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Behringer-Crawford Museum, Devou Park - Covington, KY
BEHRINGER-CRAWFORD MUSEUM, in scenic 700-acre Devou Park. Experience 450 million years of Northern Kentucky heritage viewed through the lens of transportation – Rivers, Roads, Rails and Runways ...History in Motion... in a 20,000 sq ft facility.
Hands-on, interactive exhibits. Simulations. Books & Gift shop. 1600 Montague Rd, - Devou Park, Covington, Ky 41011, 859-491-4003, www.bcmuseum.org, info@bcmuseum.org
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Callahan Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, KY
Focus on artifacts relating to the educational history of blind and visually impaired people Interactive displays invite visitor to write name in braille. Collections include braillewriters, tactile maps, technology,and more. International display incldues first book made especaially for blind students in France in 1886.
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International Bluegrass Music Museum, Owensboro, KY
IBMM is committed to being a Living Museum and serves as the base of operations for numerous arts projects augmenting world awareness, acceptance, and love for this original art form. Guided tours with instrument demonstrations are available for groups of IBMM is the only international museum dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history, collections, and artifacts of bluegrass music - an exciting, original art-form with its genesis in Kentucky. The museum features guided tours with instrument demos.
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International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY
History, special exhibitions, etc. Over 300 on-line pages.
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Kentucky Folk Art Center, Morehead, KY
The Kentucky Folk Art Center is a cultural and educational service of Morehead State University which includes the Kentucky Folk Art Museum, a gallery for rotating shows, a museum store, and a library.
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Kentucky Library and Museum, 1906 College Heights, KY
The Museum serves as a time capsule for Kentucky history as well as materials about the Civil War, World War II, Kentucky authors, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky ancestors, folklore, South Union Shakers, folklore and politics.
The collection includes diaries, quilts, music, clothing, maps, letters, oral histories, furniture, toys, political memorabilia, scrapbooks, decorative and fine arts as well as a 19th century log house. Current exhibits include the Civil War, "A Star
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Kentucky Library and Museum, Bowling Green, KY
The Kentucky Building, which houses the Kentucky Library and Museum offers exhibits that focus on the history and culture of Kentucky, along with other themes. Current exhibits include the Civil War, "A Star in Each Flag," and Duncan Hines.The collection includes diaries, quilts, music, clothing, maps, letters, oral histories, furniture, toys, political memorabilia, scrapbooks, decorative and fine arts
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Louisville Science Center, Louisville, KY
A hands-on science center with interactive exhibitions, an IMAX theater and educational programs both on-site and through distance-learning facilities. Our goal is to make learning about science, math and technology exciting for people of all ages, interests and abilities.
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National Boyscout Museum, Murray, KY
How Boyscouts began. Lot's of memorabilia.
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National Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, KY
A celebration of the invention of America's Sports Car, the Chevrolet Corvette and dedicated to the preservation of the legendary's car past, present and future. Corvette enthusiasts all over the world passionately refer to the Corvette Museum as their home, their Mecca, located across the street from the only Corvette manufacturing plant.
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National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY
The Nation's premier quilt museum. Home of the.
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Owensboro Area Museum of Science & History, Owensboro, KY
This museum is one of the finest facilities in the region. This large facility encompasses many adventures, including a unique hands-on exhibit area and displays depicting local history. Exhibits include the Wendell H. Ford Government Education Center or cruise through the motorsports gallery, The Speedzeum, a NASCAR exhibit.
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University of Kentucky Art Museum, Rose St. and Euclid Ave., Lexington, KY
The University of Kentucky Art Museum was established in 1976 and is the second largest art museum in the state. The museum is accredited by AAM and has free admission to most exhibitions. The collection contains over 3900 objects, which include European and American paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, and decorative arts. There are also holdings in the art of the Americas, Africa, and Asia. The museum maintains permanent
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Van Lear Historical Society Miners' Museum, Van Lear, KY
Early 1930s coal-mining in eastern Kentucky. Numerous old photographs and history. The Website describes this non-profit"Bootstrap"museum effort to preserve the history of this once-thriving mining town.
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