Lexington History Museum, Inc.

Join us tonight for GALLERY HOP from 5:00-8:00 pm! We’re featuring fiber artist Kim Dixon whose work is often symbolically rooted in the past while simultaneously functioning as an academic critique of modern American life. And make time to view our new special exhibit, “Among Women: 130 Years of the Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky”—weaving together the history of the Woman’s Club and Lexington’s social and cultural changes over more than a century. Admission to the Museum is free during Gallery Hop. #LexHistory #LexArtsHOP #LexHOP #ShareTheLex

Join us for GALLERY HOP this Friday, Sept.20, from 5:00-8:00 pm. Our featured artist is Kim Dixon. Kims needle work—cross stitching, embroidery, and quilting—is designed to make the viewer think and is often symbolically rooted in the past while simultaneously functioning as an academic critique of modern American life. Admission to the Museum is free during Gallery Hop. #LexHistory #LexArtsHOP #LexHOP #ShareTheLex

New Special Exhibit Opens Saturday, September 14: Among Women: 130 Years of the Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky Ribbon Cutting 1:00 pm Special Performance "Madeline McDowell Breckinridge" 2:00 pm Admission is free for this opening day. Among Women weaves together the history of the Woman’s Club and Lexington’s social and cultural changes over more than a century. The exhibit features: community changes including the establishment of the first public library; the influence of significant club members; and artifacts as well as period style show clothing—not to be missed. lexhistory.org/wcck

New Special Exhibit Opens Saturday, September 14: Among Women: 130 Years of the Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky Ribbon Cutting 1:00 pm Special Performance "Madeline McDowell Breckinridge" 2:00 pm Admission is free for this opening day. Among Women weaves together the history of the Woman’s Club and Lexington’s social and cultural changes over more than a century. From early reform efforts to historic preservation, the exhibit traces the club and Lexington from the Progressive Era to the late 20th century. https://lnkd.in/dwgjSRub

We’re back with another episode of Lex Talk History! Listen in as Mandy and Alan are joined by Judy Owens, President of the Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky, for the Lex Get Into It segment. Learn more about a new focused exhibit opening September 14: “Among Women – 130 years of the Woman’s Club of Central Kentucky”--including an audio sneak peek! Lex Talk History podcast is a monthly partnership with WUKY and is available online and through Apple Podcasts. https://lnkd.in/gKXUrTNf #LexHistory

SPECIAL EVENT TODAY! Join us for LexTalks at 2 pm. Doors open at 1 pm for viewing the Museum. Learn more and register at lexhistory.org. #LexHistory

REGISTER TODAY! Don't miss our next LEXTalks--this Sunday, August 25. Join authors Rosie Moosnick and Tori Cruz-Falk, as they discuss their book, Campus Candor, the product of more than two years of oral history interviews and writing. Advance registration is required: https://lnkd.in/gquB8xNS Admission to the Museum is included. Doors open one hour prior to event for viewing exhibits.

The MUSEUM IS CLOSED TODAY--Thursday, August 22. We apologize for any inconvenience.

We’re back with another episode of Lex Talk History! As students return to classrooms this fall, Mandy and Alan are joined by Dr. Rosie Moosnick and Tori Cruz-Falk to discuss their book, Campus Candor. Moosnick and Cruz-Falk discuss their time recording oral histories with students throughout the Southeast, the inspiration for the project, and how talking with students across cultural and economic differences can build empathy inside and outside the classroom. Plus, Mandy and Alan reminisce on the one-year anniversary of reopening the Lexington History Museum and lessons learned so far—including the importance of slowing down. Lex Talk History is a monthly partnership with WUKY and is available online and through Apple Podcasts. Listen at: https://lnkd.in/gFrsKPEc #LexHistory

🎉 Welcome back to school, Lexington! We can’t wait to see what the year has in store for everyone! 📣 Educators—we have field trip opportunities for students pre-K to high school. Please reach out to Executive Director Mandy Higgins for more information at mandy.higgins@lexhistory.org. Group, student, and Title I entrance fees available. Don’t want a specific field trip, but want to bring students to the Museum? We’re open Thursdays and Fridays 12:00-4:00 and Saturdays, 10:00-4:00. We hope to see many students in the Museum this school year! (Image courtesy of the Lexington Herald-Leader archive: 6-year-old Ryan Cook with his classmates at Mill Creek Elementary on the first day of school in 1991.)