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The Headley Whitney Museum of Art is a decorative and fine arts museum founded by prominent jewelry designer, George W. Headley III.

The Museum displays changing exhibits every year. The Museum's permanent collection includes jewelry and bibelots designed by George W. Headley, in addition to his decorative arts, Marylou Whitney's amazing dollhouses and rose garden, and our the unique Shell Grotto. Museum Hours:
Friday, Saturday & Sunday10 am - 4 pm

The Museum will close for the season on November 16, 2020 and reopen in Spring 2021. Exhibits and our permanent collection will be available for during that time.

10/22/2026

UPCOMING EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Saturday, October 24 at 11 am
Victoria Faoro, Gallery Talk
about the Storied Quilts exhibit with the Founding Director of the National Quilt Museum
$10 admission includes viewing the exhibit

Sunday, October 25 at 2 pm
Kid's Create Event
Color a Log Cabin quilt and
make a Nine-Square card
$5 per child

Featured here:
Crazy Quilt by Lucille Wallace 1975, aunt of Governor Edward T. Breathitt
On loan from the Kentucky Historical Society

10/17/2026

UNVEILED!!
Spectacular new works by artist
Dr. Eugene Poole Jr honoring two greats - a portrait of Lexington’s own Oliver Lewis and quilt of jockey Deshawn Parker.

Thank you Mayor Linda Gorton and Councilperson Shayla Lynch for presenting a special proclamation marking Eugene Poole Jr day in Lexington!

Thank you Pocket Aces Racing for sponsoring this event and to all who joined in this memorable occasion

10/16/2026

Dr Eugene Poole Jr is in the house!
A remarkable artist with a fascinating story of the Black jockeys who won 15 of the first 28 runnings of the Kentucky Derby.

Dr. Poole’s quilt series “Legacy in Motion” honors those champions whose stories may not be known and who shaped thoroughbred racing.

Don’t miss Dr. Poole
Artist Talk this Sunday at 2 pm
$10 admission at the door includes viewing the Storied Quilts exhibit.

10/13/2026

ARTIST TALK THIS SUNDAY
October 18 at 2pm
Artist Dr. Eugene Poole Jr
“Legacy in Motion: Black Jockey Kentucky Derby Winners”

Artist Dr. Eugene Poole Jr has created a series of quilts honoring Black jockeys who won 15 of the first 28 runnings of the Kentucky Derby 1800s-1900s, and whose stories are little known or recognized for their historic contributions to the sport.

A Hopkinsville, Kentucky, native, master’s degree in architecture from UK, and lead architect of the US Capital building, Poole is an artist whose paintings are in collections internationally and two US Presidents. He began working with textiles in 2021 and has created this series of intricate quilts of Black jockeys which are featured currently in the Storied Quilts Exhibit.

Dr. Poole is a remarkable man with a remarkable story to tell. Make plans to join us for his talk this Sunday.
$10 admission at the door includes viewing and Storied Quilts Exhibit

Storied Quilts Exhibit on View
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
10am - 4pm

10/10/2026

Artist Talk TODAY at 2 pm
Nellie Seigel presents a talk and slides about her mom, quilt artist, on Rebekka Seigel.

$10 admission includes viewing the Storied Quilt Exhibit

10/08/2026

ARTIST TALK THIS SUNDAY

Sunday, October 11 at 2 pm
Nellie Seigel

Artist Nellie Seigel, presents slide talk about her mother, quilt artist Rebekka Seigel's Women's Work, a series of thirteen meticulously detailed quilts paying tribute to groundbreaking 20th-century women who rose to the top of their field in a range of industries including literature, science, sports, art, entertainment, and law - Lucy M. Lewis, Pearl S. Buck, Martha Graham, Rachel Carson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Louise Nevelson, Barbara Jordan, Jean Ritchie, Maya Angelou, Mildred Babe Didrikson, Ella Fitzgerald, Lucille Ball, and Margaret Meade. Seigel utilized a unique “paper doll” format where smaller interchangeable quilted garments attach to the larger foundational quilt as seen here.

10/06/2026

QUILT SALE
New & Vintage
Sunday, November 1
10 am - 4 pm

Link here to sign up, reserve a table:
https://education88.wixforms.com/f/7511835501687473328

10/02/2026

Storied Quilts: The Art of Quilts and the Stories They Tell features 70 remarkable quilts created by over 40 quilt artists on loan from private collections and museums.

Featured Quilt of the Day:
“Unicorn in Captivity” by Lauren Gregory references the famous unicorn tapestry at The Met Cloisters in New York City, and contains many hidden wishes for a baby, which Gregory is now mom of a one-year-old daughter. Gregory is a fourth generation quilter and artist raised in the mountains of East Tennessee. Her kaleidoscopic quilts are filled with playful pop-culture references and pointed social commentary. Gregory lives in Nashville and her practice bridges painting, animation and quilting, exploring themes of storytelling and the interplay between tradition and technology. She teaches animation at Parsons School of Design and quilting at Ox-Bow School of Art.

Exhibition On View:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
10 am - 4 pm
Admission: $10 adults
free for children 17 and under and students with ID

09/30/2026

PET HEALING EVENT
This SUNDAY OCTOBER 4 at 2 pm

Jennifer Bradley, shares the transformative potential of Jin Shin Jyutsu for your animal friends - a gentle, non-invasive therapy that utilizes light touch to help dogs, cats, and horses reduce stress, injury, trauma, and physical tension. Bradley, a seasoned practitioner with over 15 years experience, including 11 years at UK HealthCare's Integrative Medicine & Health, conducts her practice in Fayette, Bourbon and Woodford County.

See our new Pet Walkway where you can honor your favorite pet with a custom engraved brick. The bricks also make a thoughtful gift to friends with new pets or in remembrance of past pets.

Headley-Whitney.org to purchase an engraved brick

Address

4435 Old Frankfort Pike
Lexington, KY
40510

Telephone

+18592556653

Website

http://www.headley-whitney.org/

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