Kentucky Museum
Whitework: Women Stitching Identity, exhibited at the Kentucky Museum, combines American history with quilts, an art that was typically overlooked during the late 18th to mid 19th centuries. The exhibit will be open until Nov....
by Nicole Ackman · Published June 28, 2021 · Last modified July 14, 2021
Whitework: Women Stitching Identity, exhibited at the Kentucky Museum, combines American history with quilts, an art that was typically overlooked during the late 18th to mid 19th centuries. The exhibit will be open until Nov....
by Nicole Ackman · Published June 11, 2021 · Last modified July 7, 2021
A new exhibit at Paducah’s National Quilt Museum is aimed at provoking reflection on the tough times that the world has been through with COVID-19, bringing together pandemic-related pieces created since last March to...
by Nicole Ackman · Published May 7, 2021 · Last modified May 28, 2021
Visitors of the General George Patton Museum of Leadership on Fort Knox will be given a glimpse into the lives of World War II-era soldiers Saturday as the museum unveils the new World War...
by Nicole Ackman · Published April 23, 2021 · Last modified May 7, 2021
A new exhibit at Louisville’s Speed Art Museum aims to memorialize the late Breonna Taylor while also celebrating her life through the eyes of the people who knew her best. Guest curator Allison Glenn had conversations...
by Nicole Ackman · Published April 1, 2021 · Last modified April 15, 2021
The Kentucky Derby Museum welcomed the media to its March 26 ribbon cutting and introduction of the new Black Heritage in Racing exhibit. The updated exhibit opened to the public on Monday, March 29. The...
by Nicole Ackman · Published October 7, 2020 · Last modified February 24, 2021
From a celebrated portrait of the nation’s first president George Washington to a drawing of George Floyd, University of Kentucky Art Museum’s “This is America*” examines the nation’s story — the good, the bad and the ugly...
by Nicole Ackman · Published October 6, 2020 · Last modified February 24, 2021
Fearless female jockeys and their journey to break down barriers in Thoroughbred racing take center stage in the Kentucky Derby Museum’s new exhibit, “Right to Ride”opening October 16. “Right to Ride” puts a spotlight...
by Nicole Ackman · Published September 11, 2020 · Last modified February 24, 2021
The Muhammad Ali Center in downtown Louisville is using plywood from boarded-up buildings as part of a new exhibit that will serve as a lesson in Louisville’s history. The museum wanted to take the...