The Museum at Prairiefire is a museum in Overland Park, Kansas. The museum is a 42,000 square foot facility that opened in May 2014 and has received honors for its architecture style.[1] The museum carries displays created by other museums, such as American Museum of Natural History.[2] Prairiefire secured a partnership with the American Museum of Natural History and displayed two main traveling exhibits annually[3] that lasted until 2018.[4] When this partnership expired, plans were made to convert the traveling exhibit space into a permanent exhibit named "Kansas Revealed", though this has been repeatedly delayed. In 2024, Prairiefire announced a partnership with the National College Baseball Hall of Fame to open a permanent space at the museum.[5]
Established | 2014 |
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Location | 5801 W. 135th Street Overland Park, Kansas |
Coordinates | 38°52′55″N 94°39′08″W / 38.8819°N 94.6521°W |
Type | Natural history |
Website | visitthemap.org |
References
edit- ^ Heck, Josh (January 30, 2015). "Overland Park museum captures top honors at contractors' convention in Wichita". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ Rice, Glenn (March 21, 2015). "Inside the Museum at Prairiefire, dinosaur research roars to life". Kansas City Star. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ Collins, Leslie (August 29, 2014). "Museum at Prairiefire director: World-class content in OP". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article211093119.html
- ^ "Overland Park, Kan., becomes first home of the College Baseball Hall of Fame". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
External links
edit- Museum at Prairiefire - official home page