Arts & Culture

Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.

Guests can enter the interior of the "Fractured Globe" to view videos describing the many challenges facing President Harry Truman following the end of World War II.

Take a Peek Inside the Re-imagined Harry S. Truman Library & Museum

On Friday, July 2, Harry S. Truman Library & Museum officials will reopen the Independence institution after a nearly two-year shutdown for a $29 million makeover.

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Art House Extra | ‘Below the Fold’ Portrays Journalists Digging into a Missouri Cold Case

Filmmaker Clayton Scott discusses “Below the Fold,” a new film about two small town journalists digging into a cold case involving the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl.

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Director and co-writer Kevin Willmott with cast members of "The 24th."

Weekend Possibilities | Free State Festival, Pride Night and Sunflower Festival

Ice cream, sunflower fields, food trucks and live in-person entertainment await fun-seekers during summer’s first full weekend.

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Looking for ways to observe Juneteenth? Here's the Flatland rundown.

Here’s How and Where to Honor Juneteenth in 2021

Looking for ways to observe Juneteenth? Here’s the Flatland rundown.

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The rails leading into the Auschwitz death camp in Poland.

Auschwitz Exhibit Teaches Children About the Holocaust

Curators of the Auschwitz exhibit now at Union Station want to share difficult revelations with children who may know nothing of the Holocaust.

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