Hopewell Museum

KY Humanities Council Chautauqua Character “Nancy Green: Being Aunt Jemima, the Pancake Queen”
2018-02-25 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Hopewell Museum
KY Humanities Council Chautauqua Character “Nancy Green: Being Aunt Jemima, the Pancake Queen” portrayed by Debra Faulk. Free & open to the public. Nancy Green, born an enslaved person in Montgomery Co., became “Aunt Jemima” and gained financial independence few African American women experienced at the time. This program is funded in part by Kentucky Humanities and the
National Endowment for the Humanities.

Teen Art Studio
2018-02-22 16:00 - 17:00, 2018-02-15 16:00 - 17:00, 2018-02-08 16:00 - 17:00, 2018-02-01 16:00 - 17:00
Teens in middle & high school, come to the Museum to create your own artwork! Free, with snacks & supplies included. This event is in partnership with Paris-Bourbon County Public Library & sponsored by The Cralle Foundation & Micah Campbell Bourbon Co. Farm Bureau. No Teen Art Studio in January & December.

Free Fun Hour
2018-02-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Hopewell Museum
Instrument Petting Zoo & Bluegrass Music with Arthur Hancock, sponsored by Candaid
Hands-on art & history activities. Free Fun Hour program & Museum admission is free on these dates. Activities subject to change. Pre-registration requested, space is limited. No activities in January & December. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Register for events at info@hopewellmuseum.org or 859-987-7274

Home Work: How Women Became Domestic Engineers - Exhibit Opening
2018-02-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Hopewell Museum
Light refreshments. Free & open to the public. This exhibit explores women’s changing roles through the domestic arts and the impact of innovation and invention on women’s tasks, featuring items made and used by women. Curated by Nancy O’Malley. Sponsored by Bourbon Community Hospital and Kentucky Bank. On display through June 30th.

February is Black History Month
2018-02-01 - 2018-02-28 | Hopewell Museum
February is Black History Month at the Museum & Paris-Bourbon County Library sponsored by Bourbon Community Hospital. Check our website and newsletter for more events with the Library.

Christmas Cocktail Party
2017-12-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Hopewell Museum
An evening with friends, heavy hors d’oeuvres, & cocktails! Members $35/non-members $40/U40$30. Proceeds benefit education programs at HPBC/HM.

Santa at the Museum*
2017-12-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Hopewell Museum
Meet Santa and his Museum helpers for photos, crafts, and cookies. For kids of all ages. Free. *New! Families of children with special needs may schedule an appointment between 1:30-2:00 PM.

Monthly Teen Art Studio
2017-11-16 16:00 - 17:00, 2017-10-19 16:00 - 17:00, 2017-09-21 16:00 - 17:00, 2017-07-20 16:00 - 17:00, 2017-06-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Hopewell Museum
Teens in middle & high school, come to the Museum to create your own artwork! Free, with snacks & supplies included. This event is in partnership with Paris-Bourbon County Public Library.

Annual Membership Meeting & Soup Supper
2017-11-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Hopewell Museum
Free & open to members. 7 PM KHC Chautauqua Speaker Dr. Ephraim McDowell portrayed by L. Henry Dowell. Free & open to the public.

Free Family Fun Hour - Gingerbread Houses
2017-11-04 14:00 - 15:00 | Hopewell Museum

Millersburg Cemetery Walking Tours
2017-10-21 16:00 - 17:30 | Millersburg Cemetery, US 68, Millersburg, KY, United States
Learn the fascinating stories behind the names on the headstones. Hour-long tours at 4 & 4:30 PM. Cost $10 per person, students under 15 free. Proceeds benefit HPBC/HM and Millersburg Cemetery. *Alternate date due to weather will be Oct. 28th.

Creative Harvest Exhibit Opening
2017-10-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Hopewell Museum
Talented artists of the region bring a multi-faceted exhibit of 2 and 3-D works to the walls of the Museum. Opening free with light refreshments. Exhibit on display through December 17th. Sponsored by Stoner Creek Arts.

