Carnegie Center For Art & History

History

The Carnegie Center for Art and History is a department of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library. The Carnegie Center's mission is to collect, preserve, and interpret the history and heritage of Floyd County; promote an appreciation of and participation in the visual arts; and preserve the historic Carnegie Library building in which the museum is housed. The Carnegie library in which the Center now resides served as the town's library for 65 years. When the NAFCPL relocated in 1969, citizen groups rallied to protect the historic building from demolition. In 1971, the Floyd County Museum was formed as a local history museum and art gallery. The Floyd County Museum was incorporated into the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library in 1988. After a major renovation in 1998, the museum was renamed the Carnegie Center for Art and History. The name better reflects our library heritage and mission.

Specialties

The Carnegie Center for Art and History is a department of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library and is a not for profit history museum and contemporary art gallery serving the Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana area. We specialize in the area's history with the Underground Railroad, temporary art exhibitions, lectures, events, public art, and workshops. We are free to the public.