Special Offerings for WKU Faculty Spring 2019

Book your students for a Closed Collection Study Session with one of the following collection packages HERE. 

Curators will provide the collection items, and you will provide the assignment. In the past, professors have had their students observe and interpret, perform various types of analysis or synthesis, research, organize, or engage in other forms of critical thinking. The possibilities are limitless, and we are always available to work with you in advance to craft an assignment.

Closed Collection Packages

Political Promotion through the Ages

Items from across multiple national campaigns and decades will provide an opportunity for students to analyze how political advertising, marketing, and messaging have changed over time, while simultaneously exhibiting patterns and similarities. For example, evident in the collection items are the enduring symbols used by political parties, such as the log cabin for Kentucky Republicans, and the rooster for Democrats. Political promotional items include: 10 bumper stickers, 20 political buttons, 10 posters and fliers, and 10 varied promotional items (matchboxes, nail files, ribbons, sheet music, etc.).  Total Items: 50

 

19^th, 20^th, and 21^st Century Political Bandwagon  

Items in this collection package represent varied artifacts from campaigns of some of the most well-known figures in American political history. Individuals represented include: Henry Clay, John C. Breckenridge, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and Barack Obama. Collection items from these campaigns offer insight into the issues and priorities of the times they represent.

Items from the various campaigns include: ribbons, a pipe, sheet music, prints, fliers, buttons, carte de viste, photos, a pennant, and more. Total Items: 25

Exhibits

Book your students for a 45 minute guided or self-guided tour of any of our permanent or changing exhibits. Reserve a self-guided or guided-tour for your class online HERE.       

Exhibits Spring Semester 2019:

Even Coverlets Get the Blues

Jacqui Lubbers: A Legacy in Weaving

Highbrow

A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green

HAD Artist Collective Murals

Felts Log House

A Star in Each Flag

Snell-Franklin Decorative Arts Gallery

Recommended by Duncan Hines

US Bank Celebration of the Arts

Arte Cubano 

March 9-May 28

Flora and Fauna  

April 6-June 15

For more information about exhibits, visit the Museum's Current Exhibitspage.