The Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall is the city’s oldest and largest general history museum. Housed in the former residence of lumber baron Robert A. Long, the publicly and privately funded museum is currently undergoing an extensive site-wide restoration. Its many partners, staff and surrounding neighborhoods are vigorously planning for the next century of public service.

On Thursday, September 16, at 6:30 p.m., Christopher Leitch, director of the Kansas City Museum; Lisa Lee, Chicago’s Jane Addams-Hull House director; Dennis Domer, University of Kansas professor; and Lori Cox-Paul, from the National Archives and Records Administration, will explore Kansas City Museum’s transformation from a historic house to museum and its future. The panel will also discuss how historic house museums, both locally and nationally, are grappling with issues of preservation, civic responsibility and operations stability.