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SUMMARY:Speed Chat Spot
DESCRIPTION:Check out Speed Chat Spots. During this time frame 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.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/speed-chat-spot/2026-05-09/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260509T150000
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SUMMARY:American Dream at Speed Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Barbara Kopple X 2/New 4K Restoration\nAmerican Dream\nDirected by Barbara Kopple \nSaturday\, May 9\, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS\n$12 | $8 Speed members \n“A bracing hybrid\, a documentary and a lamentation for those who create the country’s wealth at the cost of their own dignity.” —The Washington Post \nWinner of the 1991 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature\, Barbara Kopple’s American Dream unflinchingly details the explosive 1985–86 labor strike against Hormel Foods in Austin\, Minnesota\, a city ripped apart in the tumult. Fed up with dangerous plant conditions and drastic wage cuts\, Austin’s Local P-9 went against the advice of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and\, with the help of labor activist Ray Rogers’s campaign to damage the meatpacking giant’s public reputation\, conducted a nearly yearlong walkout. But as the strike dragged on\, some workers found themselves desperate to make ends meet and ready to cross the picket line\, dividing a community already betrayed by a once progressive company and roiled by blockades\, riots\, and the intervention of the National Guard. Following up her landmark documentary Harlan County USA with another engrossing report from the trenches of working-class America\, Kopple poignantly captures the human and political costs of one of the most significant setbacks to organized labor amid the unchecked corporatism of the Reaganomics era. 1990\, U.S.\, DCP\, 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. \nSupervised and approved by director Barbara Kopple\, this 4K digital restoration was undertaken by Janus Films and the Criterion Collection from a scan of the 16 mm internegative. The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35 mm DME magnetic track.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/american-dream-at-speed-cinema/
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260509T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260509T193000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
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SUMMARY:Kontinental ‘25 at Speed Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Kontinental ‘25\nDirected by Radu Jude \nSaturday\, May 9\, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS \n$12 | $8 Speed members \n“A smart\, scathing masterwork about our modern madness.” —Nick Schager\, The Daily Beast \nCelebrated writer/director Radu Jude (Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World) is back with a sharp critique of capitalism\, housing\, labor\, and morality with his typical outrageous and irreverent comedic approach. Shot on an iPhone over the course of 10 days\, he cements his position as one of the most nimble and talented contemporary film talents. \nWhen Orsolya oversees the eviction of a local elderly man in Cluj\, Transylvania\, the unintended consequences come to shatter her and her understanding of her place in society. Spiraling into an existential crisis\, she traverses the city\, meeting with various people in her life — her husband\, an old friend\, her former student\, a priest — to consider and reconcile her place in an increasingly maddening modern world in award-winning filmmaker Radu Jude’s latest furious and hysterical moral parable. \nWinner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. 2025\, Romania\, DCP\, in Romanian with English subtitles\, 109 minutes. Recommended for 16+.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/kontinental-25-at-speed-cinema-2/
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260510T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260510T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T194946Z
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SUMMARY:Collection Highlights Drop-In Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the Speed and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of our collection. Free with admission. \nFor more information\, visit our tours page.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/collection-highlights-drop-in-tour-3/2026-05-10/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260510T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260510T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260121T214415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T214415Z
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SUMMARY:Speed Chat Spot
DESCRIPTION:Check out Speed Chat Spots. During this time frame 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.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/speed-chat-spot-5/2026-05-10/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260510T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260510T160000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260121T214510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T214510Z
UID:10002293-1778425200-1778428800@www.speedmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Speed Chat Spot
DESCRIPTION:Check out Speed Chat Spots. During this time frame 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.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/speed-chat-spot-6/2026-05-10/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260510T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260510T163000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T191048Z
