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Join us in the Museum every 1st Thursday of the month for programming and activities until 8 pm. June 1, 2023 5:30 – 7:30 PM: Costume Figure Drawing in the Atrium with model Chyna Versace– Learn More 6 PM: Gallery Tour for Kentucky Women: Alma Wallace Lesch with Curator Scott Erbes
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
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 available to chat about our collection, for specific Chat Spot locations check in with Guest Services in the Front Lobby upon arrival.
Tori and Lokita (Tori et Lokita) Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne Friday, June 2, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed and Alliance Française members “The danger and torments facing migrant children in Europe are revealed with diagnostic fury.”—Richard Brody, The New Yorker From two-time Palme d’Or winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Two Days, … 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 available to chat about our collection, for specific Chat Spot locations check in with Guest Services in the Front Lobby upon arrival.
Tori and Lokita (Tori et Lokita) Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne Saturday, June 3, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed and Alliance Française members “The danger and torments facing migrant children in Europe are revealed with diagnostic fury.”—Richard Brody, The New Yorker From two-time Palme d’Or winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Two Days, … Continued
Sunday Showcase Save Our Stories: Appalshop’s Archival Emergency Sunday, June 4, 12:30 pm FREE On July 28, 2022, Letcher County, Kentucky, and surrounding areas experienced an unprecedented 1,000-year flood that wreaked havoc on the region. This included extensive damage to the Appalshop Archive, where flood waters reached nearly 7 feet. Since its founding in 1969, Appalshop … 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 available to chat about our collection, for specific Chat Spot locations check in with Guest Services in the Front Lobby upon arrival.
Baby Playdate 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.
Amy Sherald’s Portrait of Breonna Taylor: In the Garden Opening June 7, 2023 Galleries 1 & 2 The Speed Art Museum is honored to present In the Garden, a special installation centered around Amy Sherald’s portrait of the late Breonna Taylor. Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency room technician, was murdered by Louisville Metro Police officers who illegally … 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 available to chat about our collection, for specific Chat Spot locations check in with Guest Services in the Front Lobby upon arrival.
The Melt Goes on Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons Directed by Harold Crooks and Judd Tully Friday, June 9, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “A sly, toasty, piquant consideration of Hammons’ conceptual art, the way it mocks and eludes easy ownership.”—Wesley Morris, The New York Times The Melt Goes … Continued
Saturday, June 10 10:30 am – 12:30 pm CLICK HERE TO REGISTER In conjunction with the special installation of Amy Sherald’s Portrait of Breonna Taylor: In the Garden, we are excited to partner with No More Red Dots Peace Through the Arts (PTTA) to conduct this workshop for participants to create simple prints of their … 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.
JUNE 10, 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
June 11, 2023 12 PM – 1 PM Pilates with Ashley NO REGISTRATION NEEDED Walk-ins welcome! #JoinTheMovement with Ashley Thursby for a Pilates Mat class suitable for all levels. Throughout this low-impact class you will mindfully focus on breath and core control as a way to promote more length and support in your spine. Please … Continued
White Balls on Walls Directed by Sarah Vos Sunday, June 11, 1 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “White Balls on Walls is essential viewing not only for those who care about art and cultural institutions but for anyone interested in the vital changes happening within contemporary society today.”—Barbara Goslowski, POV In one of 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.
Toddler Takeover 10 AM to 12 PM 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.
White Balls on Walls Directed by Sarah Vos Wednesday, June 14, 1 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “White Balls on Walls is essential viewing not only for those who care about art and cultural institutions but for anyone interested in the vital changes happening within contemporary society today.”—Barbara Goslowski, POV In one of 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.
Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 2 – 3 pm, a friendly docent will be available to chat about our collection, for specific Chat Spot locations check in with Guest Services in the Front Lobby upon arrival.
TICKETS June After Hours | June 16th | Theme: 90s Night WASSSZZZZZUPPPPPP!!! (Let's hope you remember that 90s Bud Light commercial or that opener just failed). Our June After Hours is going to be a 90s night! Dress your best 90s wares and come out for an evening of fun. Gallery talks, art-making, and tons … 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 available to chat about our collection, for specific Chat Spot locations check in with Guest Services in the Front Lobby upon arrival.
