Kansas Oil Museum director updates commissioners on expanded programming and separation plans
May 26, 2026
Bailey Martin‑Rutliff told the Board the Kansas Oil Museum has expanded programming and volunteer involvement and is planning to separate museum and historical society functions into different buildings to enhance STEM education and research.
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Bailey Martin‑Rutliff, director of the Kansas Oil Museum, used the public‑comment period to update commissioners on the museum's activities, saying volunteers now staff daily open hours Wednesday through Friday and that programming has expanded. Martin‑Rutliff told the Board the museum is "laying groundwork to separate the Kansas Oil Museum and Butler County Historical Society functions into different buildings to better tell both stories and support STEM education, research and writing."
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