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The Arts
RIVERPARK CENTER
At this performing arts and civic center on the riverfront, you can catch a Broadway show, a concert, a ballet, or even a wedding reception. The RPC boasts 100,000 square feet of space, including its state-ofthe-art auditorium, which seats nearly 1,500 guests. The RPC is known all over the country and has entertained and educated over 4 million people since its inception in 1992.
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THEATRE WORKSHOP OF OWENSBORO
A huge arts community, natives of Owensboro have long ago realized the importance and significance of local theater. Called “The Longest Running Show in Town,” Theatre Workshop of Owensboro uses local and regional actors to put on incredible plays and musicals at its locations.
OWENSBORO MUSEUM OF FINE ART
“Free and Open to All” is not only a phrase used by the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, but a firm and proud objective to make art accessible to everyone. Located at 9th and Frederica Street in downtown Owensboro, OMFA is a representation of everything that makes our city such a wonderful, unique, and arts-focused place to live
and visit. Consisting of three wings (two of which are on the National Register of Historic Sites), the art museum is a gorgeous structure that features tens of thousands of works of art and exhibitions that rotate every three months.
MURALS
You can find murals of all shapes, sizes and styles on the buildings and landmarks across downtown Owensboro. Step back into history with our old-school Coca Cola mural that advertises five-cent sodas. Be mesmerized by the larger-than-life mirror mosaic of the state of Kentucky by the downtown bridge, and dive into the rich history of Owensboro’s Black community through a mural painted on a former “segregation wall” at Kendall Perkins Park.
OWENSBORO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY
Catch the Kentucky Kid Nicky Hayden memorial monument in front of the Owensboro Convention Center.
Explore the educational, the historic and the scientific relevance of western Kentucky through exhibits, the Wendell H. Ford Government Education Center, a Coal Mine Gallery and a SpeedZeum dedicated to motorsports at this four-story museum in downtown Owensboro.
