The Derby Museum celebrates 40 years of stories in 2025. | Kentucky Derby Museum
The Kentucky Derby Museum celebrates 40 years of stories on Monday that officially opened its doors to the public, April 28, 1985 and has served more than 7.2 million guests since then, the organization said on Monday morning.
The museum thanks a foundation of the James Graham Brown Foundation and the support of private donors and attributes its partnership with Churchill Downs as an crucial part of its ongoing success. The derby museum welcomes almost 38,000 students annually through its public relations and internal educational efforts and in the past 10 years, $ 10 million invested in exhibition improvements and improvements in the facilities to ensure that future generations can continue to research the history of the history of Evoling and appealing paths.
On the start-up day 2025, the museum is unveiled the $ 2 million upgrade on its characteristic film for the 40th anniversary. The biggest race.
“This anniversary is deeply personal for so many of us,” said Patrick Armstrong, President and CEO of Kentucky Derby Museum. “This museum has served as a heartbeat of the derby history for 40 years. We have challenges, celebrated incredible milestones and have developed with our city, our state and the sport of the horse race. With everything, our team passionately obliged to make the experience of every guest unforgettable.
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