The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art & Design of Kansas City, Misssouri was designed by Gunnar Birkerts and opened in 1994.
Just west of the Kansas City Art Institute and the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum,
its large open spaces and delightful avant-garde artwork attract all comers. The Cafe Sebastienne serves fine food and wine 11-3 Tues-Sun.
4420 Warwick
Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64111
info 816.561.3737
tel 816.753.5784
fax 816.753.5806
cafe 816.561.7740
wwww.kemperart.org
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Interior lobby at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art & Design. |
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The museum has three installations of chandeliers by Chihuly. This
one, poison green, is on the west wall of the front entry. Another,
also poison green, is on the east wall. |
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This Chihuly installation is of etched transparent Waterford crystal. |
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This third Chihuly installation is just above the entrance to the Cafe
Sebastienne. |
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Horse sculpture lies in an outdoor courtyard. |
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Artist at work. His medium is worm-like bales of hay. The display was
to be complete in another 24-hours from our visit, ready for a Friday evening
opening. |
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This large spider-like shape reasts on the front yard of the Museum
grounds. |
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