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Title
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City Severs Management Contract with Union Station
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Description
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On December 5th the Kansas City Council passed a unanimous vote to sever a 20-year management agreement with Union Station Kansas City, Inc. As of May 1, 2014, the city's Parks and Recreation Department will take over management and programming at the Kansas City Museum. The relationship between Union Station and the Museum was strained after the recent unexpected firing of museum director Christopher Leitch, as well as the museum losing its accreditation in 2005.
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2013-12-11
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Newspaper Article
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Future of Kansas City Museum Still Unclear
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Part one of a two part series examining the future of the Kansas City Museum and its relationship with Union Station Kansas City (USKC). This installment reports on the firing of the museum's director, Christopher Leitch, by Union Station president George Guastello and the response by board members and museum supporters upon hearing the news. Other sources of friction between the two organizations, which have been interwined for the past 13 years, are also discussed in the article.
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2013-07-17
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
