Atlas9, a new immersive art experience set in a nostalgic 1990s cinema, has opened in Kansas City. An immersive playground, Atlas9 also offers art installations, interactions with performers, and a mysterious storyline. “With a classic video arcade, hidden story points, a clandestine government agency and a mysterious story to solve, Atlas9 is the Midwest’s premier narrative-driven immersive art experience,” a press release says. David Toland, Kansas’ lieutenant governor and commerce secretary, said: “Atlas9 is proof that the state of Kansas can dream big and deliver experiences found nowhere else. “By embracing immersive art at this scale, Kansas signals to the world that we are ready to lead in the future of creative expression.”In more news for Kansas City, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has selected the New York-based firm Weiss/Manfredi as the lead architect for a major expansion.