Kentucky Museum
Kentucky Museum
OPEN FREE TO THE PUBLIC
HOURS: Wednesday-Saturday 9AM-4PM (Check above for periodic closure information)
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 1444 Kentucky Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101
FRONT DESK: 270-745-2592
Plan Your Visit
The Museum is open to the public Wednesday through Saturday 9AM-4PM*.
Individual visitors are welcome for self-guided visits on Wednesday through Saturday. ALL GROUPS must complete online reservation requests forms.
Click here for more information to plan your visit.
*Consult blue information bar atop web pages for occasional closure information.
WKU Class Visits
Faculty should click here to schedule a Class Tour, or click here to schedule a Close Study of Collections session.
For questions about class tours or Museum resources contact Education Curator.
WKU Individual Student Visits for Course/Extra Credit
Interested in sending students on their own for class or extra credit? Learn more here, or contact Education Curator.
Apply Now!
The Museum is now hiring summer student docents. Must be a current WKU student, or an incoming freshman, who has registered for the fall. Learn more and apply online.
April 9 5-6 PM
Dr. David Pollack and Dr. A. Gwynn Henderson will discuss the diverse nature of indigenous farm life in the Barren River drainage of south-central Kentucky during the Mississippian era. Exploring recent archaeological finds, they will expand on the First Farmers of the Barren River Valley exhibit at the Kentucky Museum to address misconceptions on indigenous peoples’ identity, technology, settlement patterns, foodways, and trade routes to reveal the complex societies present before Europeans arrived in what is now North America. They will also explore the similarities between indigenous farmers and Kentucky farm families of the late nineteenth to early twenty-first centuries. Attendance QR code available at event for WKU students.
March 2 - April 12, 2024
The Kentucky Museum presents their annual juried art exhibit, which is truly a celebration of this region’s art. Generously sponsored by Abound Credit Union, any Kentucky resident over the age of 18 and living within 65 miles of Bowling Green was eligible to enter a piece of their original artwork created within the last two years. Monetary awards are given in ten categories as well as for Best of Show, the Purchase Award, the World's Greatest Studio Tour Merit Award, and the Artworks Merit Award.
Are you a collector of South-Central Kentucky's music history?
The Kentucky Museum needs your help with our upcoming exhibit! Sonic Landscape explores the diverse genres and styles that made our region - and its hub, Bowling Green - a site of musical exchange and collaboration during the 20th century. We are seeking artifacts, photographs, posters, documents, and other items related to musicians, venues, radio stations, and the general music scene of Warren, Barren, Allen, Simpson, Butler, Edmondson, Hart, and Metcalfe counties between the 1940s and 2010s.
Latest News
Mar 18th, 2024
The Mystic Arts Association has extended its deadline for artists to submit their works to "Tales of Old," an exhibition on mythology and folklore to be hosted at the Kentucky Museum. Entries are due April 5....
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The Kentucky Museum invites the public to join us for the KYAEA Elementary & Middle School All-State Art Show reception on March 16 from 11 am to 12:30 pm....
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The Mystic Arts Association and Kentucky Museum have partnered to present an "Intro to Markets" workshop on Friday, March 15, at 6 pm....
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