John James Audubon (attributed to)French-American, 1785-1851Yellow-Crowned Night Heron, circa 1812Elizabeth Rankin Walmsley Collection, JJA.1940.57 This is a male, yellow-crowned night heron that we believe to be an example of John James Audubon’s taxidermy work. The heron is shown in a standing, alert position with both feet on a wooden platform decorated with dried grass. The
Fallow fields are transforming into pollination plots at Audubon Wetlands! Visitors to the wetlands may notice the front acreage is now full of blooms and fluttering insects thanks to long-thought-about plans coming to fruition. Over the past year, existing weeds and unwanted plants were removed in preparation for replanting. Several species of Milkweed and non-invasive
Fabulous Fibers IV (August 19-November 28, 2021) will once again fill the upper and lower levels of the Audubon Museum with a vibrant 121-piece exhibit of innovative contemporary fiber art. This show displays the artistic creations of 17 textile artists from Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee who are members of the Studio Art Quilt Association (SAQA).
The 29th annual juried exhibit, A Fresh Perspective, is now on display in the Audubon Museum at John James Audubon State Park. This show runs May 14th through August 8th, 2021. Stop by to see 62 pieces of beautiful, original art from the Tristate area. For more information about the exhibit, contact Kim McGrew-Liggett at
Starting on March 31st and running through Easter Sunday, the Audubon Museum Gift Store is offering a special Easter promotion. Any customer who spends $50 in the store may select an egg off the “Easter Tree.” Two of the eggs on the tree have a $25 gift certificate for anything in the store. One egg
On Tuesday, April 6th, 2021, the Audubon Museum will temporarily close its galleries to the public to allow museum staff to switch out artwork. Visitors will still be able to access the Nature Center and museum gift shop that day. The museum galleries will reopen as normal at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7th. For
This list will be updated with more classes and programs as news becomes available. Nature Programs WILD Wednesday Kids Summer Nature SeriesEvery Week at 2:00 p.m. Explore the wonders of nature and science with our WILD Wednesday Kids Summer Nature Series! Science experiments, nature activities, animal encounters, hikes, games, crafts, and more. These one-hour programs
Now available for sale on the Friends of Audubon online shop are restrikes of the American Bittern and Tell-tale Godwit taken from the original engraving plates of John James Audubon’s Birds of America. In 2002 and 2013, the Friends of Audubon issued limited edition restrike prints from the museum’s original copper plates of the Tell-tale
Museum Monday videos feature stories from the museum collection and the history of John James Audubon State Park. Join our curator, Heidi Taylor-Caudill, for a new Museum Monday bonus video about paper marbling and the Audubon Museum’s set of Birds of America Double Elephant Folios. She discusses the history of paper marbling and the patterns found in
Museum Monday videos feature stories from the museum collection and the history of John James Audubon State Park. Join our curator, Heidi Taylor-Caudill, for a new Museum Monday video about the Audubon Museum’s set of Birds of America Double Elephant Folios. She discusses the history and provenance of the folios, which are one of 120 complete sets