Kentucky Museum News

Mar 4th, 2022

The US Bank Celebration of the Arts is now open at the Kentucky Museum. The show runs through April 9 and celebrates artworks by 177 regional artists.

Dec 14th, 2021

The Kentucky Museum provides resources for helping our community salvage and preserve their heritage in the wake of this weekend's events.

Nov 1st, 2021

The US Bank Celebration of the Arts show will be an in-person show at the Kentucky Museum, opening February 25, 2022. With three new categories, the Museum is seeking sponsors for artist awards.

Oct 21st, 2021

"Styles &thegistofit" is now open at the Kentucky Museum, in honor of late WKU professor Dr. Sallye R. Clark and Bowling Green's first fashionista, Carrie Burnam Taylor.

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.