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SUMMARY:Harlan County USA at Speed Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Barbara Kopple X 2/New 4K Restoration\nHarlan County USA\nDirected by Barbara Kopple \nSunday\, May 10\, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS \n$12 | $8 Speed members \n“Articulate\, indomitable\, courageous… the film retains all its power.” —Roger Ebert \nBarbara Kopple’s Academy Award–winning Harlan County USA unflinchingly documents a grueling coal miners’ strike in a small Kentucky town. With unprecedented access\, Kopple and her crew captured the miners’ sometimes violent struggles with strikebreakers\, local police\, and company thugs. Featuring a haunting soundtrack—with legendary country and bluegrass artists Hazel Dickens\, Merle Travis\, Sarah Gunning\, and Florence Reece—the film is a heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line. 1976\, U.S.\, DCP\, 103 minutes. Rated PG.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/harlan-county-usa-at-speed-cinema/
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260513T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260513T193000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260422T203937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T203937Z
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SUMMARY:A Woman of the World X Pearl Jam at Speed Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Silents Synced\nA Woman of the World X Pearl Jam \nDirected by Mal St. Clair \nWednesday\, May 13\, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS \n$12 | $8 Speed and LPM members \nSilents Synced is back pairing the early cinematic comedy starring Pola Negri as a bold trendsetter with the rocking contemporary score by Pearl Jam. \nCelebrating its 100th anniversary\, A Woman of the World centers on a sensual European countess (Negri) who arrives at a small American town and quickly provokes moral outrage from the community. During her stay with a cousin\, the temptress courts scandal smoking\, enticing men\, extravagant clothes and a tattoo. \nSilents Synced creator Josh Frank\, explained\, “She’s done being pushed around by men. She’s punk rock before punk even existed. How frickin’ cool is that!” 2025\, U.S.\, DCP\, 79 minutes. Recommended for 15+. \nCo-presented with WFPK
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/a-woman-of-the-world-x-pearl-jam-at-speed-cinema/
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260514T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260514T193000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260423T153125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T173211Z
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SUMMARY:Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence at Speed Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Science on Screen®\nGhost in the Shell 2: Innocence\nDirected by Mamoru Oshii \nThursday\, May 14\, 6 pm CINEMA+ | BUY TICKETS\n$12 | $8 Speed members \n“Mamoru Oshii’s 2004 follow-up to his 1995 anime noir is that rare sequel that surpasses the original.” —Andrea Gronvall\, Chicago Reader \nIn the year 2032\, the line between humans and machines has been blurred almost beyond distinction. A string of murders perpetrated by a prototype android model has drawn the attention of Public Security Section 9\, a unit specializing in counter cyber-terrorism. With none of the victims’ families pressing charges\, suspicions arise regarding the nature of the androids and their production company. In the course of the investigation\, the almost entirely cyber-bodied agent Batou\, and his still human partner Togusa embark on a journey through a technological dystopia\, taking on ferocious Yakuza thugs\, devious hackers\, government bureaucrats\, and corporate criminals to uncover the shocking truth behind the crime. \nAcclaimed director Mamoru Oshii pushes further into the world and concepts first developed in his groundbreaking film Ghost in the Shell\, considered one of the most important and iconic anime films ever made. With its thought-provoking speculations on artificial intelligence\, which have only become more relevant in our present world\, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence returns to cinemas in a lustrous new 4K restoration. 2004\, Japan\, DCP\, in Japanese with English subtitles\, 100 minutes. Rated PG-13. \nCINEMA+ with a post-screening discussion by Guy Dove\, Professor of Philosophy at UofL. \nAn initiative of the COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE\, with major support from the ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/ghost-in-the-shell-2-innocence-at-speed-cinema/
CATEGORIES:Cinema+,Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260515T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260515T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260325T194738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T194738Z
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SUMMARY:Collection Highlights Drop-In Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the Speed and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of our collection. Free with admission. \nFor more information\, visit our tours page.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/collection-highlights-drop-in-tour/2026-05-15/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260515T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260515T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260423T174954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T174954Z
