High Plains Museum Closed Today (09/23/2024)
The High Plains Museum will be closed today due to illness. We are hoping to be back open at our regular time on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 9 AM Mountain.
New Exhibit January 2024: K Is For Kansas
The High Plains Museum is hosting the traveling exhibit “K is for Kansas” from the Kauffman Museum. This fantastic exhibit will be here until March 17th. Special thanks to the Gulick Family Fund for helping to bring this exhibit back to the High Plains Museum. “K is for Kansas” explores our great state through the […]
High Plains Museum Closed – January 8, 2024
The High Plains Museum will be closed today due to the weather conditions. We will re-open Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at the regular time.
2023 Kansas Day Celebration at High Plains Museum
The High Plains Museum is excited to celebrate Kansas Day with Dr. Jeff Broome who will present about the Kidder Massacre and we will honor and dedicate our Kidder Massacre collection to the late Mr. Doug Whitson. Our celebration will take place on January 28th at 2:00 PM Mountain Time at the High Plains Museum. […]
“Big Sonia” coming to Goodland Theatre
The High Plains Museum and the Sherman County Theatre are partnering together to bring the community the documentary “Big Sonia” on Saturday November 7th at 1:30 PM MST where admission is free but donations are welcome. For years, Sonia Warshawski (91) has been an inspirational public speaker at schools and prisons, where her stories of […]
Tuskegee Airmen speaking at Museum via Zoom
The High Plains Museum is incredibly honored and excited to have Lieutenant Colonel Harvey speak with us via Zoom on September 16th, 2020 at 7:00 PM Mountain Time. The presentation will take place at the High Plains Museum, where chairs will be socially distanced and masks are encouraged but not required by visitors. James H. […]
New Exhibit at the High Plains Museum
K is for Kansas and Considering the Commonplace are traveling exhibits from the Kauffman Museum in Newton, KS. K is for Kansas explores our great state from A to Z. This exhibit has lots of interactive components and several activities for the whole family. The second exhibit, Considering the Commonplace, asks visitors to look at […]
High Plains Museum Survey
Please take a few minutes to give your input on the High Plains Museum. We want responses from everyone – locals and visitors alike – to help us improve the museum and keep you coming back! Click the following link to access the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5TDJX3M
Traveling Exhibit “Bison” coming to High Plains Museum
Goodland – The traveling exhibit “Bison” is coming to the High Plains Museum, January 23 through mid-March. This exhibit will explore the past, present and future of our state and national mammal. Patrons can expect an interactive environment that combines history, artifacts and hands-on activities to bring to life the story of this great North […]
Sphygmomanometer – What a name!
Sphygmomanometer. We’ve all seen one before and probably even used one before; we just did not know its name. So what is a sphygmomanometer you ask?