On November 2nd, Kansas City Museum participated in an event in New York City at Bergdorf Goodman’s BG Restaurant to celebrate the launch of artist Summer Wheat’s new monograph by Rizzoli Electa and to announce Kansas City Museum’s JewelHouse project. The event was hosted by The Mint Museum, Kansas City Museum, and Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. JewelHouse, a monumental, site-responsive contemporary artwork and groundbreaking architectural intervention designed by International Architects Atelier and Summer Wheat, will reimagine the Museum’s former Beaux-Arts Conservatory. Youth programming for JewelHouse is in development through a collaboration between Kansas City Museum and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.
Heather Hunt, Mary Kemper Wolf, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art board of trustees chair; Darcy Stewart, Summer Wheat, Rosana Privitera-Biondo, and Anna Marie Tutera, Kansas City Museum
A model of JewelHouse
Kiana Raab, Majid Amirahmadi, Elizabeth Amirahmadi, and Andy Short, all with International Architects Atelier
Paul Gutiérrez, Kansas City Museum; with Melissa Kazmi
Featured in the December 9, 2023 issue of The Independent.
Photo credit: Brendan Cook
