Lunch at the Behringer-Crawford Museum in Devou Park

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From Family Estate to Regional Museum: The History of Behringer-Crawford Museum

We have been invited to a brown-bag luncheon presentation on Friday, February 26th, at 11:30 AM. This special weekday event will take us "over the river and through the woods" to Devou Park. Tiffany Hoppenjans, Behringer-Crawford Museum Curator,will explore the complex and rich history of the museum. She will also discuss a few of their many artifacts and the genealogical connections with the families who once owned them. See below for additional information. Reservations required.

Tiffany Hoppenjans

The museum was originally a family home occupied by the Devous. The house and surrounding property were donated in 1910 to the City of Covington for the purpose of becoming a park and community center.  By 1950, the house became a museum featuring the eclectic collection of local resident William Behringer.  Under the direction of its first curator Ellis Crawford, the museum grew into a cornerstone attraction.  Today, Behringer-Crawford Museum is the area’s largest museum celebrating the unique arts, heritage and culture of Northern Kentucky as part of the Ohio Valley. 

Tiffany Hoppenjans has been the Curator of Collections at Behringer-Crawford Museum since 2012.  She possesses a B.A. is History and Anthropology from Western Kentucky University and a Master of Arts in Public History from Northern Kentucky University. 

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Event: The History of the Behringer-Crawford Museum
Date: Friday, February 26th at 11:30 AM
Bring your own lunch
Email Program Director, Kathy Reed, at programs@hcgs.org  and list the name(s) and number of people for whom you are making a reservation. Include your email address. Reservations are limited. There is no cost.
Questions:  Call Kathy Reed, 513-295-1970.
Directions: Take I-71/I-75 South from Cincinnati. Then: