Through special exhibitions, educational programs, performance events and publications, the Albrecht-Kemper serves as a cultural arts center for Northwest Missouri.

In 1933, William Albrecht bought property along Frederick Avenue where he would build his "dream house".

The Albrecht Art Gallery was dedicated on May 6, 1966 with six pieces in the permanent collection.

The Terry and Kay Oldham Portrait Gallery displays some of the greatest American artists of the Eighteenth Century including John Wollaston, Gilbert Stuart, and John Neagle.

The Schroeder Gallery features prints by the famous Regionalist artists including Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, and John Steuart Curry.