Plans to add a branch of the Kentucky Science Center to Bowling Green’s already impressive lineup of venues are exciting.

An as of yet undetermined site will not be a carbon copy of the Louisville facility, but will be “authentic to the region,” according to Mike Norman, CEO of the Louisville center.

“It would be reflective of what’s in the area,” Norman said. “You think of the caves, you think of the Corvettes, horses and stuff that matters to the community. This is going to be truly Bowling Green’s.”

The KSC includes activities for children and includes interactive exhibits for visitors of all ages.

According to kysciencecenter.org, it strives to gives visitors “the joy of discovery with your loved ones as you delve into physics, chemistry, biology” and more.

A Bowling Green site would be a great asset for learning for school-aged kids and for all ages.

The Louisville museum has in the past brought a traveling exhibit to Greenwood Mall, and Norman said the response was good from the public.

A permanent site here is in the planning stages, with site selection and fundraising for the facility to come later.

Norman wants to ensure — and at this point he’s confident, he says — that the community will support the planned museum.

A survey is underway until today, April 7, via a group of Western Kentucky University students with the Hilltopper Consulting Group to gauge a preferred location for the museum. A link to the survey can be found on Downtown BGKY’s Facebook page.

Warren County has a strong lineup of museums, with the National Corvette Museum, the Kentucky Museum at WKU, the Historic Railpark & Train Museum, and the Aviation Heritage Park and Museum, which recently expanded and has become a tourist destination.

Adding a science education museum would further strengthen that lineup and would be a boon not only to Warren County but also to schools in surrounding counties.

We encourage the community to support this venture and look forward to the project coming to fruition.

“I don’t want to build just the greatest thing in the world and then five years from now, we can’t keep it open because there’s no support for it,” Norman said. “I think the support is there. I just want to make sure that we’re putting in something that’s very sustainable and that the community can support.”