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Nelson-Atkins Cultural Arts District

At the heart of the Cultural Arts District concept plan is an arts route that links the Nelson-Atkins Museum with adjacent institutions and communities to ensure the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, an internationally acclaimed museum in Kansas City, Missouri, recognizes the potential of art to create a vital urban network. Weiss/Manfredi's Cultural Arts District plan brings measure to the museum's aspiration to create cultural, social, and educational initiatives that build connections with the surrounding community.

At the heart of the Cultural Arts District concept plan is an arts route that links the Nelson-Atkins Museum with adjacent institutions and communities to ensure the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This armature helps to galvanize partnerships, catalyze cultural activities, connect communities, and give measure to the creative potential of Kansas City's emerging Cultural Arts District.

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