Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is organized as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving and presenting the local history of Wichita and Sedgwick County Kansas to the public. The museum was established in 1939 as the Wichita Public Museum. Today the museum resides in the original City Hall building designed by William T. Proudfoot and George W. Bird in 1890, located at 204 S. Main. Exhibits are housed on four floors and are open to the public six days a week for a nominal admission fee. The museum is supported in part through city and county funding and through the support of it's sizable membership base. The museum has been accredited by the American Association of Museums since 1972. More information on the museum's current programs is available at the museum's website: [http://www.wichitahistory.org]