Stauth Memorial Museum

"Go For Broke" movie showing
2016-12-18 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Stauth Memorial Museum, 111 N. Aztec, Montezuma, KS, 67867, United States
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.

"Windtalkers" movie showing
2016-12-17 13:30 - 15:00

"In The Navy" movie showing
2016-12-16 13:30 - 15:00

"Valkyrie" movie showing
2016-12-15 13:30 - 15:00

"Gung Ho!" movie showing
2016-12-14 13:30 - 15:00

"Nazi Strike" movie showing
2016-12-13 13:30 - 15:00

"Pearl Harbor" Movie Showing
2016-12-08 13:00 - 16:00
PG-13 Rated, 2001
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Romance
Set during the time of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, two childhood friends Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett) and Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) are caught up in the events that draw the United States into World War II. Eighteen years later, they are both 1st Lieutenants in the US Air Force but Rafe leaves for Britain when he is accepted into the RAF. Later both are stationed at Pearl Harbor and find themselves in love with the same woman, Nurse Lt. Evelyn Johnson (Kate Beckensale). 183 min (appx. 3 hours)
For questions about this movie, contact the Stauth Memorial Museum.

Infamy: December, 1941 and We Remember: Images from the National World War II Museum
2016-12-08 - 2017-01-23
In remembrance of the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the Stauth Museum is hosting two exhibits to tell the story of the dedication, achievements and sacrifices of the men and women who served our country so gallantly. The exhibits will be on display from December 7, 2016 through January 22, 2017 in the Special Exhibitions Gallery. “Infamy: December 7, 1941” is a powerful photographic exhibit of 62 panels that illustrates the deadly Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor – the dark day that plunged our nation headlong into World War II.
“We Remember: Images from the National World War II Museum” exhibit includes 75 images from the collections of The National World War II Museum and the National Archives. It is a mixture of iconic images, as well as lesser-known and never-before-published snapshots taken by veterans.
As part of this exhibit, we will be featuring four WWII movies. Click each movie to learn more.
December 8th, 1:00PM | “Pearl Harbor” | PG-13
December 20th, 6:30PM | “At War With The Army” | G
January 7th, 1:00PM | “Schindler’s List” | R
January 22nd, 2:00PM | “Unbroken” | PG-13
We will also be showing a movie everyday in December that we are open. Check out the right side bar on our home page or our events calendar for a full list of movie showings.
“Infamy: December 7, 1941” and “We Remember: Images from the National World War II Museum” were both developed by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world – why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today – so that future generations will know the price of freedom, and be inspired by what they learn. Dedicated in 2000 as The National D-Day Museum and now designated by Congress as America’s National WWII Museum, it celebrates the American Spirit, the teamwork, optimism, courage and sacrifice of the men and women who fought on the battlefront and served on the Home Front. For more information, call 877-813-3329 or 504-528-1944 or visit nationalww2museum.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. Museum hours: Tue -Sat 9-12 1-4:30, Sun 1:30-4:30. We are closed on Mondays and all major holidays including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Years Day. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted to help pay for this incredible exhibit!

Twilight Holiday Happening
2016-11-28 19:00 - 20:30
Kick Off the Holidays with Family Fun at the Twilight Holiday Happening