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SUMMARY:Tetsuo: The Iron Man at Speed Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Essential Cinema/New Restoration\nTetsuo: The Iron Man\nDirected by Shinya Tsukamoto \nFriday\, May 15\, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS\n$12 | $8 Speed members \n“Metallic mayhem and graphic depravity fly thick and fast in the mind-melting 30-year-old Japanese body-horror benchmark.” —Lou Thomas\, BFI \nVirtually absent from theater screens since the 1990s\, this underground classic from Japan is now available in a brand new restoration! Tetsuo: The Iron Man is filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto’s unhinged hot take on humankind’s ongoing battle with technology; literally\, as a man mutates into a walking\, clanking man-machine that terrorizes himself and everyone around him. Warping elements of early Cronenberg\, Lynch\, and Raimi into a deliriously-paced cyberpunk cocktail\, Tetsuo is a body horror manifesto that’s fueled by techno-erotic adrenaline and wrought iron perversion. Unmissable. 1989\, Japan\, DCP\, in Japanese with English subtitles\, 67 minutes.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/tetsuo-the-iron-man-at-speed-cinema/
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260516T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260516T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260325T194854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T194854Z
UID:10002505-1778936400-1778940000@www.speedmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Collection Highlights Drop-In Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the Speed and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of our collection. Free with admission. \nFor more information\, visit our tours page.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/collection-highlights-drop-in-tour-2/2026-05-16/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260516T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260516T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260121T214058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T214139Z
UID:10002258-1778936400-1778940000@www.speedmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Speed Chat Spot
DESCRIPTION:Check out Speed Chat Spots. During this time frame 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.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/speed-chat-spot/2026-05-16/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260516T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260516T160000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260423T175017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T175017Z
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SUMMARY:Tetsuo: The Iron Man at Speed Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Essential Cinema/New Restoration\nTetsuo: The Iron Man\nDirected by Shinya Tsukamoto \nSaturday\, May 16\, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS \n$12 | $8 Speed members \n“Metallic mayhem and graphic depravity fly thick and fast in the mind-melting 30-year-old Japanese body-horror benchmark.” —Lou Thomas\, BFI \nVirtually absent from theater screens since the 1990s\, this underground classic from Japan is now available in a brand new restoration! Tetsuo: The Iron Man is filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto’s unhinged hot take on humankind’s ongoing battle with technology; literally\, as a man mutates into a walking\, clanking man-machine that terrorizes himself and everyone around him. Warping elements of early Cronenberg\, Lynch\, and Raimi into a deliriously-paced cyberpunk cocktail\, Tetsuo is a body horror manifesto that’s fueled by techno-erotic adrenaline and wrought iron perversion. Unmissable. 1989\, Japan\, DCP\, in Japanese with English subtitles\, 67 minutes.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/tetsuo-the-iron-man-at-speed-cinema-2/
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260516T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260516T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260423T182557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T182557Z
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SUMMARY:Burst City at Speed Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Essential Cinema\nBurst City\nDirected by Gakuryū Ishii \nSaturday\, May 16\, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS \n“Burst City resolutely puts the punk into the Japanese cyberpunk movement that emerged in the early 1980s.” —Budd Wilkins\, Slant \nFans of Tetsuo: The Iron Man take note! An early landmark in cyberpunk cinema\, Burst City is an experimental\, dystopian musical from underground filmmaker Gakuryū (formerly Sogo) Ishii that ignites a Molotov cocktail of Mad Max-style carnage and real-life Japanese punk bands. In a derelict industrial wasteland on the outskirts of Tokyo\, two rival bands and their unruly mobs of fans gather for a Battle of the Bands-style protest against a nuclear power plant\, bringing them face-to-face with the yakuza industrialists that want to erase their turf. 1982\, Japan\, DCP\, in Japanese with English subtitles\, 115 minutes.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/burst-city-at-speed-cinema/
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260517T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260517T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260105T213227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T141850Z
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SUMMARY:Coming Out (of the Collection): Queer & Trans Art at the Speed Art Museum Tour
DESCRIPTION:Coming Out (of the Collection): Queer & Trans Art at the Speed Art Museum Tour\n \nJoin us an exploration of queer and trans artists’ important contributions to art history. Free with general admission. \nImage: Torso [Body Print]\, 2022 by Keltie Ferris
