Today I’m taking a look back at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, which Chickadee and I had the opportunity to visit when we were in Kansas City in March.

The reason I wanted to visit the museum in the first place was because I had seen photos of their shuttlecock sculptures, and they really amused me!

We didn’t have a lot of time to explore the museum (it’s quite extensive!), so I asked a museum employee what his favorite piece was, and he directed us to this Chinese sculpture, “Guanyin of the Southern Sea”:

I asked another docent what the museum was most known for, and he directed us to paintings by Monet, van Gogh, Rembrandt, and especially Caravaggio, a master whose works are not often found in the US.

I always like to check out the religious art, and I was really impressed with how their collection was displayed:

And Chickadee was excited to see the Egyptian art, especially anything that has to do with mummies!

Who doesn’t love a good suit of armor or two?

I wasn’t expecting to find an art museum this large in Kansas City, and now I’m really hoping we can go back someday when we have more time to dedicate to it!