Nelson-Atkins Scavenger Hunt

Inspired by the annual scavenger hunt at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art put on by the Young Friends of Art, we decided to make our own! We went through the museum and took pictures of works of art that caught our eyes in some way. We are now challenging you to find these same works of art using our pictures. Once you find these works, you’ll be able to answer the questions.

To save text and sanity, we’ve sorted the works into 10 groups. Each group contains art from several different sections of the museum, so it’s up to you whether you finish one group at a time or try to find all of them at once. Have fun, and happy hunting! Answers are listed here.

Group 1: When were these made?

Find when these works of art were created.

Group 2: What Are The Titles Of These Works?

Find the titles.

Group 3: Who Made These?

Find the artist(s) of each piece.

Group 4: What Dynasties Are These From?

Find the dynasty (not the country) that was in power when these works were created.

Group 5: What Cultures Are These From?

Find the culture (not the country) that created each work.

Group 6: Who Is Depicted In These Works?

Find the name of the person depicted in each work.

Group 7: What Materials Are Used In These Works?

Find the primary material(s) used in these works.

Group 8: Where Did These Come From?

Find the country or region where these works originated.

Group 9: What And Where?

For items 1 and 2, what are these objects? For item 3, where is the scene set? For item 4, where is this located in the museum?

Group 10: Wild Cards

For the final group, we created unique questions for each work. They are listed below the collage.

Each of these works has a unique question to be answered.

1. Whose hand is this?
2. What is stored in this?
3. What is the wattage of each light?
4. Who is wearing this?
5. Who’s a good boy?
6. How many parts comprise this work?
7. Whose hands are these?
8. What is St. George standing on?
9. Whose picture is below this portrait of Frederick Douglass?
10. Who owns this George Caleb Bingham portrait?