reno county museum

Thank you for coming to visit the Reno County Museum and for taking the time to provide your valuable feedback. I want to address the issues you had during your visit. It is important to note that the Quivira Museum charges for admission, while the Reno County Museum does not and has never charged for admission. As a result, the Quivira Museum has the funding and the staff to do more with their collection than we do. We are dependent on funding from Reno County as well as from donations and memberships. Furthermore, we have only four paid staff members, and only one of them is committed full-time to this museum alone. This small staff fills many roles for this museum, including creating exhibits, community outreach, and public programming, with the generous help of our wonderful volunteers. As for uncaptioned photos, we provide as much information as we can for most photos in our exhibits. You may be referring to the uncaptioned photos in our first floor main gallery exhibit, which are contributions from Reno County residents; these photos are meant to provide a visual perspective on the 14 towns and cities within Reno County, rather than verbal information. They were part of an experimental crowdsourcing component of an exhibit and they were given to us by visitors to our museum. Our research room is open to the public, much like a library, and we are careful stewards of the items we offer for use there. For the most part, the books and other publications are duplicates (or sometimes even reproductions) of items in our artifact collection. Originals that are not Reno County specific, and so do not fit our collecting mission, are therefore not kept as artifacts. However, many generous donors have willingly allowed these items to be placed in our research library for the use and enjoyment of our visitors. We do have a security camera monitoring the research room, as well. Our historical children’s play room, the Oodleplex, provides us with at least 95% of our visitors, and it is an excellent way to introduce children to Reno County history and to museums in general. Their parents bring them to play as well as to look at our exhibit galleries. We do ask that parents supervise their children and keep them from being unruly. It is unfortunate that your experience was unpleasant and I’m sorry that you had to deal with an inattentive parent while you were here. If a visitor brings such behavior to our attention, we will address it with the parent(s). We would love to see you back again for another visit to the Reno County Museum, and would be happy to help you with any research questions you might have.

Wonderful children's area for exploration and entertainment. Adults will enjoy the history of Hutchinson and the region, too.

This place is a hidden gem. If you enjoy Hutchinson and any Kansas history, be sure you browse the exhibits before heading upstairs with the kids because once they're playing, they're there until it's time to go. I enjoyed reading as history book while I watched my daughter play. I think they're closed on Monday so check. The staff is very friendly and helpful for visitors. It's FREE too, make a donation if possible and sign the guest book. Everytime my family and I are in town, it's definitely someplace we go several times...especially on rainy days!

The Reno County Museum in Huchinson Kansas is a must see if you're in Kansas. Historically significant Reno County artifacts are on display here throughout multiple rooms and floors. If you have children, bring them along and let them experience the newly completed Oodleplex, a puppet theater and child size town awaits. The museum is truly a gem that should not be missed!

This is a nice little museum. Be sure and check the hours before going to make sure it is open. My son and all of the kids I know love the Oodleplex!