Speed Art Museum -

November 15, 2019 – March 1, 2020

Tales from the Turf: The Kentucky Horse, 1825 – 1950

The first exhibition to examine Kentucky’s relationship to the horse through art, featuring paintings, sculpture, photographs, drawings, prints, and manuscripts to tell the story of the horse in the Bluegrass State.

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Upcoming Events

Speed Cinema Presents: 2020 CatVideoFest

February 22 at 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm

“The world is depressing. Let’s watch some cat videos!” —Most people, secretly

Speed Cinema Presents: 2020 CatVideoFest

February 22 at 8:00 pm - 9:15 pm

“The world is depressing. Let’s watch some cat videos!” —Most people, secretly

Speed Cinema Presents a Free Film: Dilili in Paris

February 23 at 12:15 pm - 2:00 pm

Part of the Louisville Children’s Film Festival and the University of Louisville French Film Festival

Tour of Tales from the Turf with Maryjean Wall and Erika Holmquist-Wall

February 23 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Public tour of Tales from the Turf: The Kentucky Horse,1825 – 1950 with exhibition curator Erika Holmquist-Wall and special guest Maryjean Wall, author of How Kentucky Became Southern: A Tale of Outlaws, Horse Thieves, Gamblers, and Breeders.

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