Alice Thorson has been The Star’s art critic since 1991. In addition to her chronicles of Kansas City’s contemporary art scene, she has produced in recent years a series of close looks at the Nelson’s expansion project.
Rich Sugg has been a staff photographer for 22 years. He also worked with Paul on “Glass & Glory.”
The section was edited by Steve Paul and Mary Lou Nolan and copy edited by Gary Marx.
Picture editor: Mary Schulte. Graphics and graphic design by Neil Nakahodo and Charles Bloom. Web graphics, planning and visuals: Dave Eames, Hiram Williams, Todd Feeback.
•Downloadable PDFs of this section’s pages.
•A virtual tour of the museum.
•A slide show of more photographs by Rich Sugg.
•The “Glass & Glory” series plus other earlier stories and graphic updates about the Nelson project.
•Video and more.
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