Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous: Art, Fashion & Luxury in the Gilded Age presents the spirit and material culture of the Gilded Age (ca.1870-1915) through the era’s most iconic artwork and objects. Fashionable dresses and accessories, American Impressionist paintings, and luxury products from the period are among the items featured in the
exhibition. Through the exhibition,visitors will experience the extravagance of the Gilded Age and the birth of Modern American consumer culture.

The exhibition presents this era of rapid change on a national scale along with individual and family experiences from the region to explore how local people entered the modern era.
This exhibition will be in partnership with the Reading Public Museum in Reading, PA, and will feature items from the collections of the Kentucky Historical Society, The Speed Art Museum, The Filson Historical Society, the Howard Steamboat Museum, the University of Louisville Archives, and numerous private lenders.