Discover the Spirit of KCAI. We invite you to wander our beautiful 16-acre campus and immerse yourself in a community defined by experimentation and creativity. While you're here, discover our public spaces:
- Browse the Marble & Canvas store for unique finds.
- Grab a drink at Cafe Nerman or bite to eat at Wylie Dining.
- Gear up at the Underground Art Supply Store.
- Be inspired at the KCAI Gallery and the Emily & Todd Voth Artspace.

Selfie Love:
Get the art student experience by taking a selfie relaxing on the campus green beneath the canopy of our historic Ginkgo trees. Break out your sketchbook, open a book, or just daydream about your next creative project.

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, founded in 1994, is Missouri’s first and largest museum dedicated entirely to contemporary art. Admission is always free. Experience the art of our time through rotating exhibitions, community programs, and special events that spark curiosity, challenge perspectives, and bring people together in a welcoming space.

With outdoor sculptures extending beyond the galleries, you can join a program, dine at Oil on Linen, explore the Museum Shop, or simply wander—inside and out—and see where the art takes you.

Selfie Love:
Come into the free museum and find the exhibition that’s both local and global: The World in Kansas City. Stand in front of the large circle of languages and snap your selfie as you welcome the world around you.

The Linda Hall Library is one of the world’s leading independent research libraries dedicated to science and technology. Its renowned History of Science collection includes original works by Galileo, René Descartes, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and many more scientists whose work has reshaped how we understand the world.

Step inside and unleash your curiosity. Explore Alchemy of Knowledge, an immersive exhibition that traces how scientific discovery has disrupted culture from the early modern era to today’s age of AI. Experience the Library as a place where ideas, inquiry, and discovery are always in motion.

Selfie Love:
Unleash your curiosity. Select a book of interest from the Casual Reading Corner and take a selfie reading it in the Main Reading Room. Look thoughtful and brilliant like you read books on chaos theory or thermonuclear dynamics for fun.

Since 1982, The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures has delighted audiences with the world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one of the nation’s largest collections of historically significant toys on public display. Located in the historic Tureman Mansion on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, visitors step into a place where art and history converge.

Selfie Love:
Make it your goal to see the world’s one and only Toytisserie, a colorful tornado of toys in the Museum lobby that spans both floors. Snap a selfie with your favorite toy on the sculpture.

The Nelson-Atkins invites all people to explore the art in our care and, through our encyclopedic collection, the depths and complexities of the human experiences. At the cultural heart of Kansas City, see more than 5,000 years of world-class art for free.

Selfie Love:
Time to believe in your selfie! Imagine you just scored the winning goal, then strike your best victory pose for a photo using one of the museum’s Shuttlecock sculptures for your background. Remember: eyes only on the birdie — hands off the art, big smile on your game face.

University of Missouri-Kansas City is Kansas City’s only NCAA Division I and Carnegie R1 research university, an institution defined by innovation, access and impact. Since its founding in 1933, UMKC reflects a deep commitment to serving its city, from advancing healthcare and the arts to driving economic development through research and partnerships.
Hop off the KC Streetcar to explore the Volker Campus, rich with green spaces, art, historic architecture and student life. Catch a Kansas City Roos game at Durwood Stadium or Swinney Center. Watch world-class theatre, music and dance performances from the renowned UMKC Conservatory.

Selfie Love:
Leap forward to the bronze Roo Statue to show your and show school spirit: stand beside the Roo, throw your hand up in a proud “Roo Up!” gesture and caption it with “Repping Kansas City’s only R1 — Roo Up!”