PCAL Calendar
Tuesday, September 17th
- Time: All Day
On September 12, the Kentucky Museum launches a new fundraising campaign called “Adopt an Artifact.” With a special invitation from “Nunu,” the Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus on display in the Decorative Arts Gallery, the South Central Kentucky community is invited to make a gift and “adopt” an artifact to support future conservation and care.
To donate to the SpiritFunder, visit our GiveCampus site.
- Location: Kentucky Museum - Kentucky Room
- Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm
- Location: Kentucky Museum
- Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Held in conjunction with the National Basketry Organization 2019 Biennial Conference this exhibit is unique in it's focus on basketry and in it's inclusion of the full range of work being executed by well-known and emerging artists.
- Location: Richardson Quilt Gallery
- Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Kentuckians have practiced the art of weaving for more than 200 years.
Techniques represented in Even Coverlets Get the Blues range from overshot, double weave, and tied-biederwand to hooked rug making.
- Location: Kentucky Museum Courtyard
- Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Anel Lepić and Muhamed “Hamo” Bešlagic, two HAD Collective artists from Bosnia, carved murals in the Kentucky Museum courtyard.
- Location: Kentucky Museum Front Lawn
- Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
WKU’s Cultural Enhancement Series and the Kentucky Museum host award winning artist Patrick Dougherty in October 2018 on WKU’s campus in Bowling Green, Ky. Dougherty created Highbrow, a sculpture made from intertwined tree saplings, on the Museum's front lawn.
- Location: 1011 Honors College
- Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
"America will never be a socialist country," exclaimed Donald Trump. Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders thinks differently. Join Dr. Brian Strow as he leads a discussion on what capitalism and socialism actually entail and then looks at specific economi ideas put forth by various candidates.
Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Capitalism and the Political Engagement Project.
- Location: Capitol Arts Center 416 East Main St. Bowling Green, Kentucky
- Time: 7:00pm
Southern Circuit brings the best of new independent film to communities across the South. South Arts works collaboratively with Screening Partners to expand their programming, provide audiences with the opportunity to meet filmmakers and learn about the art of filmmaking, and encourage community engagement using film as a conduit for discussions about social and community issues. The film shown will be "Gay Chorus Deep South," a film about music, love, and acceptance to communities and individuals confronting intolerance. Admission is FREE.
- Location: Community Gallery
- Time: All Day
In 2019, the Kentucky Building celebrates 80 years of showcasing South Central Kentucky’s unique culture and heritage. In honor of this milestone, the Kentucky Museum presents Out of the Box, an exhibition focused on fostering multidisciplinary discussions about our collective heritage while shining new light on the relevance of our museum in the 21st century.
Using local historical artifacts, photos, and records, we invite you to discover how every object tells multiple stories. Themes and stories are curated in partnership with faculty from 9 WKU departments
Some of the links on this page may require additional software to view.