After shutting down in 2017, the Bourgard College of Music and Art is reopening. The familiar sounds of music will once again flow through the halls of the historic Bourgard College of Music and Art.Nearly 100 years ago, Bourgard College made history as one of the first music education centers for Black children in Kentucky and the first in Louisville.Mayor Craig Greenburg said, “Caroline Bourgard, the founder of the Bourgard College of Music and Art, was a visionary who refused to let segregation silence creativity.” The college was founded in 1927 with a mission of creating a safe space for kids to learn and explore their creativity.In 2017, 90 years after it opened, the historic building closed and fell into disrepair. That was until three years later when the Louisville Metro got hold of it.Greenburg said, “The property was generously donated to Louisville Metro Government by the Landbank Authority, and thanks to a $500,000 grant from the National Park Service, essential repairs started.” The renovation of the Russell neighborhood building cost over $1.1 million and took nearly five years to restore.
After shutting down in 2017, the Bourgard College of Music and Art is reopening.
The familiar sounds of music will once again flow through the halls of the historic Bourgard College of Music and Art.
Nearly 100 years ago, Bourgard College made history as one of the first music education centers for Black children in Kentucky and the first in Louisville.
Mayor Craig Greenburg said, “Caroline Bourgard, the founder of the Bourgard College of Music and Art, was a visionary who refused to let segregation silence creativity.”
The college was founded in 1927 with a mission of creating a safe space for kids to learn and explore their creativity.
In 2017, 90 years after it opened, the historic building closed and fell into disrepair. That was until three years later when the Louisville Metro got hold of it.
Greenburg said, “The property was generously donated to Louisville Metro Government by the Landbank Authority, and thanks to a $500,000 grant from the National Park Service, essential repairs started.”
The renovation of the Russell neighborhood building cost over $1.1 million and took nearly five years to restore.
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