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Explore the Speed and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of our collection. Free with admission. For more information, visit our tours page.
Explore the Speed and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of our collection. Free with admission. For more information, visit our tours page.
Hit the Road Directed by Panah Panahi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Phenomenal! Thrillingly inventive, satisfyingly textured, and infused with warmth and humanity, this is a triumph.”—Wendy Ide, Screen Daily One of the most engaging films of the year features a road trip with a quick-witted eccentric, but endearing family facing a transition that will … Continued
The Speed will be closed to the public and will reopen with standard Museum hours on Sunday, May 1. The Speed Cinema will remain open for screenings of Hit the Road. 3rd Street will be closed due to the Derby Festival Marathon. Please plan accordingly. PLAN YOUR VISIT
Hit the Road Directed by Panah Panahi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Phenomenal! Thrillingly inventive, satisfyingly textured, and infused with warmth and humanity, this is a triumph.”—Wendy Ide, Screen Daily One of the most engaging films of the year features a road trip with a quick-witted eccentric, but endearing family facing a transition that will … Continued
Hit the Road Directed by Panah Panahi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Phenomenal! Thrillingly inventive, satisfyingly textured, and infused with warmth and humanity, this is a triumph.”—Wendy Ide, Screen Daily One of the most engaging films of the year features a road trip with a quick-witted eccentric, but endearing family facing a transition that will … Continued
Explore Sanford Biggers: Codeswitch and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of the exhibition. This special exhibition requires a timed admission ticket purchased at the front desk.
Hit the Road Directed by Panah Panahi TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Phenomenal! Thrillingly inventive, satisfyingly textured, and infused with warmth and humanity, this is a triumph.”—Wendy Ide, Screen Daily One of the most engaging films of the year features a road trip with a quick-witted eccentric, but endearing family facing a transition that will … Continued
The Speed will be closed to the public and will reopen with standard hours on Sunday, May 8. We welcome you to join us another weekend! PLAN YOUR VISIT
The Speed will be closed to the public and will reopen with standard hours on Sunday, May 8. We welcome you to join us another weekend! PLAN YOUR VISIT
Explore Sanford Biggers: Codeswitch and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of the exhibition. This special exhibition requires a timed admission ticket purchased at the front desk.
Exhibition on Screen Pissarro: Father of Impressionism Directed by David Bickerstaff TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed Cinema Without Camille Pissarro, there is no Impressionist movement. He is rightfully known as the father of Impressionism. It was a dramatic path that Pissarro followed, and throughout it all he wrote extensively to his family. It is through … Continued
Louisville Film Society Short Film Slam Various Directors TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed and Louisville Film Society members Co-presented by the Louisville Film Society, local filmmakers will present short works of fifteen minutes or less followed by questions and comments from the audience. This edition features a special jury prize of $500 for the best film … Continued
The Automat Directed by Lisa Hurwitz TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Joyous and a hoot to watch.”—Pete Hammond, Deadline Before fast food, one American empire was unstoppable—The Automat. It served affordable-priced quality food to millions for more than a century offering comfortable interiors, and state of technology. The chain welcomed those who had been ignored, including immigrants, … Continued
Adult Workshop: Altered Books Discarded books can be transformed into new artworks. Using phrases from random pages to guide the process, participants will create three items: beaded jewelry, a gift box, and a profound poem. Is this a gift for you or someone else? You decide. Open to ages 14+, registration and proof of full … Continued
Harlan Jacobson’s Talk Cinema The Phantom of the Open Directed by Craig Roberts TICKETS $18 / $16 Speed members / Free for Speed Cinephiles “Very charming and very funny.”—Mark Kermode, Kermode & Mayo’s Film Review The Phantom of the Open is the heartwarming and unbelievably true story of Maurice Flitcroft, the World’s Worst Golfer. Starring Mark Rylance, … Continued
The Automat Directed by Lisa Hurwitz TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Joyous and a hoot to watch.”—Pete Hammond, Deadline Before fast food, one American empire was unstoppable—The Automat. It served affordable-priced quality food to millions for more than a century offering comfortable interiors, and state of technology. The chain welcomed those who had been ignored, including immigrants, … Continued
Enjoy a free performance from the Yale Spizzwinks in the Atrium as part of Sunday Showcase! Performing since 1914, the Spizzwinks are the oldest underclassman a cappella group in the United States. The event is free and open to the public; registration is not required.
The Automat Directed by Lisa Hurwitz TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Joyous and a hoot to watch.”—Pete Hammond, Deadline Before fast food, one American empire was unstoppable—The Automat. It served affordable-priced quality food to millions for more than a century offering comfortable interiors, and state of technology. The chain welcomed those who had been ignored, including immigrants, … Continued
Explore Sanford Biggers: Codeswitch and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of the exhibition. This special exhibition requires a timed admission ticket purchased at the front desk.
