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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.
Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 2 – 3 pm, a friendly docent will be at the Speed Chat Spot located in Kentucky Women: Helen LaFrance and Galleries 1 – 5.
Nam June Paik: Moon in the Oldest TV Directed by Amanda Kim TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “There’s a great deal of charm and humor to Paik’s work, and to this film, but it’s anchored by his perceptiveness and ability to contemplate weighty themes — and, yes, to anticipate the future.”—Fionnuala Halligan, Screen The father … Continued
Adult Workshop: Mini Mobiles Saturday, April 1 10:30 am – 12:30 pm REGISTER What makes you move? Join us for this workshop inspired by the kinetic Contemporary visuals found in our special exhibition Rounding the Circle: The Mary and Al Shands Collection ! Participants will explore creating abstract forms with dynamic colors and textures as … Continued
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.
Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 2 – 3 pm, a friendly docent will be at the Speed Chat Spot located in Kentucky Women: Helen LaFrance and Galleries 1 – 5.
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’s collection on this interactive, hands-on tour designed for children and families. Free with general admission.
Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 2 – 3 pm, a friendly docent will be at the Speed Chat Spot located in Kentucky Women: Helen LaFrance and Galleries 1 – 5. Look for the "Let's Chat!" buttons on the docents.
Baby Playdate April 5 10 AM – 12 PM Each month we baby-ify a gallery with floor mats, board books, toys, and soft music. Babies (and their adults) engage with the artworks and each other at their own speed. Activities included in your ticket to the Museum.
Join us in the Museum every 1st Thursday of the month for programming and activities until 8 pm. April 6, 2023 5:30 – 7:30 PM: Costume Figure Drawing in the Atrium – Learn More 6:30 – 7:30 PM: Global Speed Lecture Series: “Zen Gardens in Japan” with Mira Locher – Learn More
Join us every 1st Thursday till 8 PM at the Speed for open figure drawing sessions! This monthly 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 … Continued
Global Speed Lecture Series 2023 Theme: Japan TICKETS Global Speed is a community lecture series featuring international figures in the art world, to entertain and inform on global art topics. April 6, 6:30 – 7:30 PM Speaker: Mira Locher Topic: Zen Gardens in Japan Architect and educator Mira Locher explores the cultural history and design principles … Continued
April 7 1 – 4 PM It’s Spring Break time! Gather the family and travel to the Speed for our Spring Family Day. During this afternoon, the Museum will be filled with programming created for families. Get ready for storytime, drop-in artmaking, and scavenger hunts throughout the Museum. These activities will be included in your … Continued
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.
Speed Chat Spot Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 2 – 3 pm, a friendly docent wearing a “Let’s Chat” button will be available to chat about our exhibitions, for specific Chat Spot locations check in with Guest Services in the Front Lobby upon arrival.
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.
APRIL 8, 2023 1:30 PM - 3 PM Please call to register: 502-451-4266 Memories at the Museum offers a fun and comfortable way for people living with Alzheimer’s or other dementia to get out, get active, and get connected with one another through a variety of social events and community-based activities determined by the individual needs … Continued
Speed Chat Spot Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 2 – 3 pm, a friendly docent wearing a “Let’s Chat” button will be available to chat about our exhibitions, for specific Chat Spot locations check in with Guest Services in the Front Lobby upon arrival.
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’s collection on this interactive, hands-on tour designed for children and families. Free with general admission.
Speed Chat Spot Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 2 – 3 pm, a friendly docent wearing a “Let’s Chat” button will be available to chat about our exhibitions, for specific Chat Spot locations check in with Guest Services in the Front Lobby upon arrival.
Advance Screening Little Richard: I Am Everything Directed by Lisa Cortes TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “Brilliantly connects the past, present and future.”—Sabina Dana Plasse, Film Threat Director Lisa Cortés’ documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll, exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music to … Continued
Toddler Takeover April 12, 10 AM – 12 PM. Theme: TBA Explore the whole museum at the independent pace of your young children. Child-friendly stations are placed throughout the museum with additional activities like storytime, art making, games, and puppets.
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.
Speed Chat Spot Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 2 – 3 pm, a friendly docent wearing a “Let’s Chat” button will be available to chat about our exhibitions, for specific Chat Spot locations check in with Guest Services in the Front Lobby upon arrival.