This annual evening event scheduled with each Christmas exhibit will be even bigger and better this year! Mark your calendar for a very special day, the Twilight Holiday Happening will be held on Monday, November 28, 2016 from 7:00-8:30 PM to “Kick-Off” the Holiday season in southwest Kansas and it’s a great way to close this festive exhibit at the Stauth Memorial Museum of Montezuma Kansas. Donations are encouraged and gratefully accepted as all the funds raised at this important fundraising event will help defray the costs of the Traveling Exhibitions scheduled in 2017.
We’ve picked this night for you to relax with the sights, sounds and smells of the Holidays. Come enjoy this special evening of lights, music and refreshments to experience this breathtaking exhibit in never seen before illuminated, twinkling splendor. Share our festive evening, bring family & friends and enjoy the best of the holiday season in southwest Kansas! You can even take your family Holiday photos in our Christmas Photo Op! setting! Food! Fun! Giving! Making Memories!
Featured events this year include: Door Prizes, Trivia Contest, Kids Crafts, Refreshments, Caroling, Centerpiece Raffle and a Holiday Wreath Silent Auction to cap off this fun evening and to Kick-Off the Christmas season in southwest Kansas.
We are asking clubs, civic organizations, groups, businesses, individuals, artists, etc. to generously donate a decorated Holiday Wreath for our silent auction! By donating a Holiday Wreath for this exciting event you are not only ensuring the continuation of quality exhibits, programs and activities here at the Stauth Museum, but also sharing your creativity and Christmas spirit with Southwest Kansas! Wreaths will be accepted anytime from now until 5:00 on Monday, November 28, 2016 during regular business hours or by special appointment.
The Holiday Wreaths will be on display for enjoyment through the Twilight Holiday Happening. The silent auction bidding will start at 7:00 PM and stop at 8:00 PM so the lucky winners can take home their Holiday Wreaths in time to enjoy them for the Holiday season. This is a great opportunity for you to get a beautifully decorated holiday wreath for your home or get a great gift for family and friends and raise funds for the Museum too!
For the fifth year we are having a Centerpiece Raffle! Bring nonperishable food items or unwrapped toys for the Gray County Food Banks and get a chance to win one of five beautiful centerpieces! For every five FOOD items OR unwrapped NEW TOY you bring for this worthy cause, you will receive one chance at one of the five festive, gift-filled centerpieces. The more you give, the more chances you have to win! (Door prize and Centerpiece Raffle winners must be present to win!) We are having a coat, hat and glove/mitten drive as well, so please bring your gently used coats you don’t wear anymore, and the hats, mittens or gloves just sitting in the drawer unused and make someone “toasty” when it gets cold this year! We will be accepting these throughout the exhibit so even if you can’t come to this event, you still have the opportunity to help others!
Along with the great refreshments and cool door prizes, this is your last chance to see the 15 different Christmas mini-exhibits that are displayed in Christmas Traditions of Southwest Kansas 2016. Southwest Kansas individuals, service clubs, groups, organizations, and merchants have created 15 mini-exhibits featuring holiday themes, collections, family heirlooms, homemade family mementos and more. The exhibits bring back fond memories of Christmas’ past, show you where to find the newest trends in holiday decorations, and inspire ideas for fun ways to create new memories. There is even a Christmas Photo Op setting! Visitors can use this area specifically designed to take Christmas photos with your friends & family to use with their Christmas cards or family Christmas letters. Check out pictures of these exhibits on our Facebook page! These exhibits are created and decorated by southwest Kansans thus bringing the traditions and spirit of “Christmas in Southwest Kansas” to the museum and its visitors. This beautiful, uplifting exhibit is a must see, memorable experience for all ages.
If you are planning to bring a group of 5 or more, an RSVP is appreciated but not required. If you just want more information about anything in this event, please call (620)846-2527 during our regular Museum Hours: Tue -Sat 9-12 1-4:30, Sun 1:30-4:30 Closed Mondays and all major holidays including Thanksgiving Day!

Christmas Traditions of Southwest Kansas 2016
2016-10-16 - 2016-11-29
Western Kansas Individuals, businesses, clubs & groups are all invited to exhibit!
This exhibit presents a fun way to enjoy Christmas, get decorating ideas and share in the joy and wonder that is the season before getting bogged down with all the promotional hype of the Holidays. Numerous themed exhibits make this beautiful, uplifting exhibit a must see, memorable experience for all ages. Exhibits are on display by theme or by tradition and decorated by individuals, groups or businesses thus bringing the traditions and spirit of “Christmas in Southwest Kansas” to the museum and its visitors. The EIGHTH annual Twilight Holiday Happening is scheduled for Monday, November 28, 2016, 7:00PM-8:30PM. Learn more about this event here!

Quilt National 2015: Collection B
2016-08-28 - 2016-10-09
Quilt National is a biennial juried competition dedicated to the promotion of the contemporary art quilt. Its focus is to provide the viewer with a visual presentation of innovative trends in the medium of layered and stitched fabric. The works in the exhibit display a reverence for the lessons taught by the makers of heritage quilts whose works hold fast to the traditional methods of piecing and patching. At the same time, however, the Quilt National artist is intrigued by the challenge of expanding the boundaries of traditional quilt making by utilizing the newest materials and technologies. These innovative works generate strong emotional responses in the viewer while at the same time fulfilling the creative need of the artist to make a totally individual statement.
The Quilt National 2015: Collection B exhibit consists of 25 quilts from quilt makers from all over the world. Quilt National ‘15 is produced and circulated by The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH. Visit www.dairybarn.org for more information about The Dairy Barn Arts Center. Approximately 25 Kansas quilts are also being exhibited, to showcase the talent, and creativity of Kansas quilt makers. For more details about this exhibit, check out our On Display Now page.

