Hours:
Wed. - Sat. - Noon - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday - 2:00-4:00 p.m.
And by appointment
Admission to Hopewell Museum is $3
adults; students, children and members free
Wed. - Sat. - Noon - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday - 2:00-4:00 p.m.
And by appointment
Admission to Hopewell Museum is $3
adults; students, children and members free
Handicapped accessible
Facility rental available
| Historic Paris Bourbon County/Hopewell Museum History & Fine Art 800 Pleasant Street Paris, Kentucky 40361 859-987-7274 hopewellmuseum@yahoo.com |
Student Workshops
Batik a Butterfly Aug-May 2009-2010
Bring the distinctive shape, color, and size of butterflies into a special environment. Use oil pastels
and a batik water bath method to create an insect with unique colorations in its own special habitat.
Grades 2-12 . $1 per student . Call 859.987.7274 to book a workshop time.
KY Core Content: SS-EP-04-05-2.1.1; RD-EP-04-05-2.0.1. AH-EP-04-05-1.4.1; 2.4.1; 3.4.1; AH-
EP-04-05.1.4.2. MA-EP.3.1.2; MA-04-3.1.2; MA-05.3.1.2 DOK 2 Download workshop objectives
here.
Star-Spangled Banners Aug-May 2009-2010
As the world’s foremost graphic designer, your job is to design a new national symbol based on the
American flag. First, you’ll look back at how the flag developed and then you’ll make your own
banner flag using four specific criteria for the design. Grades 2-12 $1 per student. Call 859.987.7274
to book a workshop time.
KY core content: SS-EP-04-05-5.1.1; 5.2.1; AH-EP-04-05-1.4.1; 3.4.1; AH-04-05-4.4.1; AH-EP-04-
05-4.4.2; SS-EP-04-05-5.1.1. DOK 2 Download workshop objectives here.
Batik a Butterfly Aug-May 2009-2010
Bring the distinctive shape, color, and size of butterflies into a special environment. Use oil pastels
and a batik water bath method to create an insect with unique colorations in its own special habitat.
Grades 2-12 . $1 per student . Call 859.987.7274 to book a workshop time.
KY Core Content: SS-EP-04-05-2.1.1; RD-EP-04-05-2.0.1. AH-EP-04-05-1.4.1; 2.4.1; 3.4.1; AH-
EP-04-05.1.4.2. MA-EP.3.1.2; MA-04-3.1.2; MA-05.3.1.2 DOK 2 Download workshop objectives
here.
Star-Spangled Banners Aug-May 2009-2010
As the world’s foremost graphic designer, your job is to design a new national symbol based on the
American flag. First, you’ll look back at how the flag developed and then you’ll make your own
banner flag using four specific criteria for the design. Grades 2-12 $1 per student. Call 859.987.7274
to book a workshop time.
KY core content: SS-EP-04-05-5.1.1; 5.2.1; AH-EP-04-05-1.4.1; 3.4.1; AH-04-05-4.4.1; AH-EP-04-
05-4.4.2; SS-EP-04-05-5.1.1. DOK 2 Download workshop objectives here.
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| August-May, 2009-2010 Student Art Workshops Student brochure |
Sports Salute: A Heritage of Athletics from Bourbon County
Opens Sunday, February 7, 2010 2-4 p.m. and continues through May 16,
2010
Sports Salute is a celebratory look at the athletics of Bourbon County over
the past century. From 1894, when Paris' pro-baseball team beat the
Cincinnati Reds, to the roster of high school greats and coaches who
impacted universities and major leagues, this exhibit makes room for
memories and reminiscing. Communication in sports is explored with
emphasis on newspapers. sportswriters and native son sportscaster, Tom
Leach, the "voice of the Wildcats." A special children’s activity center brings
sports alive for all ages! Special guests for the opening are curator Carolyn
Collier Ware and Louis Stout, author of Shadows of the Past, A History of
Kentucky High School Athletic League and past commissioner of the KHSAA.
Cost: free. Guest curator is Carolyn Collier Ware. Sponsored by CMWA.
Opens Sunday, February 7, 2010 2-4 p.m. and continues through May 16,
2010
Sports Salute is a celebratory look at the athletics of Bourbon County over
the past century. From 1894, when Paris' pro-baseball team beat the
Cincinnati Reds, to the roster of high school greats and coaches who
impacted universities and major leagues, this exhibit makes room for
memories and reminiscing. Communication in sports is explored with
emphasis on newspapers. sportswriters and native son sportscaster, Tom
Leach, the "voice of the Wildcats." A special children’s activity center brings
sports alive for all ages! Special guests for the opening are curator Carolyn
Collier Ware and Louis Stout, author of Shadows of the Past, A History of
Kentucky High School Athletic League and past commissioner of the KHSAA.
Cost: free. Guest curator is Carolyn Collier Ware. Sponsored by CMWA.
Follow the Drinking Gourd Heritage Workshop
February 5-March 26, 2010
Students learn the story of the Underground Railroad through music and story.
Based on Jeanette Winter’s book Follow the Drinking Gourd. Grades 1-4. Cost
$1 per student. Transportation money available. Call to book a workshop time.
KY Core Content: SS-EP-04-1.3.1; 4.4.1; 5.2.1;5.1.1;SC-EP-04-2.3.5;RD-EP-
04-1.06; 2.0.3.2.0; AH-EP-04-1.4.1. DOK 2 Download workshop objectives.
February 5-March 26, 2010
Students learn the story of the Underground Railroad through music and story.
Based on Jeanette Winter’s book Follow the Drinking Gourd. Grades 1-4. Cost
$1 per student. Transportation money available. Call to book a workshop time.
KY Core Content: SS-EP-04-1.3.1; 4.4.1; 5.2.1;5.1.1;SC-EP-04-2.3.5;RD-EP-
04-1.06; 2.0.3.2.0; AH-EP-04-1.4.1. DOK 2 Download workshop objectives.
Hopewell Museum will be open by appointment only from December 23,
2009-January 31, 2010. We will re-open February 3 with a sneak preview of our
newest exhibit Sports Salute: A Heritage of Athletics from Bourbon County.
2009-January 31, 2010. We will re-open February 3 with a sneak preview of our
newest exhibit Sports Salute: A Heritage of Athletics from Bourbon County.