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Sep 23, 2025

Gordon Parks Mural Dedication Unveiling

Gordon Parks  Mural Dedication Unveiling

Sep 23, 2025

Wayman Chapel AME Church Grand Opening and Dedication Event

Wayman Chapel AME Church Grand Opening and Dedication Event

Sep 15, 2025


Gordon Parks Museum Releases a Two-Volume Book- Fort Scott Stories and I Needed Paris


Gordon Parks Museum Releases a Two-Volume Book- Fort Scott Stories and I Needed Paris

Aug 20, 2025

The Gordon Parks Museum has been awarded a $6,874 grant from the Kansas Arts Commission Public Art and Murals Grant Program.

The Gordon Parks Museum has been awarded a $6,874 grant from the Kansas Arts Commission Public Art and Murals Grant Program.

Aug 8, 2025

Wayman Chapel AME Church Commemorative Park Receives Display Signs Installation

Wayman Chapel AME Church Commemorative Park Receives Display Signs Installation

Jul 7, 2025

Discover The Gordon Parks Museum Through the 2025 Kansas Sunflower Summer Program

Discover The Gordon Parks Museum Through the 2025 Kansas Sunflower Summer Program

Jul 7, 2025

We’ve Joined Instagram & LinkedIn — Follow Us Below!

We’ve Joined Instagram & LinkedIn — Follow Us Below!

Jul 7, 2025

Gordon Parks Museum Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Back to Fort Scott with Feature Documentary and Two-Volume Book

Gordon Parks Museum Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Back to Fort Scott with Feature Documentary and Two-Volume Book

Jun 19, 2025

Special Visitor Today, Jean Ducrot, son of Nicolas Ducrot.

Special Visitor Today, Jean Ducrot, son of Nicolas Ducrot.

Nov 6, 2024

Kansas Museum Association Conference 2024 Hosted in Fort Scott

Kansas Museum Association Conference 2024 Hosted in Fort Scott

Oct 17, 2024

Gordon Parks Museum Receives Fort Scott Area Community Foundation Grant for Wayman Chapel Church Project

Gordon Parks Museum Receives Fort Scott Area Community Foundation Grant for Wayman Chapel Church Project

Jul 19, 2024

Freedom’s Frontier NHA grant awarded to The Gordon Parks Museum

Freedom’s Frontier NHA grant awarded to The Gordon Parks Museum

Jun 24, 2024

Timken Foundation of Canton Awards Grant to the Gordon Parks Museum

Timken Foundation of Canton Awards Grant to the Gordon Parks Museum

Jun 21, 2024

The Gordon Parks Museum was awarded Kansas Tourism Attraction Grant in the amount of $9,229 grant for the Wayman Chapel AME Church Commemorative Park Project

The Gordon Parks Museum was awarded Kansas Tourism Attraction Grant in the amount of $9,229 grant for the Wayman Chapel AME Church Commemorative Park Project

May 15, 2024

GPA-9 headed to Paris, funds raised

GPA-9 headed to Paris, funds raised

May 14, 2024

The Gordon Parks Museum is a Venue for the Kansas Sunflower Summer Program

The Gordon Parks Museum is a Venue for the Kansas Sunflower Summer Program

Apr 16, 2024

Gordon Parks Museum offers Hughes-Parks Traveling Exhibit Display

Gordon Parks Museum offers Hughes-Parks Traveling Exhibit Display

Jan 9, 2024

Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Rescheduled Due to Forecasted Weather

Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Rescheduled Due to Forecasted Weather

Jan 9, 2024

Grassroots support needed to get “GPA-9” to Paris, France Facing a March 2024 deadline
By Wilma Moore-Black

Grassroots support needed to get “GPA-9” to Paris, France Facing a March 2024 deadline
By Wilma Moore-Black

Oct 27, 2023


GORDON PARKS MUSEUM RECEIVES FORT SCOTT AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
GRANT FOR BILLBOARD REPLACEMENT


GORDON PARKS MUSEUM RECEIVES FORT SCOTT AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 
GRANT FOR BILLBOARD REPLACEMENT

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