The Evolving Universe
2016-06-12 - 2016-08-14
Organized by Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service (SITES)
How was the universe created?
How has it changed over time?
How do we know?
Through compelling and beautiful photographs, visitors will learn about how Smithsonian scientists study the far reaches of space and the evolution of the universe. This exhibition was developed by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the National Museum of Natural History where it will be on view until July 2013. The original exhibition was funded by The Windland Smith Rice Nature’s Best Photography Fund.
We can never see the universe as it is right now, only how it was in the past. In this exhibition, visitors will journey from the here and now of Earth to beyond our galaxy, traveling back through time and out into space. The very nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, is four light years away. When we gaze at it in the sky, the light hitting our eyeballs left it four years ago, so we’re seeing Alpha Centauri as it was in 2006. In this sense our telescopes are also time machines: the most distant galaxies we study are billions of light years away, and we are seeing them as they were before the Earth was formed.
Through stunning and “far out” photographs, visitors will learn how Smithsonian scientists study the far reaches of space and the evolution of the universe. The Evolving Universe is a collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service (SITES) Exhibition description and tour schedule is available at the SITES website.

The Hunt for Treasure!
2016-03-13 - 2016-05-29
Hoist the Jolly Roger and set sail for adventure as you explore the exciting world of treasure hunting in the “The Hunt for Treasure!” Treasure is a word that surely stirs the imagination of people of every age. This national touring exhibit explores the intrigue and excitement of treasures and treasure hunting. The exhibit invites visitors to learn more about the history of treasure, shipwrecks pirates an other treasure-seekers, and the tools and methods used in treasure-hunting, past and present. Hands-on activities and video presentations throughout the exhibit enable visitors to visit the virtual world of Oak Island, make souvenir rubbings of early coins, try out metal detectors, crack a safe, estimate the value of a treasured object, smell the scents of the pirate life, hoist a pirate flag, explore the contents of a geocache, see artifacts from beneath the sea, go on a treasure hunt in the exhibit and more in this popular exhibition from NRG! Exhibits.
Exhibit organized by NRG! Exhibits.

Western Kansas Scholastic Art Competition & Exhibition 2016
2016-01-24 - 2016-02-28
Enjoy award winning works of art from extremely talented Western Kansas students. The Twentieth Annual Western Kansas Scholastic Art (WKSA) Competition and Exhibition will include over 250 art works of all kinds; photography, sculpture, metals, glass, drawings, paintings, ceramics, graphics and much more. American Vision will be awarded for best of show, Gold & Silver Key winners plus over 150 Merit Award winners will be displayed. The exhibition will culminate with an Awards Ceremony/Closing Reception for the winning students to be held on Sunday, February 23, 2014. Please come enjoy the award winning art work of these talented young people from Western Kansas. The WKSA Awards contest is open to students in grades 7-12 from the following counties: Cheyenne, Clark, Decatur, Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Lane, Logan, Meade, Morton, Ness, Norton, Rawlings, Scott, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Stanton, Stevens, Thomas, Trego, Wallace, and Wichita.
Western Kansas Junior and Senior High Art Students

