Wamego Explorations
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Wamego Explorations | ArtColumbian Theatre, Museum, and Art CenterThe Columbian Theatre was built in the late 1890s by businessman J.C. Rogers to house artifacts he retrieved from the 1893 World Columbian Exposition at Chicago.Oz Museum"There's no place like home." What words could be more appropriate when describing the dream of a small community that literally built a museum out of a rainbow's notion? It took the brains of a small group of leaders, the heart for what L. Frank Baum began in 1900 as ...Poppyfield Art GalleryPoppyfield Gallery hosts an eclectic collection of work by local and regional artists in many forms of media ranging from traditional to avant garde. The gallery is open to the public, and there is no admission fee.Thursday night Art WalkSeveral of the art studios, galleries, and related businesses in Wamego’s downtown business district host a monthly “Art Walk” along downtown’s Lincoln Avenue. Held the first Thursday of each month from March through December.Wamego Historic Museum and Prairie VillageCome meet Abigail, a full-body taxidermy buffalo who is on display at the Wamego Historic Museum. The village includes a one-room schoolhouse, an 1850s log cabin, the first jail in Pottawatomie County, a chapel, and much more.Whirling Earth GalleryAll pottery in the gallery is hand-crafted by owners John & Dee Stuart, and wood carvings and paintings are created by Pottawatomie county artists. |
City of Wamego - Michelle Chrisler, customer service
430 Lincoln St.
Wamego, KS 66547 Phone: 785.456.9119 Wamego Community Foundation René Eichem, executive director
1004 Lincoln St.
Wamego, KS 66547 Phone: 785.456.8444 Wamego Chamber of Commerce - Mary Lyn Barnett, executive director
529 Lincoln St.
Wamego, KS 66547 Phone: 785.456.7849 |
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