The Frazier History Museum is a history museum that documents and reinterprets stories from history using artifacts, gallery talks, and interpretations delivered in costume by teaching artists.
Founded in 2004 as a museum of historical arms and armor, the museum has expanded its focus to cover national and international history.
In 2011, the museum was renamed the Frazier History Museum. The museum’s collection grew to include clothes, furniture, helmets, jewelry, military uniforms, miniatures, musical instruments, photographs, postcards, statues, tools, and toys from various periods and worldwide.
The museum has one of the largest collections of toy soldiers and historic miniatures on display. Other exhibitions include historical arms, bourbon whiskey, and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Bow and Quiver with Arrows, attributed to Geronimo, 19th century
Highlights of the Frazier History Museum
- Historical Arms Collection
- Artifacts of the American Civil War
- American Indian Wars Artifacts
- Artifacts from European Wars
- Exhibits on the history, craft, and culture of bourbon whiskey
- The official starting point of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
- Collection of toy soldiers and historical miniatures
- Exhibition on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
English Royal Grade Double Rifle presented to Theodore Roosevelt, 1909
Frazier History Museum
- Museum: Frazier History Museum
- Previously: Frazier Historical Arms Museum and the Frazier International History Museum
- City: Louisville
- State: Kentucky
- Country: United States
- Established: 2004
- Type: History Museum
- Location: 829 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky
The Bourbon Bottle Hall – Frazier History Museum
Frazier History Museum – Map
Frazier History Museum – 360 Virtual Views
Frazier History Museum – 360 Virtual Views
Frazier History Museum – 360 Virtual Views
Frazier History Museum
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“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.”
– Mark Twain
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