The Filson Museum

The Filson's museum, located in the Carriage House behind the Ferguson Mansion, is a self-guided tour through the rich and varied history of Kentucky. The artifacts currently on display include a bighorn sheep horn, the only known verifiable animal artifact brought back by the Lewis and Clark expedition, a mid-nineteenth-century firefighting hand-pumper, Jim Porter's seven-foot-nine-inch smoothbore musket, a genuine Kentucky still, Daniel Boone's famous "Kill a Bar" tree carving, handmade quilts, and various Civil War artifacts. In addition to the museum's historical items, The Filson's art collection, which is displayed in the Ferguson Mansion and the museum, contains one of the most extensive collections of antebellum portraiture in Kentucky.

The museum is an important resource for teachers, students, academic researchers, and the general public. Items from its collections are frequently loaned to museums throughout the country for temporary exhibition.

The museum is free to the public and open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Group tours, including schoolchildren, are available by reservation only.
Please call (502) 635-5083 for additional information and reservations.

If you have a question about our museum's holdings, please contact:
James J. Holmberg, Curator of Special Collections
Dr. Mark Wetherington, Director of The Filson Historical Society

The Filson Historical Society
1310 South Third Street - Louisville, KY 40208
Phone: (502) 635-5083 Fax: (502) 635-5086

Hours
The Ferguson Mansion and Office
Monday - Friday: 9 am. - 5 pm.
Saturday and Sunday closed
Library and Special Collections
Monday - Friday: 9 am. - 5 pm.
First Saturday of Every Month: 9 am. - 4 pm.