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Tuesday 9:30am - 4:30pm Wednesday 9:30am - 4:30pm Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm Friday 9:30am - 4:30pm Saturday 1:30pm - 4:30pm Sunday 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Kauffman Museum

Located in North Newton, Kansas, Kauffman Museum explores the story of Mennonites in the central Great Plains.

06/19/2026

Check out the Museum Store clearance sale!

Come shop at the Kauffman Museum Store from Thursday, June 18 to Sunday June 28 for our Inventory Clearance Sale, where you’ll find select items are up to 50% off.

Kauffman Museum members already enjoy a 10% discount to our store everyday. You can join for as little as $45/year and save 10% on regularly priced items immediately! Ask us how, or visit KauffmanMuseum.org/join-us to get your membership today.

See you at the museum!

06/16/2026

This week we're welcoming 4 and 5 year old campers to the museum for the "Prairie Pals" Uncle Carl's Camp session led by Susan Nafziger. When they walk in, this is the setup that greets them. How cool is that?

06/11/2026

Standing over 7 feet tall, the polar bear at Kauffman Museum has towered over museum visitors for 80 plus years. The bear was purchased by Charles Kauffman in 1928 from M.J. Hofmann. Hofmann was a Dutch immigrant who established his taxidermy business in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1919. Hoffman may have done the mount of the polar bear.

Kauffman described the bear in KM's accession records as:"an exceptionally big specimen." We agree.

Come spend some time with the big guy at the museum today!

06/09/2026

His sleek body forever frozen, ready to pounce on his next meal, the Bengal tiger has been a Kauffman Museum favorite since the beginning. In the late 1920s, museum founder Charles Kauffman collected specimens for his natural history museum in S. Dakota. His intent seemed to be to find animals from all over the world. He collected everything from peacocks to a polar bear, perhaps in an attempt to educate those around him.

Identified in KM records as #953 Royal Bengal Tiger, Kauffman wrote; "it is considered an exceptionally large one," measuring 12' 8" from tip of the tail to front feet. The skin was mounted by Dr. Gus Stainsky, Colorado, who was "considered an artist of great reputation in the Taxidermy field," in the summer of 1927.

The tiger was hunted using elephants in Sumatra, in the wilderness of Wickang. (Today, West Sumatra, Indonesia) The elephant trampled the tiger before throwing him in the air "as was their custom." Kauffman paid $300 for the mounted tiger in 1928.

Stop by and say hello to our 100 year old tiger!

06/03/2026

The first session of this year's Uncle Carl's Camp, "Prairie Pathfinders," is underway!

Mr. Voth and his merry band of adventurers are learning all about the prairie this week. We live in a very special place.

We've got four more sessions of Uncle Carl's Camp coming up. Register today at www.kauffmanmuseum.org/uncle-carls-camp.

See you at the museum!

05/20/2026

The Uncle Carl's Camp shirts have arrived! Want one for your kiddo? Register them for a camp session.

🖥 - kauffmanmuseum.org/uncle-carls-camp/

05/12/2026

We at Kauffman Museum want to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of you that participated in our Faspa: Mennonite Charcuterie spring fundraiser. We are so grateful for the support of our community. With your help, Kauffman Museum will continue to explore Mennonite stories well into the future.

THANK YOU!

05/09/2026

Our Pre-Summer Sale ends on Sunday!

Stop by for 20% on all KM Store items, and if you're a member, you can tack on your additional 10% discount FOR THIS SALE ONLY!

See you this weekend at the museum!

Address

2801 N Main Street
North Newton, KS
67117

Opening Hours

Tuesday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday	1:30pm - 4:30pm
Sunday	1:30pm - 4:30pm

Telephone

(316) 283-1612

Website

http://kauffmanmuseum.org/

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