Awards
The Johnson County Museum and its exhibits, publications, and programming have been honored with numerous national, regional, and local honors and awards over the past 30 years.
Advancement of Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion winner, REDLINED: Cities, Suburbs, and Segregation, American Alliance of Museums, 2023.
Social Justice winner, REDLINED: Cities, Suburbs, and Segregation, National Association of County Park & Recreation Officials (NACPRO), 2023.
Outstanding New or Innovative Recreation Program Sensory Friendly Monday, Kansas Recreation and Park Association, 2022.
Heart of Kansas City Awards Special Achievement, REDLINED: Cities, Suburbs, and Segregation, Greater Kansas City Attractions Association, 2022.
Removing Barriers Initiative winner, Sensory Friendly Mondays, National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials, 2022
Award of Excellence for temporary exhibition, Rising to the Challenge, Kansas Museums Association, 2020
Development of Distinction Award for the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Urban Land Institute Kansas City, 2019
Award of Merit for the temporary exhibition, The Turbulent Twenties, American Association for State and Local History, 2019
Award of Merit for Becoming Johnson County signature exhibition, American Association for State and Local History, 2018
Historical/Cultural Facility Award, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials, 2018
Capstone Award, Adaptive Re-Use Category, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Kansas City Business Journal, 2018
Commercial Development Award, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Overland Park Economic Council, Overland Park Chamber of Commerce, 2018
Award of Excellence, Adaptive Re-use of King Louie West to the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Historic Kansas City Foundation, 2017
Achievement Award, Arts and Historic Preservation category, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, National Association of Counties, 2016
Award of Excellence for What is Modernism? (an exhibition), Kansas Museums Association, 2015
Award of Merit, Innovation in Preservation for the Johnson County Museum’s Master Plan for the Museum of Suburbia and Suburban Policy Center, Historic Kansas City Foundation, 2011
Model Digitization project, “Johnson County’s Photographic History on the Web” grant project funded by $90,745 award amount, 2004 grant cycle. Selected by Institute of Museum and Library Services, as part of a 5-year assessment of Museums for America grant program, 2011
Award for Excellence for the Rehabilitation of the Lanesfield School, Kansas Preservation Alliance, 2009
Award of Excellence for Coming of Age in Johnson County: 1960-1976 (an exhibition), Kansas Museums Association, 2008
Award of Merit for the www.JoCoHistory.net project and partnership with the Johnson County Library, American Association for State and Local History, 2007
Award of Merit for publication Johnson County, Kansas: A Pictorial History, 1825-2005, American Association for State and Local History, 2007
Award of Excellence for the exhibition Touching History: A Kid’s Journey Through Time, Kansas Museums Association, 2004
Award of Excellence for the 1950s All-Electric House video project, Kansas Museums Association, 2003
Award of Commendation for Cold War: Promise and Fear in the 1950s (an exhibition), American Association for State and Local History, 2002
Excellence Award for the exhibition “Cold War: Promise and Fear in the 1950s” Special Projects Division—Citizen Education Projects – National Association of County Information Officers, 2002
Excellence Award for the quarterly newsletter, ALBUM, External Publications (Published Regularly)— National Association of County Information Officers, 2002
Award of Merit for restoration of the 1950s All-Electric House, American Association for State and Local History, 1999
Award of Merit for the exhibition Seeking the Good Life, American Association for State and Local History, 1999
Award for Excellence for exhibition Seeking the Good Life and 1950s All-Electric House, Kansas State Historical Society, 1999
Award for Excellence for the exhibition Seeking the Good Life and 1950s All-Electric House, Kansas Museums Association, 1998
Award for Excellence for Just Plain Simple: The One-Room School in Kansas, Kansas Museums Association, 1992
Honor Award for the restoration of Lanesfield School, American Institute of Architects, Kansas City Chapter, 1990
Preservation Award for the restoration of Lanesfield School, Kansas Preservation Alliance, 1989
Award for Excellence for the Living History program at Lanesfield School Historic Site, Kansas Museums Association, 1989
Award for Excellence for school and public programming, Kansas State Historical Society, 1988