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The Innocent Bystander
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
Veteran’s Day Celebration
Veteran’s Day Celebration on November 11, 2012
$5 Admission all day. Veterans and active military get free admission*.
*Regular galleries only. “Diana: A Celebration” exhibition access is not included.
Other special events at the Frazier Museum on this day include:
- From November 11 through February 16, 2013, the Frazier Museum is collecting items for military personnel serving overseas. Click here for a list of supplies for the “care packages.”
- Special Veteran’s Day-themed historic performances throughout the day by our interpreters
The service and sacrifices of military veterans will be honored with a special parade and other events in downtown Louisville Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11.
A special display will be installed in front of the Frazier Museum Nov. 5 through 12– Kentucky’s “40 et 8” boxcar, on loan from the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven. The “40 et 8” boxcar was sent to Kentucky by people in France in 1949 in gratitude for America’s donation of food and life necessities in 1948; each state received a “40 et 8” car. Kentucky’s is one of 35 cars known to remain in existence. In connection with the “40 et 8” display, volunteers will serve as docents to explain the “40 et 8” program and the car’s history.
The museum also will provide reduced admission to the public and free admission to veterans and active military members that day. A Supply Drive for the Troops to collect “care packages” for military personnel serving overseas will kick off that day at the museum and run through February 16.
PLEASE BE ADVISED: Main Street will be closed starting at 1:45 p.m. for the city’s 2 p.m. Veterans Day parade. It will reopen at approximately 4 p.m. During this time, please access the museum via 9th street or via River Road to Washington Street.
