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Thursday, November 5th, 2015
Thursday, November 5th
All Day
  • Location: Kentucky Museum - Gallery A
  • Time: All Day

The 58 quilts made by United States and South Africa quilt artists are featured in this traveling exhibition from the Michigan State University Museum. These diverse and powerful pieces reflect the ways in which this remarkable man touched individual lives, changed a nation, and literally served as the conscience of the human spirit for individuals around the world.

Temporarily closed for University Breaks
Thanksgiving Break - November 25-29, 2015
Winter Break - December 16, 2015-Janauary 3, 2016

All Day
  • Location: Kentucky Museum - Gallery A
  • Time: All Day

On several trips to South Africa, Nancy Baird purchased basketry, wood carvings, jewelry and art from women selling their arts and craft on the streets and in their native-run shops. Her collection serves as a reminder of Nancy’s experiences on safari with husband Tom and of the research trips taken to study British women in the country in the early 19th century. These cases show a sampling of her collection acquired while in South Africa.

Temporarily closed for University Breaks
Thanksgiving Break - November 25-29, 2015
Winter Break - December 16, 2015-Janauary 3, 2016

All Day
  • Location: Kentucky Museum
  • Time: All Day

Working with the Kentucky Museum Artist-in-Resident Lynne Ferguson, residents at the Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center create street signs that inspire others and write a piece explain why they created the sign and how they want people who view the signs to feel. The exhibit will include 20 signs, student artwork and photo documentation of the project.

All Day
  • Location: Kentucky Museum - Kentucky Room
  • Time: All Day

Eighteen murals, created as class projects by students participating in Summer VAMPY classes on Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, are showcased in this traveling exhibit being circulated by the Center for Gifted Studies at WKU. This course is one of many that middle and high school students from across the state may select as a VAMPY scholar. Each year, students work together to design and produce a mural representing themes learned in their program of study.


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