Frazier History Museum – Virtual Tour

The Frazier History Museum is a history museum that documents and reinterprets stories from history using artifacts, gallery talks, and interpretations delivered in costume by teaching artists.

Founded in 2004 as a museum of historical arms and armor, the museum has expanded its focus to cover national and international history.

In 2011, the museum was renamed the Frazier History Museum. The museum’s collection grew to include clothes, furniture, helmets, jewelry, military uniforms, miniatures, musical instruments, photographs, postcards, statues, tools, and toys from various periods and worldwide.

The museum has one of the largest collections of toy soldiers and historic miniatures on display. Other exhibitions include historical arms, bourbon whiskey, and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Bow and Quiver with Arrows, attributed to Geronimo, 19th century

Highlights of the Frazier History Museum

Historical Arms Collection
Artifacts of the American Civil War
American Indian Wars Artifacts
Artifacts from European Wars
Exhibits on the history, craft, and culture of bourbon whiskey
The official starting point of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Collection of toy soldiers and historical miniatures
Exhibition on the Lewis and Clark Expedition

English Royal Grade Double Rifle presented to Theodore Roosevelt, 1909

Frazier History Museum

Museum: Frazier History Museum
Previously: Frazier Historical Arms Museum and the Frazier International History Museum
City: Louisville
State: Kentucky
Country: United States
Established: 2004
Type: History Museum
Location: 829 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky

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“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.”
– Mark Twain

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