Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea – New Year’s and Weekend Hours

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The Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea will close at 5 p.m. on Dec. 31 for New Year’s Eve, and will be closed all day Jan. 1, for the New Year’s Day holiday. The Center will be open regular hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, providing visitors with a festive place to enjoy a meal with friends and find beautiful Kentucky-made gifts.

 Convenient to visitors throughout the year, the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea is located at 200 Artisan Way, just off Interstate 75 at Berea, Exit 77. The center’s exhibits, shopping and travel information areas are open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the cafe is open 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

The center currently features works by more than 700 artisans from more than 100 counties across the Commonwealth. A special exhibit, “It Takes Two: Collaborations by Kentucky Artisans,” is on display through Feb. 27, 2016. For information about the center’s events call 859-985-5448, visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kentucky.artisan.center, or go to the center’s website at www.kentuckyartisancenter.ky.gov.

 The Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea is an agency in the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.