Kentucky Museum News

Sep 20th, 2021

The Kentucky Museum is thrilled to announce the return of Hammer-In, an outdoor festival celebrating metal working traditions of Kentucky. Sponsored by Logan Aluminum and the Kentucky Humanities Council, this year’s event will be held on October 16th f

Sep 17th, 2021

The Kentucky Museum and Kentucky Folklife Program have received a Communities for Immunity grant from the Association of Science and Technology Centers in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Centers for Disease Control.

Sep 9th, 2021

Join artists Alice Gatewood Waddell and Mike Nichols for a special look at the buon fresco mural process and commemoration of the Jonesville community. Timelapse videos, photographs from Jonesville, and the chance to Q&A with the artists.

Aug 2nd, 2021

Local artist Alice Gatewood Waddell and WKU professor and artist Mike Nichols are collaborating on a buon fresco mural commemorating Bowling Green’s Jonesville community, installed in the Kentucky Museum's lobby.

Jun 23rd, 2021

The Kentucky Museum has finished restoration work on the 1810 Felts House, a historic log cabin originally from Logan County that now resides on WKU’s campus. The restoration was supported by a grant from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation

Jun 3rd, 2021

The Kentucky Museum is thrilled to announce the opening of "Whitework: Women Stitching Identity," an exhibition of whitework quilts and coverlets curated by renowned quilt scholar Laurel Horton.

Feb 2nd, 2021

The Kentucky Museum at WKU is reopening this week under coronavirus prevention measures outlined in WKU’s Healthy on the Hill guidelines. The Museum will open to the public on Thursday, February 4, and Friday, February 5.

Dec 8th, 2020

The Kentucky Museum is pleased to welcome Jackson Medel as the Luce Term Assistant Curator.

Oct 27th, 2020

Today, the Kentucky Museum has launched a SpiritFunder in support of a collection of 19th and early 20th century fashions produced by Bowling Green's own fashionista, Mrs. A. H. Taylor, and her factory of over 300 women.

Oct 14th, 2020

Sandy Staebell, Christy Spurlock and Victoria Gordon are recipients of Kentucky History Awards from the Kentucky Historical Society.