Kansas City Money Museum
by Pamela Williams
Title
Kansas City Money Museum
Artist
Pamela Williams
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Visit the Money Museum, a 3,000-square foot hands-on exhibit space for all ages to learn more about the Federal Reserve and the economy. Self-guided and guided tours are free, and include a close-up view into the region's largest cash vault, a place to design "money" and an opportunity to test your strength by lifting a gold bar.
The Money museum is located at the The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's headquarters located at 1 Memorial Drive in the heart of Kansas City, Mo., near the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial and Union Station.
The building, which opened in spring 2008, is the newest in the Federal Reserve System. It is 14 stories high, about 600,000 square feet and houses about 1,000 employees. Staff work in economic research, banking supervision and regulation, and payments processing, as well as supporting areas, including information technology, financial management, public affairs and administrative services.
Two 3-D, 12-foot bronze statues - the Spirits of Commerce and Industry - flank the main entrance as a tribute to the hand-carved stone panels from the early 1900s that adorned the façade of the former building. Three water geysers surrounding the statues represent the three mission areas and serve as a tribute to Kansas City, "The City of Fountains."
Uploaded
September 16th, 2016
Statistics
Viewed 355 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/17/2024 at 2:02 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Tags