Stauth Memorial Museum

Museum Closed for Christmas Eve
2016-12-24 | Stauth Memorial Museum, 111 N. Aztec, Montezuma, KS, 67867, United States
We will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the Monday following Christmas. We look forward to seeing you after the holiday and wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas!

Museum Closed for Christmas
2016-12-25

Museum Closed
2016-12-26

"The Third Reich - The Rise" movie showing
2016-12-27 13:30 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
For more information about this movie, or any other movie showing, stop by the museum or contact us.
Check out our events calendar to see all the WWII movies we will be showing with this exhibit.
Movies are available in the mornings upon request.

"The Third Reich - The Fall" movie showing
2016-12-28 13:30 - 16:00

"Pearl Harbor" movie showing
2016-12-29 13:00 - 16:00

"Caught In The Draft" movie showing
2016-12-30 13:30 - 15:00

Museum Closed for New Year's Eve
2016-12-31
We will be closed New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, and the Monday following New Year’s Day. We look forward to seeing you after the holiday and wish you and your family a Happy New Year!

Museum Closed for New Year's Day
2017-01-01

Museum Closed
2017-01-02

"The Homefront: 1942-1943" movie showing
2017-01-03 13:30 - 15:00

"The Homefront: 1944-1945" movie showing
2017-01-04 13:30 - 15:00

"Here Comes The Waves" movie showing
2017-01-05 13:30 - 17:00

"The Monuments Men" movie showing
2017-01-06 01:30 - 16:00

"Schindler's List" Movie Showing
2017-01-07 13:00 - 16:30
R Rated, 1993
Genre: Drama
Businessman Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) arrives in Krakow in 1939, ready to make his fortune from World War II, which has just started. After joining the Nazi party primarily for political expediency, he staffs his factory with Jewish workers for similarly pragmatic reasons. When the SS begins exterminating Jews in the Krakow ghetto, Schindler arranges to have his workers protected to keep his factory in operation, but soon realizes that in so doing, he is also saving innocent lives. 197 min (3 hours, 30 min)
For questions about this movie, please contact the Stauth Memorial Museum.

"Midway" movie showing
2017-01-08 14:00 - 17:00

"Francis joins The WACS" movie showing
2017-01-10 13:30 - 17:00

"Combat America" movie showing
2017-01-11 13:30 - 16:00

"Sailor Beware" movie showing
2017-01-12 13:30 - 16:00

"In Harm's Way" movie showing
2017-01-13 13:30 - 16:00

"Operation Petticoat" movie showing
2017-01-14 13:30 - 16:00

"Dwight D. Eisenhower Bio" movie showing
2017-01-15 14:00 - 16:00

"The Perfect Furlough" movie showing
2017-01-17 13:30 - 16:00

"The Private War of Major Benson" movie showing
2017-01-18 13:30 - 16:00

"War Comes To America" movie showing
2017-01-19 13:30 - 16:00

"December 7th" movie showing
2017-01-20 13:30 - 17:00

"From Here To Eternity" movie showing
2017-01-21 13:30 - 16:00

"Unbroken" Movie Showing
2017-01-22 14:00 - 16:30
PG-13 Rated, 2014
Genre: Drama
As a boy, Louis “Louie” Zamperini is always in trouble, but with the help of his older brother, he turns his life around and channels his energy into running, later qualifying for the 1936 Olympics. When World War II breaks out, Louie enlists in the military. After his plane crashes in the Pacific, he survives an incredible 47 days adrift in a raft, until his capture by the Japanese navy. Sent to a POW camp, Louie becomes the favorite target of a particularly cruel prison commander. 137 min (2 hours, 30 min)
For questions about this movie, contact the Stauth Memorial Museum.

The A-Maize-ing Popcorn Adventure
2017-01-29 - 2017-04-02
The Purdue Extension exhibit The A-maize-ing Popcorn Adventure, leads visitors through the history of popcorn with fun facts, such as what makes popcorn pop. (Graphic Curtosey of Purdue Agricultural Communications graphic)
Professor Paige Popcorn, Max, and Munch welcome visitors to The A-Maize-ing Popcorn Adventure, an interactive exhibit that leads explorers through a 700 ft² maze. The exhibit opens January 29th and focuses on fun and historical facts about popcorn. The exhibit is composed of 3 interactive areas and features nearly 180 running feet of maze-ways to navigate. Interactive areas include a zoetrope, a popcorn popper, and an area to test visitors’ knowledge about the five types of corn. The A-Maize-ing Popcorn Adventure will be on display through April 2nd and was created by the Purdue Agriculture Exhibit Services with support from Ag Alumni Seed Company and the Indiana State Fair Board.
A-Maize-ing Popcorn Adventure provides information about the history, production and nutrition of popcorn, one of the top snack foods in the United States. From learning why popcorn pops to what country consumes the most popcorn… Guided by Professor Paige Popcorn, seven-year old Max and his best pal, Munch, take a journey around the maze to learn fun and historical facts about popcorn.
Enter the maze to see where you go. Find five types of corn that maybe you’ll grow. See where the first popcorn machine showed. Spin a drum to watch a kernel explode! This fun yet educational exhibit is designed for children Kindergarten thru 5th Grade and their families. Of course, children of all ages, (3-99+) are welcome! Come, check out this fun maze, and maybe, just maybe become a kid again for a day.
We are expecting many groups for this exhibit, so please call 620-846-2527 in advance to schedule groups of 5 or more and setup a tour of the exhibit and museum. The Stauth Memorial Museum is located at 111 N Aztec Street in Montezuma KS. Hours of operation are Tue-Sat 9-12 & 1-4:30, Sun 1:30-4:30. Closed Mondays and all major holidays. Admission is free but donations are greatly appreciated to help with the costs of this exhibition.