4K Digital Restoration Werckmister Harmonies (Werckmeister harmóniák) Directed by Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky Saturday, June 17, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “Its uniquely cinematic and emotion-charged experience makes the effort worthwhile.”—Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times One of the major achievements of twenty-first-century cinema thus far, Béla Tarr’s mesmeric parable of societal collapse … 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 Funeral Parade of Roses (Bara no sôretsu) Directed by Toshio Matsumoto Sunday, June 18, 1 pm FREE “A brash kaleidoscope of filmic possibility.” —Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times Long unavailable in the U.S., Japanese director Toshio Matsumoto’s shattering, kaleidoscopic masterpiece is one of the most subversive and intoxicating films of the late 1960s: a headlong … Continued
Explore the Speed’s collection on this interactive, hands-on tour designed for children and families. Free with general admission.
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.
Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis Directed by Anton Corbijn Friday, June 23, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed and AIGA-Louisville members “Scourge of management, record companies, and album sleeve printers; Champion of bands, music, great ideas, and high, infuriatingly high standards; Defender of the art over commerce at all times.” Nick … 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.
Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis Directed by Anton Corbijn Saturday, June 24, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed and AIGA-Louisville members “Scourge of management, record companies, and album sleeve printers; Champion of bands, music, great ideas, and high, infuriatingly high standards; Defender of the art over commerce at all times.” Nick … Continued
Lynch/Oz Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe Saturday, June 24, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “Anyone who call themselves a film lover should have a working knowledge of perhaps the last true artist in American movies.”—Dany Leigh, Financial Times The themes, images, and cultural vernacular of Victor Fleming’s The Wizard of Oz continue to haunt … 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.
Join your friends at the Speed Art Museum on Sunday, June 25th as we continue to celebrate community, joy, and the legacy of Breonna Taylor through artmaking, dance, and fellowship. 1 - 4 PM | Art-making with Sara Noori in Gheens Court 1:30 - 4 PM | Photobooth in the Atrium 1:45 - 2:45 PM … Continued
Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis Directed by Anton Corbijn Sunday, June 25, 1 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed and AIGA-Louisville members “Scourge of management, record companies, and album sleeve printers; Champion of bands, music, great ideas, and high, infuriatingly high standards; Defender of the art over commerce at all times.” Nick … Continued
Louisville’s Black Avant-Garde: Robert L. Douglas June 30, 2023 – October 1, 2023 2nd floor, Special Exhibition Gallery Professor Emeritus, Robert L. Douglas (1934 – 2023), a prolific visual artist, is a longtime resident of Louisville’s West End, a former community organizer, and a teacher and mentor to generations of artists and thinkers. Douglas’ work … 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.
Midnight Cowboy Directed by Michael Schlessinger Friday, June 30, 1 pm | BUY TICKETS “The film is a masterpiece, one of the finest ever made. It is staggering, shattering, heartbreaking, hilarious, tragic, raw, and absurd.”—John Huddy, Miami Herald John Schlesinger’s gritty, unrelentingly bleak look at the seedy underbelly of urban American life is undeniably disturbing, but Dustin … Continued
JULY ADULT WORKSHOP Adult Workshop: Studio Session with Letitia Quesenberry Saturday, July 1 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM SOLD OUT Join us for this very special opportunity to spend time in our Classroom Studio with Rounding the Circle: The Mary and Al Shands Collection artist Letita Quesenberry! Workshop participants will engage in conversation and get creative alongside Quesenberry, … 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.
Desperate Souls: Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy Directed by Nancy Buirski Saturday, July 1, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “Burski eloquently conveys the impeccable (but unpredictable) alchemy of the production by underscoring, with frequency, how much of its brilliance was an accidental confluence, how its specific magic was … Continued
Desperate Souls: Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy Directed by Nancy Buirski Sunday, July 2, 12:30 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “Burski eloquently conveys the impeccable (but unpredictable) alchemy of the production by underscoring, with frequency, how much of its brilliance was an accidental confluence, how its specific magic was … 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.
Explore the Speed’s collection on this interactive, hands-on tour designed for children and families. Free with general admission.
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