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Kentucky Historical Society
Visit KHS for Free on Smithsonian Museum Day
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 17, 2012) – The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will participate in Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day on Saturday, Sept. 29, where museums across the country will open for free to those possessing a Museum Day ticket. Visit www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday to register.
The KHS history campus is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. One Smithsonian Museum Day ticket will be accepted per household for up to two people. Visitors can explore the exhibits “A Kentucky Journey,” “Toyota Kentucky Hall of Governors” and “Civil War: My Brother, My Enemy” at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History and tour the Old State Capitol. While renovations to the exterior of the Old State Capitol are still underway, tours of the interior will begin at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History each Saturday at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. The Kentucky Military History Museum, which is also part of the KHS history campus, is currently closed for renovations and will reopen in spring of 2013.
To learn more about this and other events at KHS, visit www.history.ky.gov or call 502-564-1792. For more information about Smithsonian Museum Day, visit www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday.
-30- An agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, the Kentucky Historical Society, established in 1836, is committed to helping people understand, cherish and share Kentucky's history. The KHS history campus includes the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Old State Capitol and the Kentucky Military History Museum at the State Arsenal. For more information about the Kentucky Historical Society and its programs, visit www.history.ky.gov.
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