page_title: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory
section_title: Museum exhibits
hierarchical_section_title: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory / Exhibits / Museum exhibits
caption_attribution_description: English: Pink bats
context_page_description: The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, is a museum and factory tour attraction located in Louisville, Kentucky's "Museum Row", part of the West Main District of downtown. The museum showcases the story of Louisville Slugger baseball bats in baseball and in American history. The museum also creates temporary exhibits with more of a pop culture focus, including collaborations with the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, Coca-Cola, LEGO artists Sean Kenney and Jason Burik, Topps Trading Cards, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, and Ripley's Believe It or Not!.
context_section_description: History of the Bat - Guests learn about the making of the first Louisville Slugger by 17-year-old Bud Hillerich for Louisville Eclipse star Pete Browning
  Hold a Piece of History - Hold a game-used bat from Hall of Fame players like Mickey Mantle, Johnny Bench and Andre Dawson as well as representatives of all 30 MLB teams.
  Player's Choice - Current models of bats used by to MLB Players as well as the latest composite bats
  Statue Gallery - Lifelike statues of Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Ken Griffey, Jr., Derek Jeter and Jackie Robinson
  Feel the Heat - Guests see what it's like to face a 90 MPH fastball
  Old-Time Bat Making Demonstrations - See hand-turners use a lathe to demonstrate how bats used to be made.
  Burn-Brander - Docents demonstrate the process of "burn branding" bats
caption: In 2006, Hillerich & Bradsby CEO John Hillerich IV visited a factory in Canada that was making pink baseball bats. He brought this idea back to the United States and quickly gained support, and Louisville Slugger has made pink bats for Mother's Day ever since.[15]
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