Jill Smith Staff Writer jsmith194@murraystate.edu To commemorate the Centennial Celebration, University Libraries and the Office of Development hosted the Grand Opening of the Centennial Exhibit in Wrather West Kentucky Museum on April 21. Interim Dean of Libraries Cris Ferguson said planning for the exhibit began in 2020 with drafting storyboards, which are now displayed in Read More
Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu In preparation for Murray State University’s centennial celebration, Wrather West Kentucky Museum is set to relaunch with new exhibits and events. After being mostly closed to the public since March of 2020, the museum, located near Wilson Hall at North 16th and University Drive, will soon undergo major renovations. The Read More
Dionte Berry Features Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu The Wrather Museum is opening back up after its COVID-19 closure with the traveling Smithsonian exhibit: “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America.” Along with the Smithsonian exhibit, Wrather Museum also hosts a WKMS exhibit, which shares the history of the radio station, and the Murray Room, which displays pieces of Read More
By Gisselle Hernandez, Features Editor A trail of magic, beloved by many, can be found in one of Wrather Museum’s exhibition rooms until Nov. 4. Wrather West Kentucky Museum is hosting an exhibit titled “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance, Science, Magic and Medicine.” The exhibition, which uses materials from the National Library of Medicine, features six 7-foot Read More
(WITH SLIDESHOW AND VIDEO) – When veteran alumni were asked to stand for recognition, a young man in a black sweatshirt proudly stood with nearly 20 others at the Veterans Day ceremony held at Wrather West Kentucky Museum. That man, alumnus Adam Horton, is a five-year veteran of the U.S. Navy who enrolled at Murray Read More
Each year, as a part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Murray State Women’s Center opens a walk-through, interactive exhibit known as Crazy In Love. Earlier this week, the center had the exhibit in Wrather Museum, hosted for all students and the community to see. The purpose of the exhibit is to show how someone Read More