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/coming-out-of-the-collection-queer-trans-art-at-the-speed-art-museum-tour/2026-05-17/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260517T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260517T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260402T154024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T154024Z
UID:10002537-1779022800-1779026400@www.speedmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Abstraction Reconsidered: Terms\, Histories\, and the Women who Shaped Them
DESCRIPTION:Join Chris Reitz\, Director of the Hite Institute of Art and Design at the University of Louisville\, for an engaging lecture connected to the exhibition Abstract Expressionists: The Women (on view May 16–August 30). \nThis session will explore what “abstraction” means in art\, how modern artists and critics invented the concept\, and how historians are reconsidering it today. You’ll learn about the origins of modern abstract painting\, about its redeployment in postwar Abstract Expressionism\, and about the women who were central to both.\nThrough guided discussion and close looking\, participants will develop their own understanding of abstraction\, one that is thoughtful\, flexible\, and open to different perspectives. Students\, artists\, and anyone curious about art are encouraged to attend. After the seminar\, participants are invited to visit the exhibition to continue the experience. \nChris Reitz is Director of the Hite Institute of Art and Design and Associate Professor of Critical and Curatorial Studies at the University of Louisville. He is the author of the book Martin Kippenberger: Everything is Everywhere. \nThis lecture session is free and open to the public. \nJoan MitchellWhen They Were Gone\, 1977Oil on canvas\, 94 x 71 in.© Estate of Joan Mitchell.Courtesy of the Levett Collection and FAMMPhoto: Fraser Marr.\n\n 
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/abstraction-reconsidered-terms-histories-and-the-women-who-shaped-them/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Lecture,Public Programs,Abstract Expressionists: The Women
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260517T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260517T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260325T194946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T194946Z
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SUMMARY:Collection Highlights Drop-In Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the Speed and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of our collection. Free with admission. \nFor more information\, visit our tours page.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/collection-highlights-drop-in-tour-3/2026-05-17/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260517T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260517T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260121T214415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T214415Z
UID:10002276-1779022800-1779026400@www.speedmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Speed Chat Spot
DESCRIPTION:Check out Speed Chat Spots. During this time frame 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.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/speed-chat-spot-5/2026-05-17/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260517T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260517T160000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260414T170248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T170248Z
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SUMMARY:Speed Together: Explore + Create
DESCRIPTION:Speed Together: Explore + Create  \nA monthly Sunday of art\, creativity\, and self-guided discovery  \nSpeed Together is a free Sunday program where visitors of all ages can explore the Speed’s collections and galleries at their own pace. Each session offers opportunities for self-guided discovery\, light creative activities\, and quiet moments to reflect\, draw\, or experiment with artmaking. Families\, friends\, and first-time visitors can enjoy a relaxed\, flexible experience designed to make the museum welcoming and accessible to everyone. 
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/speed-together-explore-create-2/
CATEGORIES:Public Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260517T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260517T160000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260121T214510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T214510Z
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SUMMARY:Speed Chat Spot
DESCRIPTION:Check out Speed Chat Spots. During this time frame 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.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/speed-chat-spot-6/2026-05-17/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260517T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260517T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260423T183010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T183010Z
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SUMMARY:Burst City at Speed Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Essential Cinema\nBurst City\nDirected by Gakuryū Ishii \nSunday\, May 17\, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS  \n“Burst City resolutely puts the punk into the Japanese cyberpunk movement that emerged in the early 1980s.” —Budd Wilkins\, Slant \nFans of Tetsuo: The Iron Man take note! An early landmark in cyberpunk cinema\, Burst City is an experimental\, dystopian musical from underground filmmaker Gakuryū (formerly Sogo) Ishii that ignites a Molotov cocktail of Mad Max-style carnage and real-life Japanese punk bands. In a derelict industrial wasteland on the outskirts of Tokyo\, two rival bands and their unruly mobs of fans gather for a Battle of the Bands-style protest against a nuclear power plant\, bringing them face-to-face with the yakuza industrialists that want to erase their turf. 1982\, Japan\, DCP\, in Japanese with English subtitles\, 115 minutes.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/burst-city-at-speed-cinema-2/
