WKU News

Sep 12th, 2022

Sep 6th, 2022

First Farmers of the Barren River Valley will open Thursday, September 8, at the Kentucky Museum. Starting at 5pm, visitors can meet the archaeological team that excavated the 1,500-year-old site and view the exhibit.

Aug 30th, 2022

The Kentucky Museum will upgrade their art print collection storage with a $10,000 grant from the LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation.

Jun 28th, 2022

The Kentucky Museum at WKU has received a grant from the Kentucky Local History Trust Fund to provide partial support for conservation of garments in the Mrs. A. H. Taylor Collection.

Jun 3rd, 2022

The Kentucky Museum is hosting Nuestro hogar Kentucky, Our Kentucky Home, an exhibition of artworks by Kentuckians of Hispanic or Latin American heritage. The exhibit runs June 3 to 29, 2022.

May 31st, 2022

The Kentucky Museum will host an Open House on Friday, June 3, to celebrate its new exhibitions.

May 19th, 2022

The Kentucky Museum at WKU has received a $1,000 grant from Bowling Green’s Walmart stores to support the Museum for All Fund, an endowed initiative to ensure perpetual free admission for visitors.

May 18th, 2022

The Kentucky Museum has launched a new fundraiser - the Museum for All Fund - to establish permanent free admission.

May 9th, 2022

To continue their free admission program, the Kentucky Museum will launch a crowdfunding campaign on May 18.

May 2nd, 2022

The Kentucky Museum at WKU has received a $7,000 grant from the Kentucky African American Heritage Council, part of the Kentucky State Historic Preservation Office, to support its ongoing documentation and interpretation efforts related to the Jonesville

Apr 28th, 2022

The Kentucky Museum at WKU has opened a new exhibit, Crazy Quilt Mania. The exhibition showcases 23 crazy quilts from the Museum’s permanent collection, as well as examples of related textile and non-textile fancywork, illustrations, and advertisements.

Apr 11th, 2022

The Kentucky Museum is thrilled to welcome WKU alum Alisha Martin, founder of The Bad Button Bespoke Corstery, for a talk and showcase of modern corsetry.

Mar 4th, 2022

The US Bank Celebration of the Arts is now open at the Kentucky Museum. The show runs through April 9 and celebrates artworks by 177 regional artists.

Dec 14th, 2021

The Kentucky Museum provides resources for helping our community salvage and preserve their heritage in the wake of this weekend's events.

Nov 1st, 2021

The US Bank Celebration of the Arts show will be an in-person show at the Kentucky Museum, opening February 25, 2022. With three new categories, the Museum is seeking sponsors for artist awards.

Oct 21st, 2021

"Styles &thegistofit" is now open at the Kentucky Museum, in honor of late WKU professor Dr. Sallye R. Clark and Bowling Green's first fashionista, Carrie Burnam Taylor.

Sep 20th, 2021

The Kentucky Museum is thrilled to announce the return of Hammer-In, an outdoor festival celebrating metal working traditions of Kentucky. Sponsored by Logan Aluminum and the Kentucky Humanities Council, this year’s event will be held on October 16th f

Sep 17th, 2021

The Kentucky Museum and Kentucky Folklife Program have received a Communities for Immunity grant from the Association of Science and Technology Centers in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Centers for Disease Control.

Sep 9th, 2021

Join artists Alice Gatewood Waddell and Mike Nichols for a special look at the buon fresco mural process and commemoration of the Jonesville community. Timelapse videos, photographs from Jonesville, and the chance to Q&A with the artists.

Aug 2nd, 2021

Local artist Alice Gatewood Waddell and WKU professor and artist Mike Nichols are collaborating on a buon fresco mural commemorating Bowling Green’s Jonesville community, installed in the Kentucky Museum's lobby.