Panthéon de la Guerre: From Paris to Chicago World’s Fair to KC

Description

A special exhibition tracing the Panthéon de la Guerre’s remarkable journey is open in conjunction with Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851-1939, a major traveling exhibition on view concurrently at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Located in Memory Hall, Panthéon De La Guerre: From Paris to the Chicago World’s Fair to Kansas City explores the history of the famous mural housed in Memory Hall through photographs, video and original wartime paintings that were used to guide thePanthéon’s artists. Additionally, the exhibition will display sections excised from the painting that have not been seen by the public since 1940.