Berea College Visitor Center & Shoppe

Welcome to Berea College Visitor Center & Shoppe! We offer a several different free tours and events We offer a Historical Walking tour of our campus, a tour of our Craft Industry, a one-on-one showing of the St. John's Bible and we offer a Friday afternoon event in our Hutchins Library that changes every few weeks. Book online or call to reserve your tour today!

Please read all form instructions carefully before submitting a reservation. Reserved tours that are 15 minutes or more late are subject to automatic cancellation due to student tour guide class schedules.

(859) 985-3145
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Berea College Visitor Center & Shoppe

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Berea College Visitor Center & Shoppe

Historical Tour

Berea College Historical Tour

1 hour · Free

More info Please write in the comment section how many people there will be in your tour. If you have 5 people or less and would like to utilize the golf cart, please write that in the comment section so that we can have the cart ready prior to your tour time. If you have a group larger than 12, please also indicate that in the comment section. View less

Craft Tour

Berea College Student Crafts Tour

1 hour · Free

More info Explore the history of our Appalachian crafts and the studios where students make the craft. View less

Hutchins Library

The Cookbook Collection - must book by 11am the day of the tour.

50 mins ·

More info Just in time for the holidays, Hutchins Library invites you to view selections from the more than 400 historic and regional cookbooks that are housed in the Special Collections and Archives. Who knows? You might just find that perfect old (or new) recipe to serve at your upcoming fall and winter gatherings. Participants will receive free blank recipe cards for recording their finds (with proper bibliographic citation, of course). You are also welcome to take pictures with your phone. View less

St. John's Bible Tour - must book by 11:00 am the day of the tour

50 mins ·

More info In 1998, Saint John's Abbey and University commissioned renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson to produce a hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible. The Saint John's Bible is the first completely handwritten and illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine abbey since the invention of the printing press. Berea College is lucky to be home to one of only 299 complete sets produced. We invite you to explore this work of art that unites an ancient Benedictine tradition with the technology and vision of today, illuminating the Word of God for a new millennium. View less

Berea College Visitor Center & Shoppe

104 Main Street, Berea

859-985-3145

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10:00am - 5:00pm

10:00am - 4:00pm

10:00am - 5:00pm

Berea College Visitor Center & Shoppe

104 Main Street, Berea

859-985-3145

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