Voices Uncovered: The History of the Commonwealth

FAIN: ZPP-283771-22

Frazier History Museum (Louisville, KY 40202-2619)
Andrew Treinen (Project Director: May 2021 to December 2023)

Planning of a new permanent exhibition that will focus on lesser-known figures in Kentucky history.

The Frazier History Museum's new permanent exhibit, "Voices Uncovered: The History of the Commonwealth," focuses on inclusive individual narratives of lesser-known figures in Kentucky's history. The exhibit tells the non-hegemonic stories of diverse Kentuckians so that all visitors, no matter their background, can see themselves in the story of Kentucky. In Partnership with the "(Un)Known Project" led by artist-run nonprofit IDEAS x-Lab, the exhibit will include a contemplative space for visitors to reflect on the stories of the many enslaved that lived in Kentucky whose names we do not know. This space will be a somber and immersive experience created with local artist Che Rhodes that will incorporate glass versions of the "(Un)Know Project" footprints that will subtly reflect the viewer, literally placing them in the footsteps of the enslaved.