Museum
Seeks Sponsor for Virtual Reality Exhibit
The International
Museum of the Horse is seeking a sponsor to fund a new permanent
exhibit which would allow visitors to take a virtual reality
tour of the famous French cave at Lascaux. The exhibit is
expected to cost $145,000.
The
exhibit was developed by artist Benjamin
Britton, and allows the visitor to experience all passages
of the cave. The actual cave, which was closed to the public
in 1963, features thousands of Paleolithic drawings, many
of which are of horses. It is hoped that funding can be
secured in time to open the exhibit in 1998.
New
Horse Breeds of the World Exhibit to Open this Winter

Work
has begun on the Museum's new Horse Breeds of the World
exhibit, which will replace the 20 year old Breed Wall
computer exhibit, and will also be available on-line. The
new exhibit will expand coverage from the current 63 breeds,
to approximately 120.
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Horse
Breeds of the World
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Breeds of the World
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Calumet
Farm Trophies
Museum
Purchases Calumet Trophy Collection for $2.7Million
(9/4//98)
In
a major victory for the International Museum of the Horse
and racing fans throughout the world, the Kentucky Horse
Park presented bankruptcy attorneys with a check for $2.7
million for the purchase of the Calumet Farm trophies and
paintings. This insures that the trophies and paintings
will remain at the Kentucky Horse Park.
After
the 20 month battle to save the collection, we are thrilled
with the outcome. We would again like to express our deep
appreciation toThe Commonwealth of Kentucky for their $1.5
million appropriation; Mr. Ted Bassett, Chairman of the
Save the Trophies Committee; Mr. Joe Scott who provided
astute legal assistance throughout the campaign; Ms. Sarah
Hernandez, Council for the Museum and the Tourism Development
Cabinet; Mrs .Margaret Glass, longtime secretary at Calumet
who started this process some 20 years ago; the staff of
the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation; John Nicholson, Horse
Park Executive Director, for his constant support, and
especially to our many donors - both large and small.
Its
refreshing to note that sometimes justice does prevail.
Bill
Cooke, Director
International Museum of the Horse
Secretariat
Bronze Committee Formed
A
select committee representing many of those involved with
the racing career of the great Triple Crown winner Secretariat
has been formed to raise funds for the commissioning of
a life size bronze to be placed at the Kentucky Horse Park.
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Secretariat
Bronze
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