Last summer, Alex Truesdell helped rehouse our *entire* quilt collection thanks to an IMLS grant. Learn how she did it – and why it’s important.
Rehousing Our Quilt Collection
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Blog
The Kentucky Museum maintains a blog that features “object stories” highlighting research conducted in our collections and related to exhibitions and community history. This research is conducted by staff, WKU students and faculty, and community members.
Replica pots created by regional potters and based off pottery shards (featured at bottom left) found at the Holt site.
From the Wayback Machine
Just before winter break, Brent was scrolling YouTube and found a blast from the past: this episode of KET University Report. Narrated by Dr. James Heldman, it features Bruce MacLeish and Ann Johnston discussing preservation and cataloging activities at the Kentucky...
Miniature Mysteries
by Valérie Kinder, Collections Intern Hello, dear readers. Before I tell you about my recent work and discovery, please allow me to briefly introduce myself. Since September, I have been doing an internship at the Kentucky Museum, where I have focused the majority of...
Close Study: Death and Disease
Why do museums keep objects about topics like death and disease? What can we learn from them? Join our Close Study to find out!
Finding an Italian master in our collection
Did you know an Italian masterpiece is in Bowling Green, Kentucky?!
Highlights: The Nancy E. Moore Box
In our decorative arts gallery sits a blue oval box bearing the name of Nancy E. Moore. Who was she? And why of all Shaker women is her name preserved?
Mapping Musical Landscapes
By Dr. Sydney K. Varajon What exactly goes into planning an exhibit? A lot! From archival research and oral history interviews to object selection and exhibit layout, exhibit planning demands that we imagine the “big picture” story while simultaneously...
The “Mountain Girl” from Barren County
Did you know that one of the biggest radio stars of the 20th century was from Southcentral Kentucky? Click here to learn more about bluegrass icon Cousin Emmy.
Oral Histories: Rooted in Community
By Camille Marie Acosta, Kentucky Folklife Program History is quite the fascinating entity, don’t you think? It is one of the few concepts that all people have in common; we’ve experienced history, we are a part of history, and we continue to make history. Perhaps...