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In the Nelson-Atkins master plan, this circle illustrates the inner ring of a potential cultural district. Weiss/Manfredi/Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art image.

Kansas City art museum considering cultural district

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

In the Nelson-Atkins master plan, this circle illustrates the inner ring of a potential cultural district. Weiss/Manfredi/Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art image.
In the Nelson-Atkins master plan, this circle illustrates the inner ring of a potential cultural district. Weiss/Manfredi/Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art image.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – An ambitious plan being studied at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City could eventually bring a unified cultural district stretching in a 1-mile radius around the museum.

Supporters stress the plan offered by a New York design firm is only in its preliminary stages. The study includes lawns, walkways, bike trails and outdoor art all connected in a nearly 4-square-mile area with the museum at the center.

The plan from the Weiss/Manfredi urban design firm also calls for tearing down some current buildings – including some homes – on museum-owned land.

The Kansas City Star reports a form of the idea has been around for 50 years but it now a key goal in the museum’s April 2013 strategic plan.

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Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com

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In the Nelson-Atkins master plan, this circle illustrates the inner ring of a potential cultural district. Weiss/Manfredi/Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art image.
In the Nelson-Atkins master plan, this circle illustrates the inner ring of a potential cultural district. Weiss/Manfredi/Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art image.