Ink Workshop by Lynn Buckman | Saturday, May 15th, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. CT Whether you’re a beginner or not, this will be a fun and educational class on alcohol inks. Bring your own alcohol inks, a few paintbrushes (including one small detail brush), paper towels, 91% bottle of rubbing alcohol, and your lunch. We will
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
“A Brush of Reality” Solo Exhibit by Elizabeth Davis | Friday, March 5th-May A little bit of Realism and Abstraction makes the perfect combination in this unique exhibit by Elizabeth Davis. For more information about this exhibit, contact Kim McGrew-Liggett at kim.mcgrew@ky.gov or 270-826-2247.
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
This spring, the Audubon Museum and Nature Center at John James Audubon State Park will be offering free admission to everyone on ‘Museum Mondays.’ Visitors can explore the museum, nature center, and art gallery free of charge, all day, every Monday. Regular Hours The Audubon Museum and Nature Center will change over to regular hours
**The Audubon Museum lost the Sweet Sixteen round, but we encourage you to continue voting in the Archives Madness competition** For the fifth year, the University of Southern Indiana (USI) is hosting an Archives Madness contest to crown the most popular historical item in the Evansville, Indiana area. The Audubon Museum and seven other libraries
The Kentucky Historical Society has awarded the Friends of Audubon a $2,444 Kentucky Local History Trust Fund grant to support digitization of the Audubon Museum’s collection. This grant will help the Audubon Museum to improve collections management and increase access to its historically important collection of items from artist and naturalist John James Audubon. The
In January 2021, the Friends of Audubon launched a new campaign – Unmatched Art, Unmatched Nature – to raise funds for two projects to improve John James Audubon State Park: 1. Adding an extension to the boardwalk at the Audubon Wetlands. Our plan includes a viewing platform overlooking the Cypress Slough, where Bald Eagles and
This winter, the Audubon Museum and Nature Center at John James Audubon State Park will be offering free admission to everyone on ‘Welcome Wednesdays.’ Visitors can explore the museum, nature center, and art gallery free of charge on the following dates: Wednesday, January 6 Wednesday, January 13 Wednesday, January 20 Wednesday, January 27 Wednesday, February
The Audubon Museum and Nature Center at John James Audubon State Park will change over to winter hours starting on Monday, January 4, 2021. The new hours will be 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. On Monday and Tuesday, the Museum and Nature Center will be closed to the public. Winter hours are