University of Kentucky Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall is in central campus at the end of Funkhouser Drive. Built in 1929 as a memorial to those who died in World War I, it is used for lectures and performances.

Early Lexington Fresco
The large fresco in the lobby of Memorial Hall depicts scenes from early Lexington and central Kentucky and images of cultural development. It was completed in 1934 by Ann Rice O'Hanlon, a University of Kentucky graduate, as a part of the Public Works of Art Project.