Hands-on art & history activities. Activities subject to change. Pre-registration requested, space is limited. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All activities are 2-4 PM unless otherwise noted. Free. Please click here for more details.

Insights provided by local historians. Pre-registration required. $10/person, students under 15 free. Proceeds benefit HPBC/HM and Ruddles Mills Cemetery. Click here for more details.

Hands-on art & history activities. Learn how to make a gingerbread house with Fonda Eigel. Pre-registration requested, space is limited. You must pre-register by November 9th. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free. Click here for more details.

Meet Santa and his Museum helpers for free photos, crafts, and cookies. *Families of children with special needs may schedule an appointment between 1:30-2:00 PM. Free & open to the public. Sponsored by Kentucky Bank. Click here for more details.

Enjoy a festive evening with friends, heavy hors d’oeuvres, & drinks! RSVP by Dec. 12. $35 Members/$40 Non-members/$30 U40. You can reserve online. Proceeds benefit education programs. Click here for more details.

Join us for our fall open house and driving tour at Fairfield. Light Refreshments will be served. $10 Members/$15 Non-members, no reservations required, pay on-site the day of the tour. Click here for more details.

Join us at the Hopewell Museum for the 2019 Mary Spears Van Meter dinner with guest speaker Tressa Brown of the Kentucky Heritage Council and the presentation of the Mary Spears Van Meter Historic Preservation Award. Social hour starts at 6 p.m. Dinner starts at 7 p.m. Paid reservations required by Thursday, August 1st – $35 for members and $40 for non-members. Reserve online or call 859-987-7274. For more details, click here.

Join us June 9th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for an opening reception for Hattie Hutchcraft Hill, Bourbon County’s Adventurous Artist (1847-1921). Light refreshments will be served. The reception is free and open to the public. The exhibit, curated by Margaret Layton, will run from June 9th through September 29th. For more details, click here.

The Barr House, 1200 Cypress Street, 7p.m. – 11 p.m. Join us for a fun pre-Derby celebration with dance music by The Mercy Men! Food, Live & Silent Auction, & Hat Contest! RSVP Required. $60 Members/ $65 Non-members /$40 U40 /$70 at the door. View Event Details!

Kentucky Humanities Council presents Virgil Covington, Jr. as William Wells Brown in “How I Got My Name” at the Hopewell Museum on Sunday, February 17th, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. This event is a part of Black History Month programming with the Paris-Bourbon County Library. For more details click here.