Young visitors will have free admission all summer to the Pennyroyal Area Museum, plus special programming on Mondays, covered by a $5,000 allocation from city government.
The funding comes from Mayor James R. Knight Jr.’s discretionary interfund, City Administrator Troy Body told Hoptown Chronicle.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for our young people to learn about our rich local history and culture,” Knight said in a press release from the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County. “I believe that by making the museum accessible for everyone, we are investing in the future of our community. I encourage families to take advantage of this opportunity and explore and learn together.”
Along with free admission June 10 through Aug. 31, students can also participate in Museum Monday. The program, starting at 10:30 a.m. every Monday this summer, will allow students to discover “exciting details about our community through special presentations and activities like creating their own museum exhibits, studying artifacts, investigating historical events and more,” the release says.
Normally the museum is closed on Mondays, so the expanded summer schedule gives visitors 11 extra days to explore the exhibits and learn about local history.
The hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The Pennyroyal Area Museum is at 217 E. Ninth St.
No one needs to register in advance for Museum Mondays. For more information, call the museum at 270-887-4270.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