Coffee with a Curator Patron Circle members are invited to join Curator of Decorative Arts and Design Scott Erbes for a guided tour and conversation on the quilt-based artworks in Sanford Biggers: Codeswitch. Scott will also be giving some exclusive insights on the remarkable collection of historic quilts recently donated to the Speed by Eleanor Bingham … Continued
All visitors age 12 or older must provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID test from within 72 hours to attend an event or program at the Speed, including Speed Cinema Screenings. Proof of vaccination is not currently required for general admission to the Museum or its exhibitions. CLICK HERE for details. TICKETS … Continued
Diva Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Every shot seems designed to delight the audience.”—Pauline Kael, The New Yorker Screened in 35mm, the slick, stylish, and sexy French cult classic Diva is back to thrill and dazzle audiences once again. A young French mail carrier, Jules (Frederic Andrei), becomes entranced with the voice of … Continued
Diva Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Every shot seems designed to delight the audience.”—Pauline Kael, The New Yorker Screened in 35mm, the slick, stylish, and sexy French cult classic Diva is back to thrill and dazzle audiences once again. A young French mail carrier, Jules (Frederic Andrei), becomes entranced with the voice of … Continued
Diva Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “Every shot seems designed to delight the audience.”—Pauline Kael, The New Yorker Screened in 35mm, the slick, stylish, and sexy French cult classic Diva is back to thrill and dazzle audiences once again. A young French mail carrier, Jules (Frederic Andrei), becomes entranced with the voice of … Continued
Sunday Showcase Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics: Empowering Women One Quilt at a Time Produced by Shelly Zegart Sunday, May 22, 12:30 pm Cinema + FREE This episode from the nine-part PBS series Why Quilts Matter, focuses on the historical and contemporary roles of quilts as an avenue of personal expression, a sly medium … Continued
Visit the Speed for an open art making studio, where the only limitation is your own creativity! Each month, different materials will be provided for you to make artworks inspired by the Museum’s collection. All ages are welcome, all youth must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is not required.
Explore Sanford Biggers: Codeswitch and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of the exhibition. This special exhibition requires a timed admission ticket purchased at the front desk.
New 4K Digital Restoration The Heroic Trio (Dung fong sam hap) Directed by Johnnie To TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “This outrageous comic book fantasy epic manages to make even the most insane productions coming out of the Free City look positively sedate by comparison.”—Joey O’Bryan, Austin Chronicle The supernova star power of Hong Kong cinema … Continued
New 4K Digital Restoration The Heroic Trio (Dung fong sam hap) Directed by Johnnie To TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed members “This outrageous comic book fantasy epic manages to make even the most insane productions coming out of the Free City look positively sedate by comparison.”—Joey O’Bryan, Austin Chronicle The supernova star power of Hong Kong cinema … Continued
New 4K Digital Restoration Executioners (Yin doi hou hap zyun) Directed by Johnnie To and Ching Sui-tung TICKETS $12/ $8 Speed members “Great Hong Kong fun.”—Daniel Eagan, Film Journal International The kung fu crusaders known as Thief Catcher (Maggie Cheung), Invisible Woman (Michelle Yeoh), and Wonder Woman (Anita Mui) return in this gritty, postapocalyptic sequel to the … Continued
Explore Sanford Biggers: Codeswitch and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of the exhibition. This special exhibition requires a timed admission ticket purchased at the front desk.
New 4K Digital Restoration Executioners (Yin doi hou hap zyun) Directed by Johnnie To and Ching Sui-tung TICKETS $12/ $8 Speed members “Great Hong Kong fun.”—Daniel Eagan, Film Journal International The kung fu crusaders known as Thief Catcher (Maggie Cheung), Invisible Woman (Michelle Yeoh), and Wonder Woman (Anita Mui) return in this gritty, postapocalyptic sequel to the … Continued
The Alfred R. Shands III and Mary N. Shands Masters Series Alyson Shotz: The Substance of Space Alyson Shotz, b.1964, lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. For the past 28 years she has been engaging, through her sculptural practice, in an artistic investigation into the physical qualities of space, light and matter—the building blocks of … Continued
Join us at Late Til 8 hours at the Speed for open figure drawing sessions! This series provides visitors ages 14 and up the opportunity to draw from a live model dressed in costuming inspired by one of the artworks from the Speed’s permanent collection. Registration not required, but materials and folding stools available first-come, … Continued
Mau Directed by Benji Bergmann and Jono Bergmann TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed Cinema “Fun. Kinetic. As outsized as its subject’s personality.”—Bobby LePire, Film Threat The unlikely story of design visionary Bruce Mau and his ever-optimistic push for massive change. From creating Coca Cola’s global sustainability platform to rethinking a 1000-year plan for Mecca, Mau has … Continued
Join us for Speed Reading Book Club, a book discussion inspired by both special exhibitions and artworks in the Speed's permanent collection! You can find copies of all the Book Club books in the Museum Store. Speed Reading Book Club is free with admission. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Exhibition on Screen Pissarro: Father of Impressionism Directed by David Bickerstaff TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed Cinema Without Camille Pissarro, there is no Impressionist movement. He is rightfully known as the father of Impressionism. It was a dramatic path that Pissarro followed, and throughout it all he wrote extensively to his family. It is through … Continued
Mau Directed by Benji Bergmann and Jono Bergmann TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed Cinema “Fun. Kinetic. As outsized as its subject’s personality.”—Bobby LePire, Film Threat The unlikely story of design visionary Bruce Mau and his ever-optimistic push for massive change. From creating Coca Cola’s global sustainability platform to rethinking a 1000-year plan for Mecca, Mau has … Continued
Explore Sanford Biggers: Codeswitch and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of the exhibition. This special exhibition requires a timed admission ticket purchased at the front desk.
Exhibition on Screen Pissarro: Father of Impressionism Directed by David Bickerstaff TICKETS $12 / $8 Speed Cinema Without Camille Pissarro, there is no Impressionist movement. He is rightfully known as the father of Impressionism. It was a dramatic path that Pissarro followed, and throughout it all he wrote extensively to his family. It is through … Continued
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