Petra Kralickova has been serving as the Executive Director of The National Museum of Toys & Miniatures since 2017. From growing up in Communist Czechoslovakia, to watching the world “fill with color” during its fall, Petra shares her story of following her passion for art to the US and finding her way to Kansas City, the city she and her family now lovingly call home. 

Petra also takes us back to our own childhoods in this on-site conversation surrounded by the toys we grew up with at The National Museum of Toys & Miniatures. This Kansas City treasure houses 93,000 objects that will fascinate you and your entire family. From summer camps, to wine nights, to dementia programming, Petra’s team has worked hard to create magic for guests of all ages and generations. Petra is on a mission to keep the dreams of founders Mary Harris Francis and Barbara Marshall alive in this one of a kind museum - just another incredible “something” about Kansas City.

<p>Petra Kralickova has been serving as the Executive Director of The National Museum of Toys &amp; Miniatures since 2017. From growing up in Communist Czechoslovakia, to watching the world “fill with color” during its fall, Petra shares her story of following her passion for art to the US and finding her way to Kansas City, the city she and her family now lovingly call home. </p>
<p>Petra also takes us back to our own childhoods in this on-site conversation surrounded by the toys we grew up with at The National Museum of Toys &amp; Miniatures. This Kansas City treasure houses 93,000 objects that will fascinate you and your entire family. From summer camps, to wine nights, to dementia programming, Petra’s team has worked hard to create magic for guests of all ages and generations. Petra is on a mission to keep the dreams of founders Mary Harris Francis and Barbara Marshall alive in this one of a kind museum - just another incredible “something” about Kansas City.</p>

“There’s just something about Kansas City.”™ It may be the most-heard phrase from those who are from here, those who have come here, & those who have chosen to stay. It’s a sense of pride, of camaraderie, of community and comfort. A sense of small-town, back-patio warmth brimming with growth, innovation and potential. A sense of zero degrees of separation in a city of champions.

For each of us, that “something” is a story crafted through years of experiences, big and small, that have planted the Heart of America so deeply in our own.

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