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 Walking Tour

1 hour · Free

More info Delve into our rich history as the South's first co-educational and interracial college. View less

Berea College Historical Tour w/ Golf Cart

1 hour · Free

More info Delve into our rich history as the South's first co-educational and interracial college. 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 Bible Before 1611

50 mins ·

More info Have you ever wondered what came before the King James Bible of 1611?
Here is an opportunity to find out! This Special Collections tour will show and discuss a dozen Bibles and Bible fragments dating from the early 12th century to the late 16th century. All items are part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives at Hutchins Library.

Located at 100 Campus Drive, William James and Francis S. Hutchins Library is a teaching library that provides educational resources and services to the Berea College campus community. Hutchins Library also serves as an information resource for the Berea area and Madison County.

“Friday Finds” tours are by appointment only. All participants must show evidence of COVID-19 vaccination before entering Hutchins Library. View less

St. John's Bible 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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