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The Kentucky Museum 2006 Changing Exhibits (Archive)
Kentucky Building | Western Kentucky University Campus | (270) 745-2592
2006 Exhibits
- I Have A Dream:A Salute To The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King - January 6-February 26, 2006
- The WKU Family Tree - January 2-March 31, 2006 (Kentucky Library Tabletop Display)
- WKU's Genealogy - December 2005-March 31, 2006
- U.S. Bank "Celebration of the Arts" 2006 Open Art Exhibition - March 5-April 9, 2006
- Gone Fishing - April 1-May 31, 2006 (Kentucky Library Tabletop Display)
- VSA Arts Side-By-Side - April 17-May 31, 2006
- BIG RED: The All-American Mascot Turns 25!
- Baskets from Home: White Oak Baskets of South Central Kentucky - April 29-August 13, 2006
- Always the Anniversary: The "Golden" 1956 Classes of BGBU & WSTU - May 17-June 14, 2006
- Growing Up Western: 1951 Kindergarten to 1964 High School Commencement - May 17-June 14, 2006
- Pomp & Circumstance (Kentucky Library Tabletop Display) - June 1-August 16, 2006
- It Talks, It Sings, It Laughs, It Plays: Sound Recordings in Kentucky Library (Kentucky Library Tabletop Display) - August 17-November 15, 2006
- Holiday Ornament Exhibit - December 2-30, 2006
- The Built Environment in Christmas Cards - November 16-December 21, 2006 (Kentucky Library)
- The Art of Helen LaFrance Orr through December 29, 2006 (Education Room)
- Sewing a Garden: A Hands-on Educational Quilt Exhibit through December 29, 2006 (Garden Gallery)
- Lynne Ferguson Art Exhibit - October 16, 2006-January 8, 2007 at Western Kentucky University's Helm-Cravens Library Room 100
- Nature's Bounty: Quilts and More - September 16, 2006-January 28, 2007 (Third Floor Gallery)
I Have A Dream: A Salute To The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King
January 6 - February 26, 2006
The mural “I Have A Dream: A Salute To The Life Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is a collaboration of six local African American
artists: Glen Bolling, Thelma Green, Granville Mitchell, Vonda Victor, Alice Gatewood-Waddell and Thomas Whitrow. The mural is an 18 ft. long acrylic painting on canvas. Each artist painted a 36 X 45 section of the mural representing different times in the life of MLK Jr.
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U.S. Bank "Celebration of the Arts" 2006 Open Art Exhibition
March 5 - April 9, 2006
This competitive art exhibition is open to all Kentucky residents living within a 65-mile radius of Bowling Green. Click here for online information and entry forms. For additional information contact Donna Parker at (270) 745-6083 or kymus@wku.edu. Sponsored by U.S. Bank, the Dorothy Grider Art Exhibit Fund and the Beulah Winchel Kentucky Museum Endowment.
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BIG RED: The All-American Mascot Turns 25!
Opened October 20, 2004
Come celebrate Big Red's popularity at our exhibit, opening Wednesday, October 20th. See the first Big Red costume, the fourth suit emblazoned with WKU on his chest, his Corvette, and many, many other Big Red items. Sign our Big Red birthday card! Visit with former Big Reds on Homecoming Saturday, October 23rd, at 10 a.m.
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Baskets from Home: White Oak Baskets of South Central Kentucky
April 29 - August 13, 2006
Developed by Western Kentucky University Folk Studies students, White Oak Baskets will consist of contemporary and historic baskets made in south central Kentucky. Focusing upon the history of traditional basketmaking and the development of the form from utilitarian to a decorative art, the exhibit also displays tools of the trade, photographs of basket makers and the basketmaking process, and a video taking the visitor through the steps of cutting a tree and preparing its wood for use in making a basket. Partially funded by a grant from Western Kentucky University Provost's Initiatives for Excellence (PIE) and the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology.
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Always the Anniversary: The "Golden" 1956 Classes of BGBU &WSTC
May 17-June 14, 2006
Using photographs, programs, and artifacts from the 1950s, the exhibit explores campus life in the mid-1950s. On May 19-20, the Western Kentucky State College & Bowling Green Business University class of 1956 will join the celebration. Having survived their senior season of Western's "Golden" 50th anniversary, they return to join the Centennial celebrators. In 2006, the Golden Anniversary Club has never been more appropriately named.
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Growing Up Western: 1951 Kindergarten to 1964 High School Commencement
May 17-June 14, 2006
In honor of the reunion of the College High class of 1964,
University Archives exhibits photographs, programs, and artifacts to stir their Rural Training School, Training School and College High memories.
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It Talks, It Sings, It Laughs, It Plays: Sound Recordings in Kentucky Library (Kentucky Library Tabletop Display) - August 17-November 15, 2006
"It" is a phonograph, as advertised in the 1906 Sears catalog. Featured in the exhibit are an Edison Standard Phonograph and recordings from early days of the recording industry. Included are cylinders, a one-sided record, and "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby, still the biggest single record seller at over 43 million copies.
The Built Environment in Christmas Cards (Kentucky Library Tabletop Display) - November 16-December 21, 2006
The holiday season is filled with thoughts of home and family. It is no surprise that many Christmas cards include inviting images of snow clad homes or decorated doorways. The architecture featured in these cards, dating from 1920 to 2005, include examples of the Colonial Revival, Tudor, Queen Ann, Georgian, Greek Revival, Beaux Arts, and a number of vernacular cottages.
Holiday Ornament Exhibit
December 2-30, 2007Created by fourth grade students in Bowling Green and Warren County's public and private schools, handmade ornaments will be displayed on 22 specially decorated Christmas trees. Join us on December 2nd to find your school's tree and to enjoy a unique Christmas celebration featuring music, food and family fun! Pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus, ornament making, magic shows, dramatic performances are just a few of the many family activities at the Kentucky Museum from 11-3 immediately after the Christmas parade. Admission is free!!!
The Art of Helen LaFrance Orr (Education Room) - Through December 29, 2006
Helen La France Orr was born in Graves County, Kentucky in 1919. She started painting at age five. For many years after La France used paints mixed from flowers, berries and bark. Most of her paintings depict memories of her life in Graves County. The museum's collection of paintings and carved puppets by Helen La France Orr are on exhibit in the Education Room.
Sewing a Garden: A Hands-on Educational Quilt Exhibit - Through December 29, 2006
The museum's education area quilts, an Eight-pointed star, State Bird, and a Cross variation quilt, are on display in the Garden Gallery. School groups and visitors are invited to try their hand at quilting on the quilting frame set nearby.
Lynne Ferguson Art Exhibit - October 16, 2006-January 8, 2007 in Helm-Cravens Library Room 100
An exhibit of original oil paintings and collages by the Kentucky Library and Museum Artist-in-Residence, Lynne Ferguson will be on display in Room 100 of Western Kentucky University's Helm-Cravens Library. Included are new pieces from a series of works entitled Living in a Fishbowl. Ms. Ferguson's work is held in private and corporate collections throughout the United States.
Nature's Bounty: Quilts and More - September 16, 2006-January 28, 2007
Be they pieced, appliquéd, embroidered, or woven, handcrafted textiles often reflect nature. While flowers were a perennial favorite, many animals, particularly birds, have inspired blocks, motifs, and embroidered details. The approach in the textiles in this exhibit varies. In some, the pattern was conceived realistically while in others the design was rendered abstractly. Whatever the intent of the maker, these textiles brought beauty and a bit of the natural world into the American home. Click here for the online exhibit.
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