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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. |
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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.
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1st Thursdays are slower and art-focused nights once a month that include access to galleries until 8 pm. Programming on these nights might include gallery talks, lectures, clothed figure drawing, cinema programs, and other community events. 5:30 – 7:30 PM: Clothed Figure Drawing in the Atrium – Learn More Thanks to a generous grant from […]
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House (Hausu) Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi Thursday, July 3, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “Delirious, deranged, gonzo or just gone, baby, gone—no single adjective or even a pileup does justice to House.” —Manohla Dargis, New York Times How to describe Nobuhiko Obayashi’s indescribable 1977 movie House (Hausu)? As a psychedelic ghost tale? A stream-of-consciousness bedtime […] |
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi Saturday, July 5, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members After his great success with House at Toho, legendary filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi was given the notoriety to start dabbling in the mainstream. His adaptation of the electrifyingly popular 1967 Japanese novel The Girl Who Leapt Through […]
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School in the Crosshairs Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi Saturday, July 5, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members This early "idol" movie by genre master Nobuhiko Obayashi (House) stars Hiroko Yakushimaru, then the heartthrob of millions of Japanese fans. Yuko (Yakushimaru) is a high school girl with telekinetic powers who must […] |
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His Motorbike, Her Island Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi Sunday, July 6, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members A tender and stylish blend of road movie and romance, His Motorbike, Her Island is a moving story of love and motorcycles from Japanese cinema magician Nobuhiko Obayashi (House). Aimless biker Ko finally finds purpose when he […] |
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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 for you to enjoy as a family. |
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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 and interests of the participants and that promote social interaction and companionship. […]
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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. |
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Join us for summertime fun with the family and explore the Speed through activities for all ages! All Family Day activities will be included in your ticket to the Museum and Cultural Passholders will receive free admission to the Museum on this day. Learn about the Cultural Pass at Cultural Pass | Fund for the Arts
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Caught by the Tides Directed by Jia Zhangke Friday, July 11, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “A mesmerizing film about the sweep and swirl of life, love, and the relationship between yesterday and today.” —Nick Schager, The Daily Beast The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke […] |
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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 and interests of the participants and that promote social interaction and companionship. […]
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Caught by the Tides Directed by Jia Zhangke Saturday, July 12, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “A mesmerizing film about the sweep and swirl of life, love, and the relationship between yesterday and today.” —Nick Schager, The Daily Beast The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke […]
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Caught by the Tides Directed by Jia Zhangke Saturday, July 12, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “A mesmerizing film about the sweep and swirl of life, love, and the relationship between yesterday and today.” —Nick Schager, The Daily Beast The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke […] |
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An Unfinished Film (Yi Bu Wei Wan Cheng De Dian Ying) Directed by Lou Ye Sunday, July 13, 2 pm CINEMA+ | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed, Asia Institute-Crane House, and World Affairs Council members “Mysterious, moving, and profound.”—Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian In January 2020, director Xiaorui reunites his cast and crew to complete a film that […] |
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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. |
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TICKETS Programming to come, stay tuned! Food and a cash beverage bar will be available to purchase from Marigold Catering. Visit their pop-up during After Hours for sweet treats and delectable bites. Every third Friday, the Museum will once again be open until 9 pm. Come experience the Speed "after hours" as you've never experienced […] |
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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.
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Paint & Sip with Whet Your Palette Thursday, July 24 5:30–8:30 pm REGISTER Join the Speed and Whet Your Palette for an evening of painting and cocktails at the Museum. Create your own artwork inspired by John Singer Sargent's Interior of the Santa Sophia in the Speed's permanent collection and currently on view. Your ticket includes: – A complimentary […] |
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SUMMER TIME GARAGE SALE! Who’s ready to score some sweet deals on one-of-a-kind Speed Museum merch? Head to our garage sale for discounted merchandise that will fill your home with culture! ?
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2025 Flyover Film Festival Look & See: Further Directed, edited, and produced by Laura Dunn Friday, July 25 CINEMA+ | BUY TICKETS 6 pm, reception in the Speed Cinema lobby 7 pm, screening $15 | $10 Speed and Louisville Film Society members View eight new shorts compiled with unused footage and interviews from the award-winning feature Look […] |
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SUMMER TIME GARAGE SALE! Who’s ready to score some sweet deals on one-of-a-kind Speed Museum merch? Head to our garage sale for discounted merchandise that will fill your home with culture! ?
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2025 Flyover Film Festival Shorts Program + Q&A Various Directors Saturday, July 26, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS $15 / $10 Speed and Louisville Film Society members Running time: approximately 90 minutes. Recommended for 18+. Featuring: Appalheads Directed by Scott Faris Decades after leaving Appalachia, a daughter returns to eastern Kentucky to excavate her father’s […] |
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SUMMER TIME GARAGE SALE! Who’s ready to score some sweet deals on one-of-a-kind Speed Museum merch? Head to our garage sale for discounted merchandise that will fill your home with culture! ?
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2025 Flyover Film Festival Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution Directed by Bill Haney Sunday, July 27, 2:30 pm | BUY TICKETS $15 / $10 Speed and Louisville Film Society members "Phil’s journey is a roadmap for the future of science and innovation. Cracking the Code not only celebrates his achievements but […]
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2025 Flyover Film Festival She Dances Directed by Rick Gomez Sunday, July 27, 5:30 pm | BUY TICKETS $15 / $10 Speed and Louisville Film Society members “Steve Zahn seamlessly steps into leading man status, delivering a nuanced performance that refreshingly presents the estranged father archetype as a good man who consistently tries his best to […] |
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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. |
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CatVideoFest 2025 Edited by Will Braden Friday, August 1, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “Watching silly cat videos is good for you.”— The Wall Street Journal The world’s number one cat video festival is back with screenings in theaters across the USA and around the world starting August 2025! Oscilloscope Laboratories presents CatVideoFest 2025, a compilation […] |
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CatVideoFest 2025 Edited by Will Braden Saturday, August 2, 1 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “Watching silly cat videos is good for you.”— The Wall Street Journal The world’s number one cat video festival is back with screenings in theaters across the USA and around the world starting August 2025! Oscilloscope Laboratories presents CatVideoFest 2025, a compilation […]
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CatVideoFest 2025 Edited by Will Braden Saturday, August 2, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “Watching silly cat videos is good for you.”— The Wall Street Journal The world’s number one cat video festival is back with screenings in theaters across the USA and around the world starting August 2025! Oscilloscope Laboratories presents CatVideoFest 2025, a compilation […] |
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CatVideoFest 2025 Edited by Will Braden Sunday, August 3, 12:30 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “Watching silly cat videos is good for you.”— The Wall Street Journal The world’s number one cat video festival is back with screenings in theaters across the USA and around the world starting August 2025! Oscilloscope Laboratories presents CatVideoFest 2025, a compilation […]
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Location: Grand Hall, Speed Art Museum Cost: Free, register to save your seat REGISTER Artists with Ties to Louisville’s Black Avant-Garde Join us for an afternoon celebrating the legacies of Old Walnut Street, and the long-lasting impact of Louisville’s Black artistic community in the twentieth century. Bringing together artists and historians involved in this important […]
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CatVideoFest 2025 Edited by Will Braden Sunday, August 3, 2:30 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “Watching silly cat videos is good for you.”— The Wall Street Journal The world’s number one cat video festival is back with screenings in theaters across the USA and around the world starting August 2025! Oscilloscope Laboratories presents CatVideoFest 2025, a compilation […] |
