Let’s connect the blocks!
The exhibit “K is for Kansas” is up at the museum. It is a traveling exhibit from the Kauffman Museum in North Newton Kansas. This exhibit explains history and facts about Kansas using the alphabet and interactive, hands-on learning. Each block contains a person, place, thing, animal, plant, or event from Kansas history and all […]
A picture is worth a thousand words…
Ready for another Behind the Scenes look at what happens at the museum? Well here we go! Here at the museum we have a photograph collection, with lots of great photographs that depict Sherman County and Goodland history. Some of the photographs focus on people, equipment, agriculture and businesses around Goodland. Today I found a […]
Calling Kansas Explorers!
Now showing at the High Plains Museum are two traveling exhibits from the Kauffman Museum: “K is for Kansas” and “Considering the Commonplace”. “K is for Kansas: Exploring Kansas from A to Z” features interactive enlarged children’s blocks that detail Kansas history and culture. The Kansas alphabet includes the state symbols that all Kansas children […]
“Get Your Taxes Paid and Auto License Here!”
In 1984 a massive metal counter came to the High Plains Museum from the Sherman County Courthouse. It was immediately placed into storage, hidden behind the exhibits. In September 2011, a new multipurpose space was created and the the counter was rediscovered, having since been covered with collection materials. The counter was cleaned up and […]
Call for Artifacts & Information
The High Plains Museum and the Goodland Police Department are collaborating on an upcoming exhibit detailing the history of the Goodland Police Department. To make the exhibit a great success, we are asking the public to come forward with information or objects that are related to the history of the Goodland Police to loan to […]
Now Showing: Getting to Know Van Gogh
Now showing at the High Plains Museum is a playful animated movie that details the life and work of Vincent van Gogh! Getting To Know, Inc.’s “Getting to Know Van Gogh” film will be shown every Saturday from November 5 through December 10 (except Nov. 26 as the High Plains Museum is closed). The movie […]
New Exhibit: Vincent van Gogh
A new exhibit opens today at the High Plains Museum: Vincent van Gogh, a traveling exhibit from Teacher’s Discovery. The exhibit features large reproductions of a selection of Vincent van Gogh’s more popular works including “Starry Night”, “Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe”, “Yellow Wheat and Cypresses”, “Café Terrace at Night” and “Trees in the […]