LSM&F HITS ATTENDANCE RECORD AGAIN!!!
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory scored a record number of visitors in 2011, announcing today that annual attendance was at an all-time high with 238,912 visitors. This is the second consecutive year that Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory has set a record for attendance and the third time in museum history that it has eclipsed the 230,000 visitors mark. The museum welcomed 234,771 visitors in 2010, beating its previous total of 231,521 in 2007.
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DEREK JETER SCULPTURE JOINS MUSEUM'S MAIN GALLERY
Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory added another superstar to its roster Wednesday as it unveiled a lifelike sculpture of Derek Jeter, team captain of the New York Yankees and future Hall of Famer. Jeter joins elite company in the museum's main gallery as the fourth player to be immortalized with a statue. Others player sculptures are fellow Yankee icon Babe Ruth, Red Sox legend Ted Williams and Cincinnati Reds/Seattle Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr.
"We are thrilled to feature Derek Jeter in the museum," said Anne Jewell, Executive Director of LSM&F. "Jeter is a baseball rockstar, an ambassador for the game and a huge fan favorite. We're proud to include him in our lineup of baseball greats and we know our guests will love it."
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NICKELODEON NAMES LOUISVILLE SLUGGER MUSEUM & FACTORY #1 TOURIST SPOT
Drum roll, please! The votes have been counted and the winner is ... Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, home of the Big Bat, for "Best Tourist Spot" in town.
The contest was sponsored by ParentsConnect.com, a popular website created by Nickelodeon, best known for child and family-friendly hit television programming like SpongeBob Squarepants and ICarly. ParentsConnect.com, which offers advice on raising children from babies to teens, asked visitors from all over the country for their favorite local family-friendly places. Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory emerged as the city's top tourist attraction.
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LOUISVILLE SLUGGER MUSEUM & FACTORY INTRODUCES DAILY PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
As part of our renovation, we've added fun daily activities and programs for our guests to enjoy. Throughout the day, guests can experience live character performances, behind-the-scenes tours, hands-on activities and much, much more. Be sure to pick up a Daily Programming Schedule at the information desk during your visit.
Among the activities currently rotating through the daily programming schedule are:
Louisville Slugger Enlists - A live costumed character performance describing how Louisville Slugger pitched in during World War II.
Tales from the Bat Vault - Visit the Fort Knox of Louisville Slugger. The bat vault contains models used to create bats for some of baseball's all-time greats including Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron and many, many more.
Art and Architecture - Take a tour of Louisville Slugger's corporate headquarters and get a look at the Hillerich family's extensive collection of baseball artwork.
All daily programs are free with a museum and factory tour ticket.
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