Smithsonian Exhibition on “Roots Music” To Visit Six Kentucky Cities, Including Henderson Through June 14
05/09/2008 06:07
Henderson, Kentucky’s Riverbend Academy’s School of
Visual & Performing Arts, in cooperation with
John James Audubon Museum and the Kentucky Humanities
Council, will explore various aspects of America's
roots in music as it hosts the Smithsonian
Institution traveling exhibition, New Harmonies:
Celebrating American Roots Music.
New Harmonies will be on view to the public in Henderson from May 3 through June 14. The exhibit will coincide with two annual American roots music events, the Homegrown Bluegrass Festival in May and the W.C. Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival in June.
Bashful Brother Oswald. Photo by Jim Herrington. www.jimherrington.com
Other stops in Kentucky for the exhibition will be the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center in Maysville from June 21 to Aug. 2; the Bullitt County Public Library in Shepherdsville from Aug. 9 to Sept. 20; the Bluegrass Heritage Museum in Winchester from Sept. 27 to Nov. 8; and the Berringer-Crawford Museum in Covington from Nov. 15 to Dec. 27. New Harmonies is currently at Paintsville’s Country Music Highway Museum until April 27.
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music is part of the Museum on Main Street project, a national/state/local partnership to bring Smithsonian Institution exhibitions and programs to smaller communities. To learn more about New Harmonies and other Museum on Main Street exhibitions, visit www.museumonmainstreet.org.
Through a selection of photographs, recordings, instruments, lyrics and artist profiles, New Harmonies explores the distinct cultural identities of American roots music forms. The exhibition examines the progression of American roots music, as rich and eclectic as our country itself.
Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress. The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service (SITES) connects millions of Americans with their shared cultural heritage through a wide range of art, science and history exhibitions. State humanities councils, located in each state and U.S. territory, support community-based humanities programs that highlight such topics as local history, literature and cultural traditions. Riverbend Academy serves the local community by providing arts and music instruction. To learn more, visit www.sites.si.edu, www.kyhumanities.org and www.RiverbendAcademyARTs.org.
The Audubon Museum is located at 3100 US HWY. 41 North in Henderson. For more information, contact Alan Gehret at 270-827-1893.
New Harmonies will be on view to the public in Henderson from May 3 through June 14. The exhibit will coincide with two annual American roots music events, the Homegrown Bluegrass Festival in May and the W.C. Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival in June.
Bashful Brother Oswald. Photo by Jim Herrington. www.jimherrington.com
Other stops in Kentucky for the exhibition will be the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center in Maysville from June 21 to Aug. 2; the Bullitt County Public Library in Shepherdsville from Aug. 9 to Sept. 20; the Bluegrass Heritage Museum in Winchester from Sept. 27 to Nov. 8; and the Berringer-Crawford Museum in Covington from Nov. 15 to Dec. 27. New Harmonies is currently at Paintsville’s Country Music Highway Museum until April 27.
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music is part of the Museum on Main Street project, a national/state/local partnership to bring Smithsonian Institution exhibitions and programs to smaller communities. To learn more about New Harmonies and other Museum on Main Street exhibitions, visit www.museumonmainstreet.org.
Through a selection of photographs, recordings, instruments, lyrics and artist profiles, New Harmonies explores the distinct cultural identities of American roots music forms. The exhibition examines the progression of American roots music, as rich and eclectic as our country itself.
Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress. The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service (SITES) connects millions of Americans with their shared cultural heritage through a wide range of art, science and history exhibitions. State humanities councils, located in each state and U.S. territory, support community-based humanities programs that highlight such topics as local history, literature and cultural traditions. Riverbend Academy serves the local community by providing arts and music instruction. To learn more, visit www.sites.si.edu, www.kyhumanities.org and www.RiverbendAcademyARTs.org.
The Audubon Museum is located at 3100 US HWY. 41 North in Henderson. For more information, contact Alan Gehret at 270-827-1893.