Environmental Impact
2015-12-06 - 2016-01-17
Produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C.
Environmental Impact is a traveling museum exhibition the purpose of which is
1.) to recognize, document, and share the work of leading contemporary artists who chose to focus their work on global as well as local environmental issues; and
2.) to heighten public awareness and concern about the degradation of diverse environments through the power of art.
Traditional art generally depicts nature in all of its glory, often in beautiful, pristine conditions. The 75 paintings, photographs, prints, installations, and sculptures in Environmental Impact are different than traditional works of art because they deal with ominous environmental issues and implications ranging from industrial scale resource consumption and development, to oil spills, the perils of nuclear energy, global warming, and many other phenomenon that impact and inflict people and other inhabitants which populate the planet today.
To produce ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, Curator David Wagner draws upon a diverse range of artists whose works are not only hard-hitting, but which also propel the Environmental Movement in the modern age we live in. You can learn more about this exhibit by viewing the exhibit online here, at David J. Wagner’s website.
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
(Alphabetical by Last Name)
Chester Arnold, Sonoma, CA; Robert Bateman, Fulford Harbour, BC, Canada; Chapel, San Francisco, CA; Robert Dawson, San Francisco, CA; Lucia deLeiris, Watertown, MA; Drew Denny, Guerneville, CA; Chris Doyle, Brooklyn, NY; Walter W. Ferguson, Beit Yanai, Israel; Britt Freda, Burton, WA; Sayaka Kajita Ganz, Yokohama, Japan (now USA); Peter Goin, Reno, NV; Karen Hackenberg, Port Townsend, WA; Guy Harvey, Grand Cayman, BWI; Julie Heffernan, Brooklyn, NY; Mary Helsaple, Sedona, AZ; Cole Johnson, Deposit, NY; Lisa Lebofsky, Bronx, NY; Michael (Mick) Meilahn, Pickett, WI; Leo Osborne, Anacortes, WA; Rick Pas, Lapeer, MI; Derek Robertson, Balmerino, Fife, Scotland; Diana Sanchez, Bogotá, Columbia (now USA); Carol Santora, Kennebunk, ME; Martin Stupich, Albuquerque, NM; Kent Ullberg, Corpus Christi, TX; Bart Walter, Westminster, MD; Suze Woolf, Seattle, WA
Exhibit produced and toured by David J. Wagner, L.L.C. David J. Wagner, Ph. D., Curator/Tour Director, davidjwagnerllc.com.

Stylistic Variations
2015-11-08 - 2015-11-29
An art show featuring Western Kansas artist Chuck Bonner will be on display at the Stauth Memorial Museum in Montezuma, KS from November 8, 2015 thru November 29, 2015. Mr. Bonner has been creating art his entire life inspired by the southwest Kansas landscapes where he grew up, the famous Bonner family fossil history, and the varied and humorous world around him.
The exhibit entitled, Stylistic Variations, explores various art styles and media Chuck uses. It is somewhat of a retrospective show, but also incorporates new pieces recently completed. The exhibit consists of 29 paintings within four categories; Invented Landscapes, Primordial Soup, Pure Abstraction, and Whimsical Application.

Chuck Bonner was born in Scott City, Kansas in 1950 and grew up in the western Kansas town of Leoti. His formative years were spent in an artistic and scientific background; his father was a fossil collector and his mother an artist. Chuck attended Fort Hays State University where he received an A.B. in art and an M.A. in painting.
While at the University, Bonner worked at the Sternberg Memorial Museum where he prepared exhibits, painted scientific restorations and portraits, and prepared fossils for exhibit. This experience has helped him with his latest venture, Keystone Gallery, which he and his wife, Barbara Shelton, opened in the fall of 1991. The gallery is a combination of art gallery, fossil museum and gift shop located 18 miles north of Scott City on US Highway 83. To enhance the museum fossil collection, Chuck has painted a 24′ by 6′ mural of prehistoric life in the Kansas Cretaceous Sea.
Bonner has completed many other public works of art, including murals for Fort Hays State University and the Ellis County Historical Museum–both in Hays, Kansas. He also painted a Kansas prehistoric sea mural for the El Quartelejo Museum in Scott City, Kansas.
In 2007, Chuck was commissioned to paint two prehistoric scenes and a tribute painting to his father Marion for the Museum of the Great Plains in Leoti, Kansas. The next year he completed four murals of paleontological and archaeological themes totaling two hundred square feet for the Stanton County Museum in Johnson, Kansas.
Some exciting news, PBS will present a three-part NOVA series, Making North America, on November 4, 11, and 18, 2015. Host Kirk Johnson, renowned paleontologist and Smithsonian Museum Director, explores how the continent was shaped—and how it shaped us. Part 2, on November 11th, explains the Western Interior Seaway and features Chuck, Barbara, and Kirk out in the fossil beds in western Kansas.
Chuck enjoys the challenge of commission work whether for public organizations such as museums or for individuals. He continues to produce various styles of artwork and sells to collectors throughout the world. Now, Chuck invites you to come and enjoy his show while it is on display for this short, 3 week exhibit in his native, southwest Kansas. For information about his art, the history of the building that houses the Keystone Gallery, local Monument Rock or even Kansas fossils found in their area, contact Chuck Bonner, Keystone Gallery 620.872.2762. Keystone Gallery is located on one of the designated Kansas Scenic Byways. It is one of the primary sites along the Western Vistas Historic Byways (WVHB) route. Their historic limestone building plus the museum full of fossils make for a great interpretation of the past, both historic and geologic. Join them on their quest to increase the knowledge of western Kansas’ contributions to the realms of science and history. Check out their website at KeystoneGallery.com
Call the Stauth Museum at 620-846-2527 for more information about the exhibit or to set up a tour for groups of 5 or more. Museum hours: Tue -Sat 9-12 1-4:30, Sun 1:30-4:30. We are closed on Mondays and all major holidays including Thanksgiving Day. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted!