Free Family Fun Hour - Navajo Sand Painting
2017-10-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Hopewell Museum

Fall Open House
2017-09-24 14:00 - 17:00
Tour the historic Stone Family/Thomas J. Goff House, an antebellum home located on 128 Gay Rd., Paris (located in North Middletown) & enjoy some light refreshments. Thank you to owners Phillip & Tina Faulkner McCoy for opening their home. Cost: $10 members/$15 non-members at the door.

Paris ARTWALK
2017-09-15 17:00 - 20:00 | Hopewell Museum
A look at regional artists’ works throughout downtown Paris & at the Hopewell Museum. Artist to be announced. Free with light refreshments.

Free Family Fun Hour - Kentucky Recipes - Biscuits & Butter
2017-09-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Hopewell Museum

Free Family Fun Hour - Origami Workshop
2017-08-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Hopewell Museum
Origami Workshop in the Community Room with instructor Mr. Koichi Hayashi. This class is appropriate for children and adults. Free, but pre-registration required by Aug. 17.

Monthy Teen Art Studio
2017-08-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Hopewell Museum

Mary Spears Van Meter Dinner
2017-08-12 18:00 - 21:00 | 500 Main St. Paris, KY 40361, 500 Main St., Paris, KY, 40361, United States
Annual Founder’s Day Dinner with social hour at 6 PM & dinner at 7 PM. Presentation of Annual Historic Preservation Award. Commemorate Kentucky’s 225th Anniversary with Guest Speaker Cheri Daniels, Head of Reference Services & Editor of Kentucky Ancestors at the Kentucky Historical Society. Paid Reservation Required by Aug. 4, 2017. Cost: Members $35/non-members $40. Call 859-987-7274.
New Location! 2nd Floor, 500 Main St. Paris, KY

Field Trip to Bardstown
2017-07-15
Field Trip to Bardstown
July 15, 9 AM
Members, volunteers, and friends are invited for a bus trip to Bardstown, considered a model for historic preservation. Our visit includes a guided tour at Wickland, an 1820s house museum that was home to 3 governors. Your ticket includes transportation and entry to all the museums. Lunch is on your own (suggestions provided), and you’ll have time to shop or explore. Then we will visit “Museum Row”: Civil War Museum, Women of the Civil War Museum, Old Bardstown Village, and Museum of Mid-America. Meet the bus at the First Christian Church parking lot. Bus leaves at 9 AM sharp!$45 members/$50 non-members. Pre-registration is required.

Free Family Fun Hour - Red, White, & Blue Tie-Dye T-Shirts
2017-07-01 14:00 - 15:00

The Great War Lecture Series: Dorian Walker
2017-06-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Hopewell Museum
Dorian Walker “Legends of the Sky: Development of the US Air Corps during The Great War.” Free & open to the public.
Dorian Walker is an award-winning film and television producer/director. He was a Directing Fellow at the Conservancy of the American Film Institute and has directed feature films and television shows for A&E Network and HGTV Network. He regularly flies a WWI 1917 Curtiss Jenny that he has reconstructed. This has allowed him to bring his lifetime love of aviation and film together into the new film “Legends of the Sky: The Jenny,” which is airing on PBS. He is the co-founder and designer of the Historic Railpark & Train Museum in Bowling Green and is a founding member of Friends of Jenny.

Art Camp: Photography!
2017-06-20 - 2017-06-23 | Hopewell Museum
Registration is now closed. Daily 12PM – 4PM. For ages 8-11. Campers will study the current exhibit, meet professional photographers, learn about the history of photography, & create their own artwork. Cost $20 includes lunch & supplies. Scholarships available. Space is limited & pre-registration required. Sponsored by Wal-Mart Foundation. Campers will host an exhibit opening of their work on June 23rd, 5:30-6:30 PM. Exhibit Opening free.
