caldwell Murdock ’s Will which created a trust to start the Roland P. Murdock Collection of art in memory of her husband. The trust would purchase art for the City of Wichita by “American painters, potters ...
Downtown Wichita is the central business district, government and social core of the Wichita metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Kansas.It is home to several of the area's major landmarks and event venues including the Epic Center, Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center, Intrust Bank Arena, Riverfront Stadium, Keeper of the Plains sculpture, the Old Town entertainment district, and ...
The Wichita Art Museum’s original 1935 Art Deco building was featured in magazines such as Art Digest and Architecture. The current museum was built around it.
The 92-year-old Minisa Bridge will undergo $1 million in repairs and aesthetic rehabilitation after the Wichita City Council unanimously approved the proposal at Tuesday evening’s meeting.
1974. The Keeper of the Plains is a 13.4 metres (44 ft) Cor-Ten steel sculpture by Kiowa - Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin. It stands at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers in Wichita, Kansas, adjacent to the Mid-America All-Indian Center. Surrounding the base of the statue are multiple displays which describe the local ...
An effort headed by Wichita city officials is underway to create a similar campus in Wichita, which city officials are calling the Multi-Agency Center or MAC, according to Sally Stang, who has run ...
Old Cowtown Museum is an accredited history museum located in Wichita, Kansas, United States.It is located next to the Arkansas River in central Wichita. The Museum was established in 1952, and is one of the oldest open-air history museums in central United States with 54 historic and re-created buildings, including a period farm and out-buildings, situated on 23 acres of land off the original ...