New Restoration/20th Anniversary My Architect Directed by Nathanial Khan TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members Twenty years after the film opened to rapturous reviews and an Academy Award nomination, a newly restored version of Nathanial Kahn’s documentary My Architect opens at the Speed Cinema. Louis Kahn, who in 1974 died bankrupt and alone in New York City’s Pennsylvania … Continued
Saturday, April 15, 2023 Two 30-minute workshops beginning at 10:30 am and 11:00 am Free and open to all Cultivating Mindfulness in Times of Community Tragedy Presented by: Mental Health Lou (Amanda Villaveces, LMFT and Shelly Sowell, LPCC) The recent tragedy in Louisville has left many of us feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and uncertain about … Continued
Harlan Jacobson’s Talk Cinema Everything Went Fine (Tout s’est bien passé) Directed by François Ozon TICKETS $15 | $12 Speed and Alliance Française members | Free for Speed Cinephiles “It’s rich, infinitely complex, and emotionally honest material.”—Kevin Maher, The Times From François Ozon (8 Women, Swimming Pool) comes a powerful family drama in which a daughter is forced … Continued
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.
April 16, 2023 – Movement will be on the 3rd Sunday due to the Easter Holiday 12 PM – 1 PM Yoga with Carly SOLD OUT Instructor Carly is trained to make Yoga accessible to everyone. She teaches trauma-informed Hatha Yoga, and this class will be slow-paced and breath focused. Students are encouraged to explore … Continued
Exhibition on Screen Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition Directed by David Bickerstaff TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “We would not have thought it possible that so many museums are willing to lend their masterpieces. With this exhibition, we can introduce a new generation to Vermeer’s paintings…”—Taco Dibbits, Director of the Rijksmuseum In February 2023, the … Continued
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.
Exhibition on Screen Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition Directed by David Bickerstaff TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “We would not have thought it possible that so many museums are willing to lend their masterpieces. With this exhibition, we can introduce a new generation to Vermeer’s paintings…”—Taco Dibbits, Director of the Rijksmuseum In February 2023, the … Continued
Music + Film Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You Will Oldham and Ryan Daly SOLD OUT 6 pm pre-event cash bar with 6:30 pm music by students of the Louisville Academy of Music We go to see movies. Can we go to hear records? This is what Will Oldham, in collaboration with film/visual artist Ryan Daly, … Continued
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.
Speed Chat Spot Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 2 – 3 pm, a friendly docent wearing a “Let’s Chat” button will be available to chat about our exhibitions, for specific Chat Spot locations check in with Guest Services in the Front Lobby upon arrival.
TICKETS April After Hours | April 21st Celebration of Rounding the Circle 5 - 6:30 PM | MURA String Quartet Performance in the Atrium 5 - 8 PM | Art-Making: "Thinking Outside the Cube" mini sculptures, in the Gheens Court 5 - 9 PM | Rivertown Photo Booth will have a "Selfie photo booth" in … 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 and will be virtual. Please contact LaShana Avery for the Zoom link, … Continued
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.
Exhibition on Screen Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition Directed by David Bickerstaff TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “We would not have thought it possible that so many museums are willing to lend their masterpieces. With this exhibition, we can introduce a new generation to Vermeer’s paintings…”—Taco Dibbits, Director of the Rijksmuseum In February 2023, the … Continued
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.
Sunday Showcase Helen LaFrance: Memories Directed by Martin Scott-Grissom Sunday, April 23, 1 pm Cinema + FREE Screened in conjunction with the current exhibition Kentucky Women: Helen LaFrance, this documentary covers the life and work ok Kentucky-born artist LaFrance. She was a self-taught artist represented in many notable public and private collections. LaFrance worked in a variety … Continued
Speed Chat Spot Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 2 – 3 pm, a friendly docent wearing a “Let’s Chat” button will be available to chat about our exhibitions, for specific Chat Spot locations check in with Guest Services in the Front Lobby upon arrival.
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.
Speed Chat Spot Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 2 – 3 pm, a friendly docent wearing a “Let’s Chat” button will be available to chat about our exhibitions, for specific Chat Spot locations check in with Guest Services in the Front Lobby upon arrival.
Joyland Directed by Saim Sadiq TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members The debut feature from writer-director Saim Sadiq, Joyland explores the many sides of love and desire in a patriarchal society. Gentle and timid, Haider lives with his wife Mumtaz, his father, and his elder brother’s family in Lahore, Pakistan. Following a long spell of unemployment, Haider … Continued
Due to the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon, the Speed will be closed to the public and will reopen with standard Museum hours on Sunday, April 30. PLAN YOUR VISIT
Joyland Directed by Saim Sadiq TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members The debut feature from writer-director Saim Sadiq, Joyland explores the many sides of love and desire in a patriarchal society. Gentle and timid, Haider lives with his wife Mumtaz, his father, and his elder brother’s family in Lahore, Pakistan. Following a long spell of unemployment, Haider … Continued
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.
Space for Belonging: I Am Here Opens April 30, 2023 Space for Belonging: I Am Here is an exhibition that explores the power of sharing your personal story. ‘I Am Here,’ is a bold declaration that demands a claim to the space in which an individual stands. Throughout this digital photography exhibition, led by visual storyteller, … Continued
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