Temporary Exhibit

As the first comprehensive photographic record of its kind, “The American Soldier” captures the danger and frustration, humor and companionship, victory and death that the men and women who have risked their lives to serve our country have encountered.

The Frazier Museum presents "Pony Express, Revisited," a re-examination of history and a present-day photographic observation of the famous route that lives on in the American imagination. This series of photographs captures the poetry and irony of America’s past and present westward expansion, while referencing its romanticism and the urgency of communication. This mini-exhibition opens in time to mark the 150th anniversary of the first ride of the Pony Express, as well as the 2010 Equestrian World Games in Lexington, Ky.

Over the past 150 years, the Louisville Water Company has transformed our city’s water supply from the unhealthy drinking water that earned our city its terrible nickname “Graveyard of the West,” to receiving the American Water Works Association’s award for “Best Tasting Tap Water in the Country.”

The Louisville Water Company’s story of innovation and public service is told in our new exhibit, “Water Works: 150 Years of Louisville Water Company.” This interactive exhibit will include memorabilia, photographs, original architectural renderings and video storytelling, all designed to illustrate the company’s history and how “water works” throughout our community.

Designed with field trips in mind, all school groups that visit the “Water Works” exhibit are invited to bring pennies, dimes, nickels and quarters to “drop in the bucket.” The Frazier Museum will collect this change to raise money for EDGE OUTREACH, a Louisville Water Company partner and international organization headquartered in Louisville. EDGE works to train, equip and mobilize people to provide sustainable water, sanitation and health and hygiene solutions throughout the world. Donations to the “Drop in the Bucket” campaign will purchase supplies and equipment for their work purifying water in places such as Haiti and India.

This new, interactive exhibit explores the playthings that have entertained generations past through a unique display of vintage toys and hands-on elements. This fun for-all-ages exhibit will feature conceptual artwork from the popular animated movies, as well as some original 3-D objects used in its making. Additionally, there will be movie-related toy collections for every generation-- everything from Star Wars to Cinderella-- in this, the first-ever exhibition authorized by Disney for this series of movies.