"Founder's Day" at Frazier to feature Louisville's Troy Yocum, Iraq Veteran

Frazier History Museum Presents:

Founder’s Day 2011

September 3, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Frazier History Museum and several thousand of its closest friends celebrate the museum’s seventh birthday with Founder’s Day 2011, Saturday, September 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The annual street party, which takes place in the 800 block of West Main Street, includes inflatables, educational crafts, games and activities, as well as food, the Louisville School of Rock, balloon art by Mr. Twist and live performances by the museum’s costumed historic interpreters—and most of it is free!

Founder’s Day Raffle – Tickets $3
Tickets can be purchased in the Museum Store or Admissions Desk
Drawing: 9/3/2011@ 3:45 p.m.
*Winner need not be present.

Grand Prize ~ Lego® Mona Lisa
Win your very own Mona Lisa made with more than 13,000 Lego’s® recreating the iconic image – 3’ wide x 4’ tall (30” x 45”) The winner of the LEGO Mona Lisa will take it home after September 18. It will be on display in the lobby until the end of the Da Vinci exhibit.
Value ~ $3875

2nd Prize ~ Main Street Madness
Play tourist on the most exciting street in Louisville! Admission passes to 7 attractions and tickets to Actors Theater.
Value ~ $413


3rd Prize ~ Lucky Duck
100 $1 Scratch Off Tickets , KY Lottery Swag and Pizza for a year from Bearno’s Pizza (12 pies)
Value ~ $365

As part of this year’s Founder’s Day, the Frazier Museum and its neighbor, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, are partnering to welcome home Troy Yocum, a Louisville native and Iraq war veteran whose “Hike for Our Heroes” campaign has him walking across the country in support of the thousands of military families dealing with financial difficulties. He’s partnered with the Wish Upon a Hero Foundation, a non-profit organization providing aid and comfort to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and their families, to raise much-needed awareness and funds.

Yocum, whose 7,000 mile journey began at Louisville Slugger Museum’s Big Bat on April 17, 2010, is scheduled to end his trek on September 3 about 1:30 p.m. at the same location– as part of the Frazier History Museum’s Founder’s Day street party.

“We’re thrilled to partner with our Museum Row neighbor, the Slugger Museum, to welcome home Mr. Yocum and congratulate him on what he’s accomplished for a noble cause,” said Frazier Museum Executive Director Madeleine Burnside. “The timing is a wonderful coincidence and will make this year’s Founder’s Day extra special.”

All Founder’s Day street party activities are free, while adult admission (15 and older) to museum galleries is only $5 for non-members; members are free. This includes “Da Vinci – The Genius,” the most complete exhibition on Leonardo to tour the world, currently on display at the Frazier. As part of a summer special, all children 14 and under are free (limit four children per each paid adult) throughout the run of “Da Vinci,” which closes September 18. Parking on Founder’s Day will be $3 for the whole day and free for members..

The “Da Vinci:The Genius" exhibit was profiled here on The Valley Report in August.

"Da Vinci: The Genius" at the Frazier: A must see

" Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art."

- Leonardo Da Vinci-

If you are looking for one last interesting thing to do before wrapping up your summer, there's plenty to do right here in Louisville. But time is of the essence.

The Frazier History Museum, 829 W. Main Street, contains a dazzling array of beautiful and historic artifacts. But more than that, the fine folks at the Frazier also have the story behind the items.

One of the most intriguing exhibits in Louisville today is "Da Vinci: The Genius", running now through September 18 at the museum.

The 10,000 square-foot exhibition is the most comprehensive and complete collection traveling the world on a man who is considered to be the greatest genius of all time.

Da Vinci's mind was purely and astoundingly mathematical. It is hard to tell how such a man would be viewed in modern times. Merely walking through the exhibit was quite an experience.

"Da Vinci: The Genius" features a large array of full-scale machine inventions taken directly from his personal notebooks and also includes reproductions of his most famous artwork. These full-scale machines, some of them interactive, are breathtaking when you consider the timeline - these notes and drawings were made 500 years ago.

Among the machines: A glider, helicopter,parachute, tank, machine gun, a model of "the ideal city", SCUBA gear, and a movie camera.

There is also the world-exclusive "Secrets of Mona Lisa" and a high-definition recreation of The Last Supper.

The staff at the Frazier is professional, world-class and extremely helpful. As citizens of Louisville, we should all be proud of the work taking place there. It is a genuine treasure.

The feeling you get is hard to translate into words. So, see it for yourself. And see it soon before it is too late. This one is definitely worth the trip downtown. Suitable for all ages.

Admission fees: 15 and older are $18.50, children 5-14 are $7, children under 4 are free. Frazier History Museum hours are Monday through Saturday, 9am to 5pm and Sunday noon to 5pm. For more information, visit www.fraziermuseum.org or call 502-753-5663.