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Museum of World Treasures in Wichita
The
museum began in 2001, when Dr. Jon and his wife, Lorna, Kardatzke
wanted to create a gateway to the past that would bring inspiration
to the community, as well as educate and entertain them with
artifacts that would increase lifelong learning and the pursuit of
excellence. It opened in the Garvey Center in downtown Wichita,
Kansas and within two years had outgrown its facility. They
relocated to the Farm and Art Market in the Old Town area of the
city transforming an old warehouse into the showcase it has become.
Although the museum isn't old in terms of existence, the magnificent
artifacts that it exhibits and displays are from around the world
and through the ages of time. Their unique collection includes
dinosaurs and fossils that have the T-rex Ivan, a Hall of
Presidents, a European Hall of Royalty, Egyptian mummies, music and
Hollywood stars exhibit and a military collection that goes from the
Revolutionary War to Vietnam. The first floor contains a marvelous
collection of antiquities from the ancient world starting with the
dinosaurs, with an Edmontosaurus being attacked by a Daspletosaurus
and the terrible Ivan, a superb T-rex. Other relics in the floor
area include; those from Rome, southeast Asia, Greek, Etruscan,
Egyptian, African, Pre-Columbian, Mesopotamia and more. There are
also displays of cavemen, ancient weapons, 2 Royal Egyptian mummies,
gold jewelry, a sarcophagus and fantastic statues and pottery.
Another real gem and they do mean gem is a huge amethyst-lined
geode. The second floor contains one of the best collections of
European Royalty with gold jewelry and memorable autographs with the
most prominent kings and queens of the continent going back to the
12th century. The Revolutionary War collection contains artifacts of
weapons, early documents that include autographs of Benedict Arnold,
Paul Revere, Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton and John Hancock. The
Hall of Presidents is another exciting venue with all the autographs
and pictures of the 43 Presidents and George Washington's lock of
hair, whether it is his own or the wig is for you to find out and so
much more.
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