The Conrad-Caldwell House Museum Special Exhibit

Sept. 20, 2010 - PRLog -- The annual St. James Court Art Show held the first weekend in October is a major fundraising event for Old Louisville and The Conrad-Caldwell House Museum. This year the Museum will host Conrad’s Café inside the West Wing of the Museum off Magnolia Avenue. Conrad’s Café will be catered by North End Café featuring an art inspired menu of food and beverages for sale. Outside on the lawn, box lunches will be for sale along with a full service bar and outdoor table seating.

During the Art Show the Museum will be open for tours, and will feature a special retrospective display of St. James Court Art Show posters. Tickets are $7 per person. The Museum booth out front will offer a large selection of items from the gift shop for sale, and book signings by two local authors, chef and linguist David Dominé, and Kelly Creagh, author of the new novel Nevermore, which is set in Old Louisville. Museum membership and volunteer information will be available along with tickets to the annual fall fundraising event, the 2010 Spirit Ball to be held October 30th.

“Our 2010 focus has been on reinvigorating the Museum through a fresh emphasis on developing dynamic educational programs and experiences,” comments Peter J. Silva, museum curator. “Topics of this year’s lectures and exhibits have included: Clarke and Loomis, architects of the Conrad-Caldwell House; Camp Taylor, Louisville’s World War I basic training camp; the Southern Exposition, which was held on the site of St. James Court in the 1880’s; and historic Derby fashions.”

The Museum continues to serve the community by providing a venue for meetings, special events, and annual events such as the St. James Court Art Show, the Old Louisville Hidden Treasures Garden Tour, Spirit Ball and the Old Louisville Holiday House Tour.

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The Conrad-Caldwell House Museum located at 1402 St. James Court in Old Louisville, is one of the country’s finest Victorian homes, an exceptional example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style.