University of Kansas Open House
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Tour campus-visit museums. Meet students and professors-learn about their projects and watch demonstrations. Attend admissions' presentations. Meet the Jayhawk and Spirit Squad. Watch live street theatre and listen to music. Tour KU's newest buildings: the Dole Institute, Learned Hall addition, Student Recreation Center.
Time: 10am-2pm
University of Kansas Open House
Phone : 785-864-3911 (Always call and confirm events.)
Tours
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Opera House/Liberty Hall
Liberty Hall was rebuilt in 1911 as Bowersock Opera House after fire destroyed the original Liberty Hall. Renovated in the 1980
Lawrence, KS Historic BuildingsWakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum
The Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum has a small but rich collection of local memorabilia including exhibits on the original African-American settlements in the area, the "Border Wars" and the Underground Railroad that passed through the area.
Lawrence, KS MuseumsWilcox Classical Museum at Kansas University
Life-size plaster casts of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture and antiquities, such as vases and coins, are a part of this collection established in 1888
Lawrence, KS MuseumsKenneth Spencer Research Library
Designed for the preservation and use of rare materials, the Kenneth Spencer Research Library, on the University of Kansas campus, provides a home to some of the finest collections in North America. The library houses three major units:
- Kansas Collection ((785) 864-4274) Lawrence, KS Research Centers
Eldridge Hotel
Pro-slavery attacks burned the Eldridge Hotel to the ground twice during the years of "Bleeding Kansas." In the 1863 raid on Lawrence, Kansas, the first goal of Quantrill'
Lawrence, KS Historic Hotels