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at MUSEUM MUSEUM Free admission provided by E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation MUSEUM Plan Share Your Visit your experience Hours Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sunday, Monday, & WKU holidays Free Admission is provided by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Group tours, WKU class visits, and Classroom Close Study of Collections must be scheduled in advance. Reservations are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please call 270-745-2592 Location & Parking Address: 1444 Kentucky Street, Bowling Green Most of our galleries are photography friendly, and we welcome sharing of visitor photos and stories via social media. Please tag us! @KYMuseum @TheKYMuseum @thekymuseum wku.edu/Kentucky museum Western Kentucky University is an equal opportunity institution of higher education and upon request provides reasonable accomodation to individuals with disabilities. wku.edu/eoo Parking is available in the “Kentucky Building Lot” (next to the museum) and the “Adams Street Lot” (next to CVS) in spaces marked with “Kentucky Museum Visitor” signs. Visitors must sign in at the front desk parking log. ADAMS ST . KENTUCKY ST. KENTUCKY ST. 14th ST A L U M N I D R. Adams Street Lot 14th Street Gravel Lot SLF Lot Kentucky Street Lot Visitor Parking Kentucky Museum at The Kentucky Museum provides exhibits and programs that enhance the academic mission of Western Kentucky University and provide quality educational and cultural experiences for our campus and community. As a teaching museum, our cultural collections complement, support, and challenge the academic experience of WKU students while providing a gathering place for our community to come to know and celebrate who they are as individuals and Kentuckians. at

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M U S E U M

M U S E U M

Free admission provided by E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation

M U S E U M

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Hours

Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sunday, Monday, & WKU holidays

Free Admission is provided by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation

Group tours, WKU class visits, and Classroom Close Study of Collections must be scheduled in advance. Reservations are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please call 270-745-2592

Location & Parking

Address: 1444 Kentucky Street, Bowling Green

Most of our galleries are photography friendly, and we welcome sharing of visitor photos and stories via social media. Please tag us!

@KYMuseum @TheKYMuseum @thekymuseumwku.edu/Kentucky museum

Western Kentucky University is an equal opportunity institution of higher education and upon request provides reasonable accomodation to individuals with disabilities. wku.edu/eoo

Parking is available in the “Kentucky Building Lot” (next to the museum) and the “Adams Street Lot” (next to CVS) in spaces marked with “Kentucky Museum Visitor” signs. Visitors must sign in at the front desk parking log.

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The Kentucky Museum provides exhibits and programs that enhance the academic mission of Western Kentucky University and provide quality educational and cultural experiences for our campus and community.

As a teaching museum, our cultural collections complement, support, and challenge the academic experience of WKU students while providing a gathering place for our community to come to know and celebrate who they are as individuals and Kentuckians.

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Page 2: Hours Closed Sunday, Monday, & WKU holidays MUSEUMwith “Kentucky Museum Visitor” signs. Visitors must sign in at the front desk parking log. ADAMS ST . KENTUCKY ST . KENTUCKY ST

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W h a t ’s N ew ?

We provide many opportunities to discover and enjoy the museum, including:

• WKU class tours or classroom close study of collections.

• Community lectures and workshops.

• School break camps for ages 5-12.

• WKU Student FunShops.

• Community events, such as Hammer-In (October) and Christmas in Kentucky (December).

Our holdings include a variety of artifacts relating to life and traditions in South Central Kentucky. Some come from close to home, while others were collected from faraway places. Each tells a unique story about Kentucky and its connections to the world. Exceptional holdings include:

• Fine and Decorative Art, including the C. Perry Snell Collection of European art and C. Ray Franklin Collection of Decorative Art.

• Nearly 7,000 examples of 19th and 20th century textiles, including over 250 quilts.

• Local businesses, including Duncan Hines and the Mrs. A.H. Taylor & Company Dress Collection.

• The Rather-Westerman Political Memorabilia Collection.

• Toys, including the Orbra E. King Collection and William H. McLean Toy Soldier Collection.

Notable artifacts include an Egyptian sarcophagus, Babylonian cuneiform tablets, Shaker furniture, paintings by Joe Downing, The Four Seasons statues, a Cornett Rocker, a Philadelphia Chippendale tea table, Flow Blue and Ironstone ceramics, and Margaret Younglove Calvert’s Tumbling Blocks quilt.

Our exhibits change each year, and we offer year-round educational and public programs. To see what’s coming up, visit us online and click on “Experience” for programs and “Exhibits” to view current and upcoming exhibitions.

We offer a variety of in-class and co-curricular activities.

To learn more, please visit: wku.edu/kentuckymuseum/facultyresources.php

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Attention Faculty

Fr i e n d sNearly all of our exhibits, programs, and collections care are funded by private donors like you. One way you can help is to join the Friends group.

Our Friends enjoy exclusive benefits and opportunities while supporting our region’s unique artistic and cultural heritage. There are various levels of membership.

View details at: wku.edu/kentuckymuseum/membership.php or inquire at the front desk.

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