Suited for Space
2015-07-19 - 2015-11-01
Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service (SITES)
The history of this country is one of perilous voyages and uncharted territory, but few journeys have captured the imagination and hearts of the public as the race into space. It was seemingly unattainable, but American ingenuity, innovation, and determination made the impossible possible. And it is that ingenuity and innovation that is explored and celebrated in the SITES exhibit Suited for Space.
Through rare and original photography, including unique, new x-ray images of the interiors of the spacesuits, the exhibit reveals how the modern technological marvel that is the spacesuit enables astronauts to live and work in space. This exhibit reveals the remarkable creativity and determination of the extraordinary few who ventured into space, but it highlights and showcases the brilliant ingenuity of the hundreds more who worked tirelessly—and often anonymously—to get them there.
In May 1961, when President Kennedy made the promise that America would put a man on the moon within a decade, the ability to fulfill that promise existed only in theory. The spacesuit was a critical piece of engineering that allowed Neil Armstrong to step onto another world and survive in the hostile environment of outer space. The Apollo spacesuit he wore evolved from the groundbreaking advances of the Gemini and Mercury mission suits, facilitating movement and dexterity in small spaces, remaining pressurized in zero gravity, and providing essential oxygen, heating, and cooling in as efficient a manner as possible. Suited for Space is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum. The national exhibition tour is generously supported by DuPont.

Western Kansas Art "Hang-In" 2015
2015-06-21 - 2015-07-12
This exhibit is designed to give the many talented artists in Western Kansas a showcase to exhibit their work. Student, amateur and professional artists will display beautiful 2 and 3 dimensional art including paintings, drawings, woodcarving, metal arts, mixed media, sculpture, photography, ceramics, textiles, drawings and more! This is not a juried (judged) art exhibit, but just a fun way to showcase the many talented people in western Kansas. Come see the talent western Kansas has to be proud of and vote for your favorite piece. Art will be displayed from artists from many western Kansas communities. Please contact Museum Staff to get your name on the mailing list if YOU are interested in participating in this exciting exhibit. The show will be on display from June 21st to July 12th.

Test: Bridge Club meeting
2015-04-15 14:00 - 16:00
Weekly bridge club meeting

50 Greatest Photographs from National Geographic
2015-03-22 - 2015-06-14
50 Greatest Photographs of National Geographic showcases some of National Geographic’s most compelling photographs. From Steve McCurry’s unforgettable Afghan girl to Nick Nichols’ iconic image of Jane Goodall and chimpanzee to Thomas Abercrombie’s never-before-seen view of Mecca, the exhibition includes some of National Geographic magazine’s most-remembered and celebrated photographs from its more-than-120-year history. In addition to seeing the photographs as they appeared in the magazine, visitors to the exhibition will learn the stories behind the photos and more about the photographers themselves. For some images, visitors will be able to see the “near frames” taken by the photographer: the sequence of images made in the field before and after the perfect shot. The exhibition is based on the popular iPad app released by National Geographic in 2011 and featured by iTunes as an iPad “App of the Week.” Devices featuring the app will be available in the gallery for visitors to experience. Exhibit on tour through National Geographic Traveling Exhibit Service.
