The Kentucky Museum is a history, arts, and culture museum located at 1444 Kentucky Street, Bowling Green, Kentucky on the campus of Western Kentucky University. It includes 80,000 square feet of exhibit space.
Archaeology, art, clothing and textiles, furniture, glassware ceramics, quilts, toys and games, and the newly opened "Instruments of American Excellence" collections are all permanent exhibits at the museum.
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Permanent exhibits include the Instruments of American Excellence (IAE) (opened September 2012), the life of Duncan Hines, a look at the Civil War from a local perspective, a decorative arts gallery ranging from an Egyptiansarcophagus to 1970s macramé, plus a gallery of regional quilts. Changing galleries display a variety of themes, with community exhibitions, university-class designed and installed exhibitions, and some annual events, like the open art show. In addition, the 1815 Log House displays building techniques, furniture, tools, and clothing authentic to the 1810s time period. Hands-on programs for school classes and educational workshops for adults, lectures, and festivals are also regularly featured at the Kentucky Museum.
The IAE exhibit is unique among museums: its purpose was to collect the ordinary means by which Americans have achieved extraordinary things: the actual tools or instruments that have helped change the course of our nation's history. The IAE includes items that belonged to Madeleine Albright, Daniel Boone, Jimmy Carter, Tony Hawk, Roger Ingram, Helen Keller, Liza Minnelli and many more.
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Kentucky Museum website
Kentucky Tourism website
Tools of Excellence in Bowling Green Daily News
WKU to feature iconic American items in exhibit in WKU Herald
Bowling Green Love Letter in Huffington Post
Interview: Kentucky Museum exhibit at WHAS11.com
January 01, 1970
kentucky, museum, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, october, 2012, learn, when, remove, this, message, history, . This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message The Kentucky Museum is a history arts and culture museum located at 1444 Kentucky Street Bowling Green Kentucky on the campus of Western Kentucky University It includes 80 000 square feet of exhibit space Kentucky MuseumLocation1444 Kentucky St Bowling Green KentuckyCoordinates36 59 20 N 86 27 15 W 36 9889 N 86 4543 W 36 9889 86 4543TypeHistory museum Art museumWebsitewku wbr edu wbr kentuckymuseum Archaeology art clothing and textiles furniture glassware ceramics quilts toys and games and the newly opened Instruments of American Excellence collections are all permanent exhibits at the museum Description editPermanent exhibits include the Instruments of American Excellence IAE opened September 2012 the life of Duncan Hines a look at the Civil War from a local perspective a decorative arts gallery ranging from an Egyptian sarcophagus to 1970s macrame plus a gallery of regional quilts Changing galleries display a variety of themes with community exhibitions university class designed and installed exhibitions and some annual events like the open art show In addition the 1815 Log House displays building techniques furniture tools and clothing authentic to the 1810s time period Hands on programs for school classes and educational workshops for adults lectures and festivals are also regularly featured at the Kentucky Museum The IAE exhibit is unique among museums its purpose was to collect the ordinary means by which Americans have achieved extraordinary things the actual tools or instruments that have helped change the course of our nation s history The IAE includes items that belonged to Madeleine Albright Daniel Boone Jimmy Carter Tony Hawk Roger Ingram Helen Keller Liza Minnelli and many more External links editKentucky Museum website Kentucky Tourism website Tools of Excellence in Bowling Green Daily News WKU to feature iconic American items in exhibit in WKU Herald Bowling Green Love Letter in Huffington Post Interview Kentucky Museum exhibit at WHAS11 com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kentucky Museum amp oldid 1141190678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
