Pennyrile Polar Express, December 9
Feel the spirit of the season centered around the wonder of trains on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at the 13th Annual Pennyrile Polar Express! Historic East 9th Street will be transformed into a winter wonderland with train station stops that feature free activities sponsored by local businesses. Located on East 9th Street from Main Street to.. read more →
Pennyroyal Area Museum Exhibit Design and Fabrication Request for Proposals
Click the link below for the Request for Proposals for exhibit design and fabrication of the main gallery of the Pennyroyal Area Museum. architectural design, inspection, and construction supervision services to be performed for the Pennyroyal Area Museum Rehabilitation Project. MHHCC_RFP_designfab_ForDistribution 10_13_17 MHHCC_InterpretivePlan_072817b_FINAL Questions regarding the attached Request for Proposals may be directed to Alissa.. read more →
The Big Read introduces Station Eleven, Oct. 5 – Nov. 4
The Big Read is back! This year’s Big Read book is Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Join us as we delve deep into this audacious, darkly glittering novel about art, fame, and ambition set in the eerie days of civilizations’ collapse. Read along with us as we discover what is truly important when all.. read more →
Pennyroyal Area Museum Rehab Request for Proposals
Click the link below for the Request for Proposals for architectural design, inspection, and construction supervision services to be performed for the Pennyroyal Area Museum Rehabilitation Project. PAM RFP Advertisement read more →
Eclipse Weekend at the Museums
It’s finally Eclipse Time! Friday, August 18, Saturday, August 19 & Sunday, August 20, 10am-8pm The Pennyroyal Area Museum and the Woody Winfree Fire-Transportation Museum will be open for extended hours all weekend. Visit and bring your guests to learn about this community’s heritage, get a glimpse of the time capsule contents, and leave your mark.. read more →
Eclipse Events at the Museum
The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County is gearing up for the solar eclipse, and we invite you to join us for the following activities and events: Saturday, July 15 and Saturday, July 29: Make a Pinhole Camera, 10am-2pm Want to view the solar eclipse in a fun, creative way? Make a pinhole camera with us,.. read more →
Total Solar Eclipse: An Edgar Cayce Perspective, August 21
SOLD OUT! Spend Eclipse Day with the Museum and with Edgar Cayce! We’re heading to the country on Eclipse Day to view the celestial phenomenon through the eyes of Edgar Cayce. We will gather in the shadow of the Beverly Academy schoolhouse for this all-day affair. There will be food, music, games, and enlightened fellowship as.. read more →
Dinner at the Drive-In, June 22
The Museums of Hopkinsville and the Pennyroyal Arts Council are going ape for the 1950s! Good golly! Get your TICKETS now! Diner-inspired dishes are on the menu, doo-wop and rock ‘n roll are on the jukebox, and James Dean is on the big screen at our drive-in. This rockin’ n rollin’ fundraising event supports both.. read more →
Integrating Segregated Histories, Sat. May 20
KHS to Help Document African American and Jewish Connections in Hopkinsville The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) is teaming with the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County (MHHCC) to better document the shared histories of African Americans and Jews in that part of Western Kentucky. Hopkinsville is one of the most racially diverse communities in the state... read more →
Edgar Cayce Hometown Seminar, March 17 – 19, 2017
Purchase Tickets! The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County invites you to pay tribute to our community’s most famous son: world-renowned psychic Edgar Cayce. Join the Association for Research & Enlightenment’s own Patrick Belisle in Cayce’s hometown for an exciting weekend of learning, fellowship, and self-discovery. Patrick Belisle is a longtime student of the Edgar Cayce.. read more →