A little bit on the history of the house itself… It was originally the home of Dr. Herbert Tureman and his wife, Marie. It was bequeathed to UMKC in 1964 and was originally used as office space for alumni programs, community relations, fund-raising, and conference and meeting rooms for alumni and constituent groups before becoming the Toy and Miniature Museum…
Toy and Miniature Museum
The Toy and Miniature Museum Was Once a Residence….
In honor of the Toy and Miniature Museum’s upcoming reopening it seems a good time to feature some photos of the time when the museum was a residence: the Tureman House….