Director as Curator: Gallery Spotlight

Schedule

Fri Jun 12 2026 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art | Kansas City, MO

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Join Executive Director + Curator Jessica May for a casual gallery talk focused on Second Nature: Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene
About this Event

While you're here, stay for lunch at the museum's restaurant, Oil on Linen!

This program is free and open to all. Registration encouraged. Check-in upon arrival is appreciated but not required.

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Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Boulevard, Kansas City, United States

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