The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center is an art gallery and a museum located at the Scott Boulevard in Kentucky. The 17,000 square foot museum was named together with the Carnegie public library after Andrew Carnegie who funded the endeavour with a pledge of $85,000 in 1904.

In 1972, the library was converted into what it is now, the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center. The museum is also considered as the largest museum in the Northern Kentucky area. It is also considered as one of the most prominent art institutions in the state.

The building?s exterior follows the traditional French Renaissance or Beaux-Arts style of architecture and is infused with other classical styles of architecture. The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center also features different sculptures crafted by J.C. Meyerberg, a Covington artists, including a sculpture depicting the goddess of wisdom and invention, Minerva. The center?s adjoining theatre follows the distinct designs of a 19th Century French Opera House. The public library which later became the art center was supposed to join other old buildings that would be demolished but was rescued by the Northern Kentucky Arts Council in 1971. The same year all Carnegie buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places.

There are no permanent exhibits in the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center. Guests are treated to a different exhibit every six months. Some of the more notable past exhibits include photography galleries featuring local and international works of photographers. There are also several exhibits focusing on different takes on impressionism and abstract visuals.