Behringer-Crawford Museum

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Behringer-Crawford Museum Today, the museum has transformed into a regional cultural center for the residents and tourists to our area. Contact the museum for a list of opportunities.
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From the ridiculous (BCM’s infamous two-headed calf) to the sublime (our fascinating collections), this family-friendly museum celebrates the unique arts, heritage and culture of Northern Kentucky as part of the Ohio Valley. EXHIBITS – PROGRAMS:
HISTORY IN MOTION… Rivers, Roads, Rails, & Runways

Behringer-Crawford Museum in the historic Devou family home (c. 1848 - 1880) opened to the public in 1950. It was so named because it featured the natural history collections of West Covington native and world traveler, William Behringer, and in honor of the museum’s first curator and noted archeologist, Ellis Crawford. Featuring 450 million years of Northern Kentucky history and culture as viewed through the lens of transportation - Rivers, Roads, Rails & Runways, visitors enjoy hands-on, interactive exhibits and activities and purchase specialty souvenirs from the BCM Museum Store in a newly expanded and renovated 20,000 sq ft facility. Behringer-Crawford Museum is also home to definitive collections of artwork by Mary Bruce Sharon, Harlan Hubbard and Wolfgang Ritschel and presents a broad range of ongoing creative, innovative and fascinating exhibits and educational programs for all ages. These include Music@BCM Concert Series, freshART, Holiday Toy Trains, the Junior Curator Program in Archaeology, school and civic group tours, and other events in consonance with our mission: "The regional history of Northern Kentucky as part of the Ohio Valley must be preserved for the benefit of present and future generations. Therefore, the Behringer-Crawford Museum is a center for the collection, presentation, study and enjoyment of our natural, cultural, and visual and performing arts heritage." ACCESSIBILITY:
The museum's offerings are available to all persons without regard to ethnicity, gender, creed, national origin, age, or disability. VOLUNTEERS:
BCM is always looking for energetic volunteers.

10/25/2026

Miss last week’s NKY History Hour? Watch this recording of “Archie Williams: NKY’s First Eagle Scout” with Shane Noem, BCM board trustee, Eagle Scout, & Silver Beaver Award recipient.
Learn how scouting contributed to Williams’ ambitions and connections to life in our region in the early 1900s.
Then, join us LIVE for our next episode on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. with Karl Lietzenmayer as we discuss Daniel Boone.
Register to join on zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a2jgosPgQZ-MyVjjVYZiFA
Scouting America Dan Beard Council, Scouting America

🧊 Ice transforms Copperas Falls into a striking winter scene.See this photograph, “Copperas Falls in Winter, Clifty Wild...
10/25/2026

🧊 Ice transforms Copperas Falls into a striking winter scene.

See this photograph, “Copperas Falls in Winter, Clifty Wilderness” (2025), and more in "Red River Gorge: A 50-Year Journey," on display now through Nov. 29 at Behringer-Crawford Museum as part of the FotoFocus Biennial: The Long View. Get your free Biennial pass to get free admission during the month of October at: https://www.fotofocus.org/biennial/2026/biennialpass

📷 J. Miles Wolf

Before refrigerators, there was the spring! Sixth graders from Amanda Elementary  in Middletown, Ohio, explored BCM’s Hi...
10/23/2026

Before refrigerators, there was the spring! Sixth graders from Amanda Elementary in Middletown, Ohio, explored BCM’s Historic Spring Trail today with Curator of Collections Jason French during our urban archaeology program. Students learned how the spring helped keep food cool and what clues might remain underground, including nails from a wooden structure and metal storage containers.

Bring your students to BCM! Contact Education Director Kim Gehring-Cook at [email protected] to book a field trip or educational program.

10/23/2026

Who was Ellis Crawford, and what impact did he leave on Northern Kentucky? Discover the story of the man who helped develop Big Bone Lick State Park and was the first curator of Behringer-Crawford Museum. Visit BCM today and view the artifacts, fossils, and photographs that tell the story of his lasting impact on our region.

10/23/2026
10/20/2026

NKY History Hour: Archie Williams with Shane Noem

🦣 Did you know fossils from Behringer-Crawford Museum's collection are helping researchers uncover new clues about North...
10/20/2026

🦣 Did you know fossils from Behringer-Crawford Museum's collection are helping researchers uncover new clues about Northern Kentucky's prehistoric past?

Check out this fascinating WCPO 9 story featuring BCM Curator of Collections Jason French and researcher Ken Tankersley, whose discoveries are shedding new light on the Ice Age animals that once roamed our region! Big Bone Lick State Historic Site

Fossils unearthed in Boone County are revealing new secrets about life during the ice age. A former UC professor says they can also tell us a lot about our world today.

Did you know that one of Northern Kentucky’s first Eagle Scouts led a Boy Scout troop that met in the childhood home of ...
10/20/2026

Did you know that one of Northern Kentucky’s first Eagle Scouts led a Boy Scout troop that met in the childhood home of Scouting founder Daniel Carter Beard in Covington?

Discover the story of Archie Williams, longtime Scoutmaster of Covington Troop 6, inventor, artist and a key figure in the history of Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center in NKY History Hour: Archie Williams: NKY's First Eagle Scout.

Join Shane Noem tomorrow night, Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m. for a FREE, virtual NKY History Hour!

💻 Watch live on Zoom or Facebook Live. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a2jgosPgQZ-MyVjjVYZiFA

We may be closed today, but our doors will be open this evening for the Park Hills Meet the Candidates event! Stop by BC...
10/19/2026

We may be closed today, but our doors will be open this evening for the Park Hills Meet the Candidates event! Stop by BCM tonight from 4–7 p.m. to meet the candidates and connect with your community. City of Park Hills Kentucky

Park Hills, let’s get together! 😊

Join us for a Meet and Greet with the Park Hills candidates on October 19 from 4–7 p.m. at Behringer-Crawford Museum. Connect with neighbors, take in some local history and don’t miss the famous two-headed calf! 🐮

Thank you to the museum for hosting us!

Address

1600 Montague Road
Covington, KY
41011

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+18594914003

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