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Simple Living in Complex Times: Home Life in the 1930s

April 5 - July 1, 2023

The Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum will be opening for the season with Simple Living in Complex Times: Home Life in the 1930s. This exhibit features a variety of artifacts that paint a picture of what life was like in the homes of Americans in the tumultuous 1930s. Focusing on families, furnishing, and the American way of life in one of the nation’s most economically and politically unsteady eras, Simple Living in Complex Times: Home Life in the 1930s tells its story through artifacts, art and images, and stories of local residents during this 1930s.

Atkins-Johnson Farm & Museum

 

4109 NE Pleasant Valley Rd

Gladstone, MO 64119

Museum Ph: (816) 453-3276

Office Ph: (816) 423-4107 

Gladstone Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts

 

6901 N Holmes Street

Gladstone, MO 64118

Ph: (816) 423-4200

City of Gladstone

 

7010 N Holmes Street

Gladstone, MO 64118

Ph: (816) 436-2200

Fax: (816) 436-2228

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