Museum celebrates 100 years of the Triple Crown with Justify connections including Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith; opens new Triple Crown/Justify exhibit, "Justify and the Century of The Crown"; releases commemorative Maker’s Mark Private Select Bottle
Combining his love of horses with ballet, one Kentucky Derby Museum employee is showing visitors a unique side to Churchill Downs. Dave Goud was a principal dancer with the Louisville Ballet for 12 years. Now, he's a tour guide with the Kentucky Derby Museum.
The program was designed by Ronnie Dreisdadt and Heather Hill, who work in education services at the Kentucky Derby Museum, in conjunction with the Backside Learning Center, which provides educational programs and social services for equine workers and their families.
It was a full house at the Kentucky Derby Museum on Friday morning. They tell WLKY the museum saw 68 percent more visitors last time the tournament was in town along with a 48 percent increase in gift shop sales.
On Thursday, thousands of fans converged in Louisville to watch four collegiate programs duke it out for the NCAA South Regional championship in downtown's KFC Yum Arena — University of Virginia, University of Oregon, University of Tennessee and Purdue University.
Big Brims and Fancy Trims is Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Kentucky Derby Museum. The hat sample sale starts at 5:30 PM, but they'll have popup shops and complimentary cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at 4:30 PM.
Virginia, Tennessee and other college basketball fans put the Kentucky Derby Museum at the top of their Louisville bucket list during their visit for the NCAA Tournament.
The Kentucky Derby Museum is pleased to announce the new Derby Cafe Express concept is open for breakfast and lunch.
