Museums in Shawnee County, KS

Within the Museum walls, the weapons, uniforms and other artifacts carried or worn by Kansas Guardsmen from the Civil War to the Gulf War are proudly displayed. These artifacts paint a picture of the Kansas citizen-soldier from the early and bloody days of the birth of our state, to today's Guard mission

Holley says it all started when his son developed an interest in World War II military history during his junior high years. His son Mark, now a CDR in the Navy Jag Corp helped build some of the early dioramas in the collection. Holley says, Mark got me going and then went off to law school and Navy.

The Topeka Art Guild and Gallery is a not-for-profit cultural organization which operates its Gallery at Fairlawn Plaza in West Topeka. The Guild has been an active supporter of art in our community since 1916. The Art Guild Gallery is an ideal forum for local artists needing a gallery to display and

In 1999, the Framewoods gallery underwent a major expansion to build a much bigger art gallery space, which was renamed SouthWind Gallery. Today, SouthWind Gallery and Framewoods of Topeka are situated side by side in one convenient location where domestic and corporate customers get the right of both