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Wichita Art Museum
4.5
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#7 of 70 things to do in Wichita
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Our mission: The Wichita Art Museum brings people, ideas, and American art together to enrich lives and build community.
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The Muse
18
39 ft$$ - $$$ • American
Merle's Place
17
0.4 mi$ • Mexican • Bar • Deli
Ty's Diner
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0.5 mi$ • American • Diner
Nuway
63
0.7 mi$ • American • Fast Food
T J's Burger House
115
0.8 mi$ • American • Diner
LA Galette
82
0.8 mi$$ - $$$ • Dessert • French • Cafe
Delano's Diner
29
0.7 mi$ • American • Diner • Vegetarian Friendly
Nu-Way Sandwich Shops
22
0.7 mi$ • Fast Food
Taco Rio
22
0.8 mi$ • Quick Bites • Mexican • Southwestern
The Fusion Restaurant
26
0.8 mi$$ - $$$ • American • Cafe • Vegetarian Friendly
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4.5
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MNDoodles
Stillwater, MN633 contributions
Nice exhibit variety, good gift shop
This is a nice sized museum for Wichita, not overwhelming, with a varied exhibit selection, although we personally did not care for the special Nordfelt exhibit, in place during our Oct 2021 visit. The gift shop has many uniquemand reasonably priced items we’ve not seen in other museum shops. The Muse cafe offered great Tiramisu and Italian soda during our afternoon break from exhibit viewing, The outdoor metal sculptures looked agonizing to us, not pleasing, but art is subjective and others may enjoy them. We spent 90 minutes in total here and overall enjoyed the museum.
Written October 20, 2021
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907blaked
Tampa, FL1,260 contributions
Small but nice museum with popular café for lunch
The Chihuly glass was delightful, and the special exhibit of Art Deco was excellent! The permanent collection was just so-so, but fine. We had lunch here at the Muse Café, and it was hopping! It seems that locals come here just for lunch (i.e., not as part of visiting the museum). Not much for our vegans to eat except for a red hummus plate with veggies and pita, but that was fine. Sometimes a small art museum is nice because it’s not overwhelming; with that said, I wouldn’t come back unless there was a particularly interesting special exhibit.
Written March 20, 2022
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Sammy N
Los Angeles824 contributions
Lovely Museum!!
Perfectly-sized museum for Wichita! Not overwhelming, but comfortable and you can leisurely spend an entire afternoon on the lawns, or in the cafe .. ..

Two floors of the art, and other treasures, that shaped the area .. .. Pleasantly surprised by the collections and could have stayed longer .. ..

And, find the WICHITA visitors magazine and they even had a $3 off coupon .. .. If you have a decent-sized family, it can save you a nice amount .. ..

THANKS W.A.M!!
Written July 9, 2021
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Frederick G
Weatherford, OK130 contributions
Excellent Museum
Very nice and well organized museum featuring some very good American artists. The exhibits flow nicely and the art is not just all jammed together. The Steuben glass exhibit is really nice as is the collection of pre-Colombian pottery. If you go on Saturday, there is no charge for admission to the permanent exhibits!
Written May 16, 2022
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SeeTheW0rld62
Sunnyvale, CA1,353 contributions
Well worth a visit
Couples
We really enjoyed our visit to the Wichita Art Museum. We decided to go to see the Chihuly glass floor. It's beautiful! And it was fun to walk on the top of it. The Preston Singletary exhibit was another highlight. I love Native American art and his Raven in a Box exhibit was spectacular. The museum isn't large but has a nice collection of American art including paintings, woodblock prints, glass and dresses.
Written August 21, 2020
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jtanda17
Wichita, KS404 contributions
Fun Ice Sculpting Event
We visited the museum during their ice sculpting event. It was fun to see the various creations by local ice sculpting artists and teams of artists. The creations were abstract but reflected talent and innovation. Food trucks were on site for guests. It was a free, fun family-friendly event. There was even a chunk of ice for the kids to sculpt.
Written January 26, 2020
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AtlantaLuvTaTravel
Decatur, GA116 contributions
Free Thanksgiving and Christmas. Well curated
Couples
Wow, surprisingly well curated museum. Irving Penn was being exhibited when we visited Wichita for Christmas. Lots of Edward Hooper, American and artist. Beautiful building in museum row near Riverside Park and close to downtown Wichita. Great family outing. I’ve never been here and will come back.
I wish they would provide outreach to people of color because as a kid growing up here I wasn’t exposed to this and know there are many artistic POC in Wichita that would full appreciate it.
Written December 26, 2017
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TeddyDean
Wichita, KS681 contributions
Always Impactful
Couples
We visited The Wichita Art Museum this afternoon and, as always, came away inspired and informed. We first had a delightful and relaxing lunch at The Muse (food delicious and service attentive and professional) and the spent two hours absorbing the art! The traveling exhibition featuring photographs from the Depression by D. Lange, W. Evans and other FSA photographers, starkly recording the hardships and woeful living conditions of so many during those years was eye-opening and important! WAM is a true Wichita treasure!
Written August 10, 2019
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Teresa Veazey
Thank you so much for visiting, TeddyDean, and for your kind words about WAM!
Written August 13, 2019
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KSUBaker
Columbia, MO143 contributions
A Real Jewel...
Couples
My wife and I were in Wichita visiting our daughter for the weekend. She suggested a trip to the Museum; normally this would not be at the top of my list for entertainment, but I must say the entire experience was very enjoyable. Excellent displays, nicely laid out, very modern in design and feel, and no admission charge on this particular day all made for a satisfying experience. I especially enjoyed the Kansas Land and Heritage of the West exhibits. And lunch at the Muse Cafe was delicious, and reasonably priced, too. All in all, a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
Written October 31, 2018
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lyoos
Wichita, KS20 contributions
WAM a real jewil
Couples
This museum is easily a top rated and enjoyable trip. They have personnel that is top notch in the art world. Events through out the month provide interest to all demographics, art experts, families etc
Written October 28, 2018
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Wichita Art Museum is open:
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  • Tue - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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