Kentucky Museum — Attraction in Bowling Green

The Kentucky Museum is a very traditional museum geared towards the education of history. It contains artifacts from various periods of Kentucky's past, including Native American artifacts that were found in the Barren River area. There are multiple pieces of art and furniture on the third floor dating from the early days of Kentucky statehood all the way to modern. When we visited, they also had a small display of Egyptian artifacts and quilts. I'm not sure if these are permanent or temporary, but I did find them fascinating. The Duncan Hines portion of the museum was also interesting and had a couple of interactive pull tabs with facts underneath. I will note that this is not a museum geared towards children. There are no children's sections here. If children are capable of being respectful,listening, and reading about history, then they will probably enjoy the museum. Children who just want to play will probably not...

What a wonderful FREE museum filled with interesting exhibitions. My son loved the Duncan Hines display. I enjoyed the exhibition featuring works from a private collection and the way that they had photos of how the collector had the objects displayed in their beautiful home and the quotes from the collector. What a wonderful tribute to their collection and gifts. If you are in bowling green you should definitely make this a stop. It’s free. With easy parking. All of the student docents were very knowledgeable and professional.

Visit time could be 1-3 hours depending on how much reading and view time you prefer.

Ask to see the courtyard it...

What a interesting place. I learned that Duncan Hines was an actual man, not a company. Learned about indigenous people who lived in the area many moons ago. Amazing quilts from hundreds of years ago were displayed and the creativity in each was breathtaking. Hundreds of years old furniture were displayed in attractive ways. Learning about Jonesville hurt my heart. It is necessary to see/hear bad events so they are never repeated. My only wish is that humans would be more "human-kind". Thank you for...