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260522T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260522T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260325T194738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T194738Z
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SUMMARY:Collection Highlights Drop-In Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the Speed and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of our collection. Free with admission. \nFor more information\, visit our tours page.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/collection-highlights-drop-in-tour/2026-05-22/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260522T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260522T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260423T192838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T192838Z
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SUMMARY:Two Prosecutors (Zwei Staatsanwälte) at Speed Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Two Prosecutors (Zwei Staatsanwälte)\nDirected by Sergei Loznitsa \nFriday\, May 22\, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS \n$12 | $8 Speed members \n“What’s most startling about the film for me\, however\, is not the Russian history and filmmaking per se\, but the relevance Two Prosecutors has to our present day.” —Marjorie Baumgarten\, Austin Chronicle \nThe latest film from the great Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa (My Joy) is a scalpel-precise tale of the horrors of totalitarian bureaucracy. \nAdapting a novel by Soviet writer and political prisoner Georgy Demidov\, set in the Soviet Union in 1937\, Loznitsa follows the attempts of an idealistic government-appointed prosecutor (Alexander Kuznetsov) to expose the mistreatment of a dissident Bolshevik writer who has been jailed and tortured without evidence of wrongdoing. As he gradually comes to realize\, the lack of cause for the man’s imprisonment is hardly unique under Stalin’s regime\, and the neophyte lawyer may be putting himself in danger by exposing his own moral righteousness. \nLoznitsa constructs his story with a patient yet unmistakable sense of mounting dread\, focusing on the devastating minutiae that allows fascism to function in our world. 2025\, France/Germany/Netherlands/Latvia/Romania/Lithuania/Ukraine\, DCP\, in Russian\, Ukranian\, and English with English subtitles\, 118 minutes. Recommended for 15+.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/two-prosecutors-zwei-staatsanwalte-at-speed-cinema/
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260523T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260523T123000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260218T204654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T200953Z
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SUMMARY:May Adult Workshop - Adult Abstract Painting Workshop
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\nAbstract Expressionists: The Women – Adult Abstract Painting Workshop\nFacilitated by Sara Noori\nStep into the vibrant\, expressive world of Abstract Expressionists: The Women. Inspired by artists such as Helen Frankenthaler\, Joan Mitchell\, Vivian Springford\, Grace Hartigan\, and Lee Krasner\, this workshop invites you to explore painting as a space for movement\, emotion\, and discovery. Engage in a process-based approach to painting that emphasizes exploration over outcome. Through guided exercises and technical experimentation with layering\, movement\, and mark-making\, you will be invited to experiment with building a visual language rooted in intuition and creative risk-taking. A mix of visual and creative prompts will guide the process and spark inspiration\, offering accessible ways to generate ideas and move into image-making. We will also explore how to “read” abstract paintings\, not by figuring them out\, but through personal observation and interpretation.\n\nNo prior experience is necessary. Enjoy a supportive\, open-ended workshop to learn\, explore\, reflect\, and create!\n____\nArtist Bio \nSara Noori \nSara Noori is an artist and educator whose work explores identity\, collaboration\, and the body\, both individual and collective\, as a host for culture\, memory\, and creative survival. They have organized and facilitated public programs including Family Day at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; led public and private art classes at elementary\, middle\, and high schools throughout the Chicago area; taught art at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago; and collaborated with the Community Belonging program at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville\, KY. In 2023\, Noori was invited to co-create a site-specific mural titled Homecoming for Amy Sherald’s Portrait of Breonna Taylor: In the Garden at the Speed Art Museum. As an arts educator they have presented as part of the 2026 Leonardo/ISAST LASER Talks in Louisville\, and worked with the Backside Learning Center at Churchill Downs\, Dreams With Wings\, First Hour Grief\, Fund for the Arts\, Frazier History Museum\, and in school classrooms supporting students\, participants\, and communities through material exploration\, collaborative making\, and confidence-building practices. Across institutions and community spaces\, their work prioritizes care\, adaptability\, and the cultivation of environments where creative growth can take root. \nArtwork credit \n“ It’s my house\, and I live here.”\nStretcher bars\, plastic\, glitter\, acrylic paints\, plastisol\, tissue paper\, synthetic hair\, screen printed\, and hand-detailed Persian rug reproduction\n2017–2022
