Bruce R Watkins Cultural Center

3700 Blue PKWY
Kansas City, MO, 64130
816-784-4444

URL : http://www.brucewatkins.org

overview : This living museum stands in tribute to the legacy of Kansas City's early African American pioneers and embodies the artistic, cultural and social history of the African American experience. - The Center was named in honor of Bruce R. Watkins, a political and social activist. - The facility is located on one of Kansas City's major thoroughfares. It is part of a Cultural Mall complex, which includes the Spirit of Freedom Fountain, the Satchel Paige Stadium, and amphitheater and a hillside garden, which greets visitors with thousands of multicolored irises.