2020 has been a strange, unsettling year for most people. Our lives went from constant activity to a slow pace, offering a chance to think about what’s really important. In the new Audubon Arts exhibition, A World of Its Own, 2020, seven local artists – Bill Burton, Katie Lowing, Iris Gentry, Susie Rideout, Terry Rone,
On Wednesday, October 28 and Wednesday, November 4, 2020, art educator Kim McGrew-Ligget led 2.5-hour studio classes for students ages 9-13 at the Audubon Museum and Nature Center. The kids had fun exploring oil and soft pastels, watercolor, color pencils, acrylic, and more. Photos from the classes are below. Due to precautions made necessary by
The Audubon Museum and Nature Center at John James Audubon State Park will be closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27, 2020 for the Thanksgiving holiday. The museum will reopen at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 28. New Exhibit On view from November 12, 2020 through February 2021 is the new Audubon Arts
On Saturday, October 24, several families came to the Audubon Museum and Nature Center at John James Audubon State Park for the 2020 Halloween Bash, a Halloween-themed art class for children ages 3-8. Due to precautions made necessary by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Kentucky, the class was limited to fewer than nine students and
In our Object Spotlight series, museum curator Heidi Taylor-Caudill takes a closer look at the story behind an object from the collections of John James Audubon State Park Museum. As I look at objects in our collection, I ask myself: what stories can they tell? One of the challenges of being a museum curator is
In 2010, museum consultant and MuseumNext founder Jim Richardson launched #AskACurator Day on Twitter as a fun way to connect the general public and cultural institutions on social media. #AskACurator encourages people to ask curators and other experts questions about their work and the items in their care, with answers posted throughout the day on
The Audubon Museum at John James Audubon State Park joins more than 1,000 museums, galleries, libraries, archives, aquariums, zoos, and heritage sites around the world in taking part in the 2020 #AskACurator Day on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. This popular annual event was started in 2010 by museum consultant and MuseumNext founder Jim Richardson to
Take a look at the fantastic work done by young artists in the “Advanced Art” and “Art from the Heart” classes at the Audubon Museum & Nature Center at John James Audubon State Park. Questions? Contact Kim McGrew-Ligget at kim.mcgrew@ky.gov or 270-826-2247 ext. 227.
Take a closer look at the Tea House, one of John James Audubon State Park’s unique buildings, constructed by the the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939. Featured in our newest Recreation Station video!
In our Recent Research series, curator Heidi Taylor-Caudill shares answers to questions sent to the Audubon Museum about John James Audubon and his family, the museum’s collection, and the history of John James Audubon State Park. Walking through the museum galleries earlier this week, I noticed three visitors huddled around the small display case containing