Join us for our annual Founder’s Day dinner on Friday, August 16th. We’ll have a social hour at 6 PM with dinner at 7 PM. We will be presenting our 2024 Mary Spears Van Meter Historic Preservation Award. Seating is limited. Click here for more details and to RSVP online today!

Calling All Creatives! The 2024 Hopewell Museum Summer Creatives Camp for ages 9-12 will be held from June 10-14, 10am – 1pm, with lunch included each day. For more details and to register online, click here.

April 26th – Free Jazz Lecture 6:30 to 7:30 at Hopewell Museum, Click for Details / April 27th – Live Jazz, Dinner, & Auction 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Oasis 610 Main Street, Click for Details & RSVP / April 28th – Free Live Jazz at 2 p.m., Click for Details.

Join us for Downtown Paris Spring ArtWalk on Friday, April 19th from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Cindy Nave will be our featured artist. Light refreshements will be served. This event is free and open to the public.

Hopewell Museum will re-open on Wednesday, February 7th with normal operating hours of noon to 5 p.m.

Join us for Kentucky Chautauqua’s William Wells Brown performed by Virgil Covington, Jr. on Friday, February 16th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Hopewell Museum in cooperation with the Kentucky Humanities Council. This event is free and open to the public.

Come learn about different aspects of Paris and Bourbon County’s History in our newly renovated gallery space.

Join us for Cookies with Santa on Sunday, December 3rd from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.* FREE & Open to the public.
*Families of children who have sensory sensitivies or other special needs may prefer to visit between 1:30-2:00 p.m.

Join us for a fun evening and holiday music with wine, cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres on Saturday, December 9th from 5-7pm. Festive Attire. Purchase tickets online, over the phone with a credit card, or in person before December 7th. Members $35|Non-Members $40|Under 40 $30. All proceeds benefit HPBC/Hopewell Museum’s education programs. Click here to RSVP online.

Join us for a showing of The Paris 3: A Story of Justic, Unity, and Transformation, presented by Story Front. The Paris 3 tells how three young girls dared to confront segregation, inspiring a movement in 1961 that forever altered the small town of Paris, Kentucky. Showtimes are November 17th at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. and November 19th at 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.