The LUX is set on developing a unique sense of community and place in Downtown Wichita while keeping true to the building's original 1950s character. It's modern, Downtown living—in a city that is in the midst of a great revitalization! Join us.
City living possesses an energy, a buzz. Out your window there's amazing architecture - rich in history. You can walk to grab a bite to eat or go see a concert. You CAN have urban living in Wichita when you live at The LUX. Go on. Find your new home Downtown.
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Residents of The LUX have the convenience of never leaving the building for stellar coffee and noms. Adelitas Coffee Co is located on the first floor of The LUX. It’s your pit stop before work, for a bite to eat or perhaps between episodes of your favorite show.
See what else we have to offerORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN, created by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box is a monumental outdoor sculpture exhibition. Box takes origami to another level, transforming paper into museum quality metal sculpture through processes he has pioneered in teamwork with foundries, fabrication shops, and his studio staff. The exhibit features Box's own compositions as well as collaborations with world-renowned origami artists Tim Armijo, Te Jui Fu, Beth Johnson, Michael G. LaFosse, and Robert J. Lang. These remarkable artworks feel at home in the wondrous setting of botanical gardens, since paper originates in plant life and origami is make of paper. A personalized audio tour is available on your cell phone so hat you may call in and listen to the artists speak about the work.
Origami, meaning "folding paper" in Japanese, reflects the essence of creativity: making something out of (basically) nothing. Start with a simple square piece of paper. Apply the art of origami, folding the paper in a creative way to produce an elegant object - a soaring bird, gliding plane, galloping pony, floating boat, or an emerging butterfly.
Whether your visit includes exploring the exhibits or catching a show on its own, the Dome theater is a Wichita attraction not to be missed!
Immerse yourself under the soaring 60-foot screen with a 360-degree view and booming surround sound in the largest dome theater in Kansas. Experience first hand why the magnitude of an immersive cinematic journey, developed specifically for the curved complexities of a dome screen, can’t be replicated in a traditional theater setting. The only question is… where do you want the Dome to take you?
"Ripple in Traditions" is a traveling art exhibition featuring BIPOC women and two-spirit artists who interpret how traditions evolve over time. It will be on view at Mid-America All-Indian Museum from March 7 through June 6, 2026. Curated by Carly Treece, Rae Riggs, and Brittany Bendabout of Four Mothers Collective, the show explores generational stories and cultural practices.
It was first presented at Positive Space Tulsa in November 2024, and included diverse mediums like film, paintings, digital art, ceramics, and jewelry.
Celebrate Mom at GROW with a weekend full of plant bar fun, special builds, and time spent together.
What to Expect
Date Your Momma
We’re celebrating all month long—so don’t limit it to just one day.
Bring your mom on a date to GROW. Reserve your spot online and add “Date My Mom” in the notes so we know you’re celebrating together.
DetailsWhether it’s Mother’s Day weekend or a weekday visit in May, GROW is the place to slow down, connect, and create something meaningful together.
Reservations encouraged.
Wichitans desired to be modern since the City’s beginning in 1870. The Modern era had been evolving for a century at that time, and it would take another 100 years before Wichita achieved a “modern” look. World War II (1939-1945) greatly disrupted development in design.
Over the next two decades, postwar prosperity propelled design of the modern era to its zenith. By that time, Wichita’s modernization was most apparent in its new urban 1969 skyline, which remains in place today.
In the 1950s and 1960s, modern design from architecture to fashions and furnishings became familiar as people followed popular trends replacing old with new. Visual art and advertising led the way for the modern look - which by the 1960s, people referred to as “Mod.” This new look coincided with changes as society became more pluralistic and increasingly aware of its diversity. The post-war baby boom gave rise to a prominent youth culture creating new markets. New technology improving the ability to travel and share information led to wide acceptance of modern style.
This modern sensibility cast a popular and unifying mindset. This era featured non-representational abstract design to create engaging effects rather than portray objects or scenes. The effects were both dazzling and confusing, challenging everyone’s perception of reality. Our visual world was forever changed.
(This exhibition follows (and is directly patterned after) the Museum’s previous exhibit Art Deco on the Plains. It takes the timeline forward to explore modern design experienced locally in the 1950s and 1960s. The exhibition is a feature of the Lois Kay Walls Local Visual Art History Series.)
On view through 2026 in the Slawson Gallery, 4th floor.
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum - 204 S Main
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