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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. CANCELED … 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. February … 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. March … 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

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

This After Hours is going to be totally tubular! Wear your best 80s fashions and enjoy throwback music, drinks, and art at #yourSpeed. 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 … Continued

TICKETS 5 – 8 pm: Get creative with DIY floral-scented rainbow bath bombs 5 – 8 pm: Shop and chat with QueerKy  5:30 – 6:30 pm: Live music in the Atrium with Maestro J and friends.  5 – 10 pm: Cool down with Snow Queen Shaved Ice Truck 6 – 7:30 pm: Screening of the Sundance Film Festival … Continued

TICKETS Brain Freeze: Cones for a Cause ice cream truck will be on-site all evening. 5 - 8 pm | Art-Making Activity “DIY Mini Barn Quilt coasters" 5:30 pm | Pictures from Pieces Gallery Talk with Curator Scott Erbes   6 - 7:30 pm | Screening of After Sherman in Speed Cinema, tickets are sold separately 6 -7 … Continued

TICKETS  5 – 8 PM: Art Making activity, Helen LaFrance inspired "Memory Jars" 5:15 PM: Kentucky Women: Helen LaFrance gallery tour with curator Erika Holmquist-Wall 5:30 – 6:30 PM: Girl Code presentation. Girl Code is a monthly event that celebrates and uplifts women storytelling. Robin Garner, Rheonna Thornton, and Hannah Drake will be presenting.  6 PM: Peter Von Kant screening in … Continued

After Hours at the Speed is HERE! Celebrate the opening of Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary with a night at the Museum full of jazz music, art-making, tasty bites, and gallery talks. TICKETS Dress your best: Art Nouveau fashion encouraged. There will be plenty of photo opportunities around the Museum. Need some inspiration - Art Nouveau/Mucha … Continued

TICKETS After Hours at the Speed is HERE! Plan your date night with us as we turn the Museum into "A Night in Paris" to coincide with our latest exhibition, Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary. Here is the schedule for the evening. 5 – 8 PM | Art-making: DIY Perfume bottles Throughout the night: Grab your buddy … Continued

TICKETS December 16, 5 – 10 PM Plan your night with us as we hit the dance floor with Louisville Silent Disco and drink to the music with creative cocktails featuring Chambord! Join in on some Contemporary Art gallery talks, a Costume Figure Drawing Session, and much more! Also don't forget to enjoy our latest … Continued

TICKETS After Hours at the Speed is HERE! It's a new year, come celebrate 2023 with a party at #yourSpeed. This is your last chance to see Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary during an After Hours party. This remarkable exhibition closes on January 22. Grab your tickets today! January After Hours | January 20th   ·        … Continued

TICKETS February After Hours | February 17 - Let's celebrate Black History Month!  ·        5 – 8 pm | Art Making: DIY Pin Poem ·        5 – 9 pm | Gimme Some Sugar Cotton Candy available for sale ·        5 – 9 pm | Serene Nights Candles Co will be on site selling handmade candles … Continued

TICKETS Come celebrate Women’s History Month at this month’s After Hours! Join us for tours on Woman Artists, like Helen La France and many others. Kick off the night with Celtic music from Keltricity, while enjoying a Chambord Cocktail in our Atrium. End the night with a dance party in our grand hall under the … Continued

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

TICKETS May After Hours | May 19th | Theme: Spring Fling  Dust off that derby hat once more and wear your best spring floral attire!  5 – 8 PM | Art-Making: "Build your own garden" in the Gheens Court 5 – 6:30 PM || Rounding the Circle: The Mary and Al Shands Collection, local artist … Continued

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

TICKETS July After Hours | July 21 | Theme: Louisville Locals   5 - 8 PM | Art-Making: Mini Sculptures inspired by Rounding the Circle: The Mary and Al Shands Collection exhibition 6 PM | Cinema screening: Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes, tickets sold separately 6:15 PM | Gallery Talk in Kentucky Women: Alma Wallace Lesch … Continued

TICKETS August After Hours | August 18 | Theme: A Night with Asia Institute Crane House 5 - 8 PM | Art-making in Gheens Court – Paper Accordion Dragons 5 - 8 PM | Chinese calligraphy station and Origami station in the Atrium 5:30 PM | Gallery Talk in Louisville's Black Avante-Garde: Professor Robert L. Douglas … Continued

TICKETS September After Hours | September 15 | Theme: An evening with the UofL Cultural Center  5 – 8 PM | UofL Cultural Center tables with campus and community resources that support the Latinx community in the Atrium 5 - 8 PM | Art-making in Gheens Court – Poster Design 5:30 PM | Gallery Talk in … Continued