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/may-adult-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Abstract Expressionists: The Women,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260523T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260523T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260325T194854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T194854Z
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SUMMARY:Collection Highlights Drop-In Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the Speed and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of our collection. Free with admission. \nFor more information\, visit our tours page.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/collection-highlights-drop-in-tour-2/2026-05-23/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260523T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260523T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260121T214058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T214139Z
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SUMMARY:Speed Chat Spot
DESCRIPTION:Check out Speed Chat Spots. During this time frame 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.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/speed-chat-spot/2026-05-23/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260523T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260523T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260423T192859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T192859Z
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SUMMARY:Two Prosecutors (Zwei Staatsanwälte) at Speed Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Two Prosecutors (Zwei Staatsanwälte)\nDirected by Sergei Loznitsa \nSaturday\, May 23\, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS \n$12 | $8 Speed members \n“What’s most startling about the film for me\, however\, is not the Russian history and filmmaking per se\, but the relevance Two Prosecutors has to our present day.” —Marjorie Baumgarten\, Austin Chronicle \nThe latest film from the great Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa (My Joy) is a scalpel-precise tale of the horrors of totalitarian bureaucracy. \nAdapting a novel by Soviet writer and political prisoner Georgy Demidov\, set in the Soviet Union in 1937\, Loznitsa follows the attempts of an idealistic government-appointed prosecutor (Alexander Kuznetsov) to expose the mistreatment of a dissident Bolshevik writer who has been jailed and tortured without evidence of wrongdoing. As he gradually comes to realize\, the lack of cause for the man’s imprisonment is hardly unique under Stalin’s regime\, and the neophyte lawyer may be putting himself in danger by exposing his own moral righteousness. \nLoznitsa constructs his story with a patient yet unmistakable sense of mounting dread\, focusing on the devastating minutiae that allows fascism to function in our world. 2025\, France/Germany/Netherlands/Latvia/Romania/Lithuania/Ukraine\, DCP\, in Russian\, Ukranian\, and English with English subtitles\, 118 minutes. Recommended for 15+.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/two-prosecutors-zwei-staatsanwalte-at-speed-cinema-2/
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260523T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260523T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260423T194159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T194159Z
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SUMMARY:Pompei: Below the Clouds (Sotto le nuvole) at Speed Cinema
DESCRIPTION:Pompei: Below the Clouds (Sotto le nuvole)\nDirected by Gianfranco Rosi \nSaturday\, May 23\, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS \n$12 | $8 Speed members \n“A rewarding\, wryly funny mosaic of a turbulent city\, flanked by volcanoes and rich with stories.” —Wendy Ide\, Observer \nFrom award-winning filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi comes Pompei: Below the Clouds\, a striking portrait of life in Naples\, a city living in the shadow of Vesuvius. Beneath the quiet threat of eruption\, people go about their days: archaeologists unearth the past\, children learn as the earth hums\, firefighters wait for the next call. \nThe result is a portrait at once local and universal: a reflection on humanity’s capacity to live\, love\, and rebuild in the shadow of the unimaginable. Winner Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. 2025\, Italy\, DCP\, in Italian\, Arabic\, Japanese\, and English with English subtitles\, 114 minutes. Recommended for 15+.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/pompei-below-the-clouds-sotto-le-nuvole-at-speed-cinema/
CATEGORIES:Cinema
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260524T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20260524T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T073910
CREATED:20260325T194946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T194946Z
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SUMMARY:Collection Highlights Drop-In Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the Speed and engage in conversations during this one-hour Docent-guided tour focused on the highlights of our collection. Free with admission. \nFor more information\, visit our tours page.
URL:https://www.speedmuseum.org/event/collection-highlights-drop-in-tour-3/2026-05-24/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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