Union Station
Union Station Named Among ‘Most Beautiful Train Stations’ in the World
Kansas City’s Union Station has been named one of the 37 most beautiful train stations in the world by Architectural Digest.
Blue KC Buys 5-Acre Lot From Union Station, ‘Flexibility’ for HQ Decision
Blue KC has purchased a five-acre parking lot owned by Union Station adjoining its offices on Main Street, a move that will allow the health insurance firm more flexibility as it anticipates the future of its headquarters.
Union Station Shines With $5 Million Donation From Sunderland Foundation
Union Station has hit the donor jackpot with a $5 million gift from the Sunderland Foundation, a windfall that will greatly enhance the grand building restored with the help of area voters in 1999.
American Public Square Forum Addresses Rise of Antisemitism
American Public Square recently hosted its latest in a series of forums on race and identity, entitled: “The Rise of Antisemitism From the Left and the Right.”
Auschwitz Exhibit Teaches Children About the Holocaust
Curators of the Auschwitz exhibit now at Union Station want to share difficult revelations with children who may know nothing of the Holocaust.
Harry Truman and the Holocaust
As the 33rd president, Harry Truman drew upon a lifetime of relationships with Jewish friends as he weighed his actions in response to the Holocaust.
Holocaust Echoed in the Lives of Children Born to Survivors Who Resettled in Kansas City
The Holocaust profoundly affected the lives of survivors’ children, who continue to share the stories of their parents’ determination to build new lives in Kansas City.
Nick’s Picks | Auschwitz Exhibit, Police Budget and Medicaid Expansion Top the Agenda
Nick Haines sets the agenda for the news week ahead in Kansas City.
‘All These Delicate Sorrows’: Kansas City’s Holocaust Memorial
Shelly Cline, Ph. D., historian and director of education with the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, presents a detailed description of Kansas City’s Holocaust Memorial in this extended cut from the upcoming Kansas City PBS documentary, “All These Delicate Sorrows.”
Union Station Hitches Covid Rebound Hopes on ‘Dinosaur Road Trip’
By Kevin Collison “Dinosaur Road Trip,” Union Station’s new exhibition, is a fun, kitschy blend of dinosaurs, roadside attractions and corny 1950s Godzilla movies, but before you hit the hokey highway, the ramp was bumpy. Like other Kansas City cultural institutions hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, Union Station was in dire straits after being forced…