Historic Bourgard College of Music and Art Reopens in West End

It was the first music school for Black youth in Louisville. A modern program plans to move in

Former Bourgard College of Music and Art student Chris Robinson cut the ribbon at the reopening(Giselle Rhoden / LPM)Louisville resident Chris Robinson has been playing the trumpet almost every day since he was 9 years old. As an adult, Robinson worked for the city, handling abandoned and vacant buildings. One day, he passed by a dilapidated, three-story, Victorian-style home in the Russell neighborhood.“I feel like I've been here before,” Robin…

Eight years after closing, historic music school reopens in west Louisville

Eight years after closing its doors, a historic music school reopens in west Louisville.

Historic Bourgard College of Music and Art reopens in West End

The school first opened in 1927 at a time when Jim Crow laws kept Black children from pursuing opportunities in the arts