Welcome to the William J. Marra Museum of Deaf History at the Deaf Cultural Center. William J. Marra dedicated his life to the collection and preservation of information and relics related to deaf and hard of hearing people. Marra was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas, and graduated from both the Kansas School fro the Deaf and Gallaudet University. He was a teacher at the Kansas School for the Deaf for 38 years, retiring in 1976.

The first William J. Marra Museum at the Kansas School for the Deaf was dedicated on September 20, 1986, and has been a source of pride for the Deaf community. The Kansas Educational Foundation for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is pleased to dedicate the new William J. Marra Museum of Deaf History at the Deaf Cultural Center. 

William J. Marra is the recipient of the Kansas School for the Deaf Alumni Association's Alumni Dedication Award, the Gallaudet University Alumni Association's prestigious Laurent Clerc Award and the Kansas Association of the Deaf's Award for Meritorious Service.