Pop up Park at the Museum

A gathering place. A resting place. A place for conversations. A place for our local history to touch more people. The Museum Courtyard will invite Louisville citizens, local community members, and tourists to our Museum campus.

The Louisville History Foundation is funding a temporary pop-up park on the vacant lot of the Museum campus, working in collaboration with Louisville Historical Museum staff and City Facilities staff on design and timeline. The park design offers ADA-accessible seating and shade for visitors and a vibrant new outdoor space for Museum programs.

Our goal is to bring new and familiar faces to the Museum, building awareness of our local history and our long-term plan to expand the Museum. By hosting events in the park, installing interpretive signage, and executing a communications campaign for the 35th Anniversary of the Museum, we are activating a once empty space to bring new life to the Museum and continue writing the story of Louisville.