Edward S. Curtis: Indians of the Southwest
2017-04-15 - 2017-05-28
A selection of early 20th century photographs from the Edward S. Curtis portfolio of the Southwest Indian will be on display from April 15, 2017 to May 28, 2017.
The over 50 photographs that make up the “Edward S. Curtis: Indians of the Southwest” exhibition capture many of the significant aspects of Indian culture in modernized Indian nations. Curtis was struck by the reality of the North American Indian as a vanishing race. He felt compelled to record their rites and traditions before it was too late. When Curtis began his project in 1896, the Indians were in a painful period of transition. The hallowed grounds of their ancestors were being settled and irrigation ditches were blighting the Indian’s wild buffalo hunting grounds. Famous Indian chiefs were living in prisons or on reservations. Geronimo, at age 76, was taking care of a small vegetable garden while a prisoner at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
This exhibition is made up of photographs of pottery and other artifacts shot in such a way as to highlight their functional shapes and textures. The photographs of the ceremonial rites reflect the Pueblo Indian’s strong religious beliefs as well as the indigenous harmony between man and his environment. Among the most remarkable of the exhibition photographs are those of the pueblos and other landscapes of the tribal regions, as well as the beautiful, moving portraits of men, women and children he met during his study.
The 50+ images in this exhibition are from his portfolio of the Southwest and constitute a testimony to his ability to record significant aspects of Indian culture in modernized Indian nations. Highlights in this display include portraits of the “North Pueblo at Taos,” the Jemez pueblo, the Acomo pueblo belfry and the “Laguna Watchtower.” Varied aspects of Indian culture are detailed in portraits such as “Acomo Water Girls,” “Conchiti and Sia Pottery,” “A Feast Day at Acoma” and “Sia Buffalo Dancer.”
Among the most moving and remarkable images in the Curtis collection are the many portraits of the Indians he met during his study. This exhibit includes several fine examples of his portraits, such as “A Jemez Fiscal,” which portrays a supervisor of church activities; “Ti Mu-Conchiti,” which depicts a Cochiti girl who had moved to Sia following her marriage; and “Aiyowits! A Conchiti,” which captures the visage of Carolina Quintana who, according to Curtis, was the most mentally alert Indian woman whom he met during his study and who was responsible for compiling the Cochti relationship terms that Curtis subsequently used in his volume about Indians in the Southwest.
Also featured in this exhibition are images of some Plains Indians including portraits of men, women and children that constitute a testimony to Curtis’ ability to break down the barriers that had heretofore prevented outsiders from establishing working relationships with the native populations. His portraits of Bear Bull, Apio Mita and Stsimaki resonate with a fierce pride and determination, but also bespeak a sense of spiritual loss in the face of a recognition that a way of life was about to vanish.
The photographs in this display were selected from Curtis’s complete publication, The North American Indian, one of the largest photographic archives ever created by a single artist and probably the most profound representation of pure Indian culture ever made. The complete publication consists of 20 volumes of text with fifteen hundred small plates, plus 20 portfolios of unbound gravure plates, comprising a total of approximately twenty-five hundred images. The Curtis project took over 30 years and about one million dollars to complete. Curtis studied over 80 Indian tribes west of the Mississippi River from New Mexico to Alaska and made over 40,000 negatives.
Blair-Murrah, the organization preparing this exhibition, provides a number of exhibitions covering a variety of historical and contemporary subjects to institutions throughout the world. For more information about the content of this exhibit or if you would like to speak with the exhibition organizer, contact:
BLAIR-MURRAH EXHIBITIONS
VINTAGE HILL ORCHARD
HOSTETTER ROAD
SIBLEY, MISSOURI 64088
CONTACT: ELIZABETH MORROW, PRESIDENT
816-650-3000
elizabeth@blair-murrah.org
We are expecting many tours for this exhibit so please call in advance for groups of 5 or more! Tours/groups welcome by appointment, contact 620-846-2527 for information or to set up a tour. Business hours for the Stauth Museum, 111 N Aztec Street, Montezuma KS are Tue -Sat 9-12 1-4:30, Sun 1:30-4:30. We are closed on Mondays and all major holidays including Sunday, April 16th, Easter Sunday. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted to help pay for this incredible exhibit!
