Learn more about what makes Berea College special with our student-led historical and craft tours!

Take the Historical Tour to immerse yourself In Berea College’s rich and culturally diverse history from our founding in 1855 to the present day.

Or, learn about the Student Craft program with the Craft Tour. The education of the hand has always been an essential part of life here at Berea College. Working individually and together as a team our students discover and enrich their artistic and problem-solving potential, starting with the most basic raw materials and creating objects of utility, beauty, and expression. Through the Student Craft program, we believe our students experience the full breadth of a traditional liberal arts education by nurturing the development of a complete thinker while bringing the College’s guiding principles, The Eight Great Commitments, to life through their dedication to craft.

All Berea College tours are free of charge, so click HERE or call, to schedule yours now.

If there isn’t a guided tour available when it’s convenient for you, we have a self-guided tour that you can take at your own pace. Stroll the beautiful, scenic campus and learn about our history along the way. Stop by the Berea College Visitor Center & Shoppe first to pick up a map of all the stops.

To celebrate the Spring migration, Hutchins Library invites birders, naturalists, book historians, art lovers, and others to join us for group viewings of historic bird books selected from the Special Collections and Archives. The weekly tours will include close-up encounters with published works from the 1790s to the 1970s including an Audubon double elephant folio. This is an indoor event, so binoculars and bug spray are not needed!
“Friday Finds” private showings are by appointment only.

Weekly showings are at 2:00 pm every Friday, but please register HERE no later than 11:00 the morning of the showing.

Berea College is privileged to be the permanent home to one of the 299 Heritage Editions of the St. John’s Bible. One volume of the Bible is on display in the lobby of the Hutchins Library daily. The public is invited to come by and enjoy the words and beauty of this incredible Bible. The entire Bible (7 volumes) is housed in the Hutchins Library Special Collections and may be viewed by scheduling an appointment by clicking below. We look forward to this treasure being used and enjoyed by professors, staff, students, and the wider community.

Private showings of the St. John’s Bible are available every Monday at 2:00. Click HERE or call 859-985-3193. Reservations must be made no later than 11:00 the day of the showing to allow time for set up.