Join us in-person at the Watkins for a special event: Gary Davis, longtime North Lawrence resident, will give a gallery talk about his memories of the North Lawrence Black community […]
There are several recently opened exhibits here at the Watkins, including parts of our exciting new third floor gallery. Drop by during Final Friday to check us out and earn yourself a […]
Since 2020, the Watkins Museum has hosted a series of events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1970s. Events related to the 1970s will be hosted throughout the city until […]
We're holding a poster sale! We have deaccessioned duplicate copies of posters and other archival materials already in the museum’s collections and several posters unrelated to Douglas County history. All […]
Now in its 29th year, Civil War on the Border is Lawrence’s largest annual history event. This year’s theme is the Civil War in art. We’ll have special exhibits, talks […]
In their new book Zouave Theaters: Transnational Military Fashion and Performance, Carol E. Harrison and Thomas J. Brown chart the rise and fall of the Zouave uniform, the nineteenth century’s […]
Military uniforms, badges, flags, and other material objects have been used to represent the identity of Americans throughout history. In her new book The Fabric of Civil War Society, Shae Smith […]
Over three million Americans served in the Civil War, including twenty thousand Kansans. Join us in-person and online as historian Will Haynes tells stories of the adventures and harsh realities […]
This program will be held in-person and also livestreamed on the Watkins Museum Facebook and YouTube.
In June 1863, Harriet Tubman ventured into the heart of slave territory in South Carolina to carry out one of the most daring and extraordinary missions of the Civil War. […]
Help your neighbors in need! Now through January 31, we are once again partnering with the Ballard Center on a winter clothing drive. Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 4 […]
A holiday favorite returns! From 9 AM-4 PM on December 7, bring the kids to the Watkins to search for little versions of our mascot, Ellie the Electric Car, throughout […]
