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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
North façade of the original museum building (right), with Bloch Building (left).
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Former name
William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art
Established1933 (1933)
Location4525 Oak St
Kansas City, Missouri
 United States
TypeArt museum
Collection size40,000 works[1]
Visitors508,000 (2022-23)[2]
DirectorJulián Zugazagoitia
Websitewww.nelson-atkins.org

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art museum in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its encyclopedic collection of art from nearly every continent and culture, and especially for its extensive collection of Asian art.

In 2007, Time magazine ranked the museum's new Bloch Building number one on its list of "The 10 Best (New and Upcoming) Architectural Marvels" which considered candidates from around the globe.[3]

The museum is open five days a week: Monday from 10 am-5 pm, closed Tuesday and Wednesday, open Thursday 10-9, Friday 10-9, Saturday and Sunday 10-5. Admission is free.

  1. ^ "Search the Collection". nelson-atkins.org. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2022-2023" (PDF). nelson-atkins.org. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  3. ^ "The 10 Best (New and Upcoming) Architectural Marvels". Time. Time. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on December 16, 2007.

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