Louisville’s first children’s museum breaks ground in Portland neighborhood | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A ceremonial groundbreaking was held for Louisville’s first dedicated children’s museum on Saturday at an annual festival. 

The Portland Art and Heritage Fair featured local vendors, live music, and a ceremony marking the progress on AHOY: Adventure House of You. Portland Museum has worked on the project that will offer an immersive and interactive experience for children.  

Construction is scheduled to begin in 2025, and the first phase is slated to be completed in late 2026. Katy Delahanty, executive director of Portland Museum, said the innovative museum will shape the future of thousands of children.

June Apple, an eighth grader at Western Middle School, performed at the fair with the Louisville Leopard Percussionist. Apple believes the museum is important for the neighborhood and city.

“We have so many museums, but this children’s museum in particular, especially it being the first, it’s going to be so important …