The Cumberland Inn & Museum, located in
Williamsburg, Kentucky, are owned and operated by
University of the Cumberlands. The facility opened in May 1994 as a way for Cumberland College to offer its students a positive work experience while promoting the college to visitors.
The
Robert O. Williams museum now contains over 7,000 crosses and
crucifixes. The collection started when as a
chaplain
A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a Minister (Christianity), minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a laity, lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secularity, secular institution (such as a hosp ...
in the
Air Force
An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an a ...
Williams he became aware of the special symbolism the cross had for Christians and of the variety of forms that had been used to portray this symbol.
The museum's collections were featured on
Kentucky Educational Television.
References
External links
Cumberland Inn & MuseumOfficial website
Museums established in 1977
Natural history museums in Kentucky
Museums in Whitley County, Kentucky
University museums in Kentucky
1977 establishments in Kentucky
University of the Cumberlands
Hotels in Kentucky
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