Museum of World Treasures

About

Museum of World Treasures occupies a renovated three-story warehouse in Wichita's Old Town district. It opened in 2001 as the Museum of Ancient Treasures and moved to its current building in 2003. The nonprofit museum has collected artifacts from more than 300 donors and owns about 75 percent of what is on display, including Ivan the T. rex, a roughly 65 percent complete Tyrannosaurus skeleton found in 2007, Egyptian mummies, a 34-foot Tylosaurus marine fossil, a section of the Berlin Wall, and a run of coins spanning the Roman emperors.

The first floor holds fossils, mummies, and a Buddha collection near the entrance. The second floor adds more artifact galleries along with the restrooms. The third floor includes Ivan's Playhouse, a children's activity area, and a walkway along the railing that one wheelchair-using visitor described as too narrow for two wheelchairs to pass side by side.

As of 2026, admission is $11.95 for adults, $10.95 for seniors 65 and up, and $9.95 for children ages 4 to 12. Children under 4 and museum members get in free. The museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

The building sits in Old Town, a walkable restaurant and entertainment district in downtown Wichita. River City Brewing Co. is directly across the street and doubles as overflow parking when the museum's own handicapped spaces are full.

Accessibility

Museum of World Treasures is wheelchair accessible, with a ramped entrance, an elevator to every floor, and accessible restrooms, though a few spots take extra care to navigate.

Parking next to the museum includes only a few handicapped spaces. When those are taken, visitors have parked across the street at River City Brewing Co. The front door has a long, zigzagging ramp that both the museum and a wheelchair-using visitor describe as not too steep, and the entrance doors are heavy but open with a push button.

Inside, a single elevator reaches all three floors, so expect a short wait if the museum is busy. A few exhibit areas on the second floor have a slight bump in the floor, and the walkway along the railing on the third floor is narrow enough that two wheelchairs cannot easily pass each other.

Both restrooms have wheelchair-accessible stalls, and one is on the second floor. The museum keeps one loaner wheelchair on site, given out first come, first served.

The museum does not publish anything about service animals, assistive listening, captioning, or sensory-friendly hours. Call (316) 263-1311 ahead of your visit if any of those affect your trip, or to confirm the loaner wheelchair will be available.

Checked by Accessible America, August 2026. Report a change

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Photo credits

• The red brick Museum of World Treasures building displays its sign and rooftop truss outside.: Museumworldtreasures, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
• Red brick Museum of World Treasures building with rooftop signage and street banners in Wichita.: Museumworldtreasures, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
• Tyrannosaurus skeleton displayed in a tall industrial-style atrium with exposed beams and glass walls.: John P Salvatore, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
• Tylosaurus marine reptile skeleton on display inside the museum with informational panels nearby.: Bendianajones, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)