Smile with Santa, Stories and Special Hours at BCM 🎅🏻 📖

Smile with Santa, Stories and

Special Hours at BCM

'Tis the Season for Giving!

Celebrate the spirit of the season with a year-end gift to BCM.

Last year, Behringer-Crawford Museum reached nearly 20,000 area youth through our outreach and educational programming. With a gift to BCM, you will provide even more students and their families with meaningful enrichment experiences and work to ensure BCM's legacy for present and future generations.

To donate, CLICK HERE .

If you already have contributed, THANK YOU!

All Aboard the Polar Express!

Final Holiday Storytime of the Season

Sunday, Dec. 22, 2 p.m.

It's your last chance to take a trip to the North Pole at BCM! Join us Sunday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. for our last storytime of the holiday season. Listen to the stories, "The Polar Express" and "The Holiday Adventures of Wiley Wahoo & Me!," followed by a Christmas craft to take home. Then, enjoy hot chocolate, cookies and a visit from jolly old St. Nick! Holiday finery or comfy PJs are encouraged.

Included with museum admission. Seating is limited; reservations are required by Dec. 20. Call (859) 491-4003 or email education@bcmuseum.org.

Sponsored by Central Bank.

Decorate Cookies with Your Tot

Tot Tuesdays!: Mrs. Claus' Kitchen

Tuesday, Dec. 17, 10:30 a.m.

Mrs. Claus loves to make goodies for the holidays! Toddlers and their caregivers are invited to hear a story and decorate their own crafty felt gingerbread "cookies."

Tot Tuesdays!, designed to help prepare preschoolers for reading readiness and socialization, are held from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on the third Tuesday of every month. Admission is free for BCM members. For future members, cost is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors 60+ and $5 for children. There is a $1 craft fee per child. Free parking. Reserve spots for you and your child at (859) 491-4003.

Be Your Beautiful Best for the Holidays

Brown Bag Luncheon with Jessie Hansen

Thursday, Dec.19, noon

Jessie Hansen of Southern Style Soap will offer some great at-home beauty treatments that will leave your skin glowing. Jessie has been making soaps and skincare products, hand-crafted in Kentucky for over a decade. Let her show you how to bring the enchantment of the South into your home.

BCM’s Brown Bag Lunch program is a series of mid-day lectures, concerts and performances -- great opportunities to enjoy an informative and enjoyable program while lunching with friends. Bring your own lunch – we’ll provide drinks and dessert. $3 for BCM members, $10 for future members. Registrations requested: (859) 491-4003.

FREE Admission for Villa Hills Residents

Saturday, Dec. 21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

All Villa Hills residents are invited to visit BCM for free from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 21, courtesy of the city of Villa Hills. There will be a reading of the Polar Express and Wiley Wahoo's Winter Wonderland a t 2 p.m. and hot chocolate and cookies will be provided. Please RSVP for story time by Friday, Dec. 20 by calling (859) 491-4003 or emailing rsiegrist@bcmuseum.org.

Guests must show proof of residency.

Save the Date!

We have announced the date for the 2020 Two-Headed Calf Awards! The awards will be presented at a banquet Thursday, April 9 at 6 p.m. at the NKU Votruba Student Union Ballroom. Tickets will be $100 each. More details coming soon!

Bearing Beaded Gifts From the Past

This week BCM Curator Jason French showcases some elegant beaded and metal purses from years past that are part of our upcoming 2020 bead exhibit.

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Curator's Chat: Beaded Gifts From the Past

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Congratulate Our Curator

The newest Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. BCM Curator of Collections Jason French will receive a certificate of appreciation for his work with BCM's "Northern Kentucky Sports Legends" exhibit. Read more about the event and inductees HERE.

Special Hours for Our Special Visitors

BCM will be open for these special hours during the upcoming holiday weeks to make sure everyone can get in to see the Holiday Toy Trains, Wahoo's Winter Wonderland , Dickens' Victorian Village and all of our Holiday Traditions@BCM displays.

Mondays, December 23 and 30:

10 a.m-5 p.m.

Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Closed Christmas and New Year's Day

Take Home Your Own Holiday Toy Train!

Purchase Raffle Tickets at BCM

Feeling lucky? Stop by the front desk at BCM and purchase raffle tickets for just $1 each for a chance to win a RARE LIMITED EDITION P&G K-Line model train set, made for sale only to employees in 1990. Start your very own family tradition with this collectible item under your tree! Proceeds benefit our museum education programs.