One of last Kansas City attractions to remain closed amid COVID-19 sets reopening date
The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, one of the last major Kansas City attractions to remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, has announced it will reopen to the public Oct. 21.
Kemper, which has been closed since March 14, will open with new exhibitions by Elias Sime, Joiri Minaya and Dawoud Bey.
Like several other area museums, the Kemper will limit capacity, and visitors must have free timed-entry tickets and wear face masks. Other social-distancing precautions will be in place.
Museum hours will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday. Café Sebastienne will reopen Oct. 21 for carryout, curbside pickup and limited-capacity self-service dine-in.
Members can enjoy a preview week Oct. 14-18.
Kemper previously announced reopenings for July 21 and Aug. 11 but backed off both times because of a spike in COVID-19 cases in the area.
Over the summer, other Kansas City museums slowly reopened with new safety protocols, including Science City, the Arabia Steamboat Museum and the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures. More recently, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, which also closed March 14, reopened to the general public Sept. 12.
The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park remains closed because of the pandemic.
