Jennifer Downs
Curator
Jennifer is Curator at KHS. She holds a BA in Art History from the University of Kentucky and an MA in the History of Decorative Arts from the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Parsons School of Design. She has held curatorial positions at museums including the Speed Art Museum, Bonnet House Museum & Gardens, and The Art Institute of Chicago. She has also consulted on several research and curatorial projects rooted in Kentucky’s diverse history. Jennifer’s special interests include archival research, 19th and 20th-century American decorative arts and material culture, and historic interiors. Staff member since 2024.