Creation Museum

During our family stay-cation, we visited the Creation Museum located near Petersburg, Kentucky. Much like any museum, the Creation Museum is founded upon a particular philosophical presupposition in which all scientific knowledge is interpreted through. Unlike other museums, however, the Creation Museum is founded upon the Holy Bible to interpret scientific knowledge. Considering that the biblical view of reality is subject to much scoffing and it is in vogue to mock scriptural interpretation of creation, much of the museum is dedicated to apologetics. When visiting the museum, be prepared to read; furthermore, be prepared to move slowly enough to read everything and give the biblical worldview a fair shake.
The museum offers a lot of models to present a visual display of Genesis, the first book of the Bible. The exhibit hall offers some artifacts with many displays presenting the biblical worldview of natural and human history.




The museum displays Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, Adam naming the diverse animal population in the garden, and even includes a large tree of life. The displays have written accounts and visuals regarding the fall of man. There is a portion of the museum that displays humanity's rejection of God's Word and consequences of sin with videos creatively placed as house windows peering into personal lives of people.

The section on covering is well done. Adam and his family cultivated with difficulties and covered the shame of their nakedness and the guilt of sin with animal sacrifice.










Recent history is also presented to reveal a philosophical divide of interpretation of scientific knowledge. Of course, the Reformation and Martin Luther's display tells of a time when the Word of God was suppressed under the higher authority of the elites in the Roman Catholic Church. Luther stood firm on the authority and reliability of the Bible.
The Scopes Trial was also on display with a short video to supplement the display. This is a pivotal moment in the history of creationism and I prefer a little bit more in this particular display.

At the entrance to the museum, a full skeleton of the mastodon is on display with models of other dinosaurs, presenting a theory that humans and dinosaurs resided on earth at the same time. There is also a nice aquarium with fish and turtles on display with human and dinosaur models that move.

The museum has lecture halls that have various speakers of different areas of expertise to come and speak as well as various workshops with hands-on learning. Also, if you pay a little extra, you may also view a show in the Stargazer's Planetarium. I highly recommend the Planetarium, as the show not only interprets astronomy through the biblical record, but also reveals the awesome might of Creator God.

A display I recommend going slowly through is the portion on the flood. Contrary to what many Americans view in the account of Noah's Ark as being about naming animals and the colors of the rainbow, the flood was God's judgment on wicked humanity and grace in His sovereign election of the sinful family of Noah to be rescued through the great flood. The videos and reading as well as various models speaking need to be considered when interpreting historical science.

Of course, an introductory display regarding revelation is necessary to offer the biblical account of history. I recommend that Christians and non-Christians alike take the time to go through this walk through history according the the biblical worldview. If you claim to be one of an "open mind," then such a survey and careful consideration of the view presented in the museum would be a useful journey. If you are a believer, your faith will be strengthened by the evidence to the biblical worldview.

In good humor, the people of the museum use the command to not touch the displays exclamatively with a polite adverbial request.

Also, there is a petting zoo and plant display outside the museum, which is free of charge. Children will love feeding and toughing llamas, goats, chickens, and a zorse (a zebra-horse hybrid).


The zorse or zebroid is more than a display of a mixed animal "because we can." The zorse is an animal mentioned in Charles Darwin's Origin of Species, which may also strengthen the case for creationism considering various animals in the same type may cross-breed a new subspecies.


The most lovely treasure at the Creation Museum is that the Word of God is written all over the place. The gospel is center stage to the entire event of creation and providence, which every molecule of this vast universe is held in the sovereign rule of Creator God. The beauty of God's creation on display throughout the museum is just that, a display of God's beauty. It is my hope that the museum continues to improve its artifacts and expand the exhibits. With that said, the museum is a must destination for all interested in the biblical view of natural and human history.