TICKETS November After Hours | November 17 | Theme: A celebration of Stories Retold: American Art from the Princeton University Art Museum 5-8 PM | Art-Making: Mobile Self-Portraits 5-7 PM | Stories Retold: American Art from the Princeton University Art Museum Chat Spots available 5:30-6 PM | Gallery Talk in The Bitter and The Sweet: Kentucky … Continued

TICKETS December After Hours | December 15 | Theme: Winter Prom, dress in your prom best!💃 5-8 PM | Art-Making: Make Your Own Prom Corsage! 5-9 PM | Pop-up Vendors: Vintage wear Derby City Market, Candles from Serene Nights Candle Co. and Permanent Jewelry from jBloom Designs & PermaLinx in the Atrium 5-10 PM | Don't … Continued

TICKETS January After Hours | January 19 | Theme: An Evening with the Louisville Living Room 5-8 PM | Art Making – 2024 Vision Board Buttons 5:30 PM | Gallery Talk in The Bitter and the Sweet: Kentucky Sugar Chests, Enslavement, and the Transatlantic World 1790-1865 with Terra Foundation Assistant Curator Jennifer Downs 6 PM | … Continued

TICKETS February After Hours | February 16 | Theme: Celebrate the opening of India: South Asian Paintings from the San Diego Museum of Art 5-8 PM | Art Making – Love Tokens 5-8 PM | Tabling: UofL Indian Student Association Table 5-9 PM | Mehandi by Grishma 5-9 PM | Rivertown Photobooth available near India: South … Continued

TICKETS March After Hours | March 15 | Theme: Celebrate India: South Asian Paintings from the San Diego Museum of Art 5-8 PM | Art Making in Gheens Court 5-9 PM | Mehandi by Grishma 5-10 PM | 360 Degree Photobooth 5:15-5:45 PM | The Yale Whiffenpoofs performance 6 PM | Gallery Talk in India: South … Continued

TICKETS April After Hours | April 19 | Theme: Celebrate India: South Asian Paintings from the San Diego Museum of Art 5-8 PM | Art-Making – Radiant Rangolis 5:15 PM |  India: South Asian Paintings from the San Diego Museum  Gallery Tour with Curators Kim Spence and Erika Holmquist-Wall 5-10 PM | Photobooth available in … Continued

TICKETS May After Hours | May 17 | Theme: Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Month with Asia Institute Crane House 5-8 PM | Art Making in Gheens Court - Paper Fans 5-8 PM | Calligraphy & Henna station in Gheens Court 5:30 PM | Gallery Talk in Native American Galleries with Curatorial Intern Sirene … Continued

TICKETS June After Hours | June 21 | Theme:  A Night with AFRO X ENVY  5-10 PM | AFRO X ENVY  Listening Lounge throughout the night in the Atrium 5-8 PM | AFRO BATIK INSPIRED Scarf making in Gheens Court Lasisi Design Team and Speed Studio programs 5:30 PM | Gallery Talk of new KY … Continued

TICKETS Friday, July 19th – After Hours w/ the Soulful Sounds of Derbytown (Powered by Prestige) Your After Hours ticket includes access to Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrored Room- LETS SURVIVE FOREVER. If you'd like to experience the Infinity Room, be sure to arrive early in the evening, as spots are timed and limited and will … Continued

TICKETS August After Hours | August 16 Important Infinity Room information: Your After Hours ticket includes access to Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrored Room- LETS SURVIVE FOREVER. If you'd like to experience the Infinity Room, be sure to arrive early in the evening, as spots are timed and limited and will be issued at the door. … Continued

TICKETS September 20 After Hours | September 20 Important Infinity Room information: Your After Hours ticket includes access to Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrored Room- LETS SURVIVE FOREVER. If you'd like to experience the Infinity Room, be sure to arrive early in the evening, as spots are timed and limited and will be issued at the … Continued

TICKETS October After Hours | October 18 | Theme: Folk/Bluegrass Night at the Speed!  ⁠5-8 PM Art Making - Yayoi Kusama-inspired Pumpkin painting 5-10 PM River City Tin Type Portraits. Pre-register with this link. This portrait session fee is not included in your After Hours ticket price. 5:30 PM | Gallery talk with Curator Scott … Continued

TICKETS November After Hours | November 15 |  Important Infinity Room information: Your After Hours ticket includes access to Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrored Room- LETS SURVIVE FOREVER. If you'd like to experience the Infinity Room, be sure to arrive early in the evening, as spots are timed and limited and will be issued at the … Continued

TICKETS January After Hours | Theme: Vinyl Night 5-9 PM: Vinyl Vending from Guestroom Records and Matt Anthony's Record Shop 5-8 PM: Art-making in the Gheens Court: Album Covers - Soundtrack for 2025 5-6 PM: DJ ShawnT 5:45 PM: Winslow Homer: American Storyteller tour with curator Kim Spence 6 PM: Cinema Screening: A Girl with … Continued

TICKETS February After Hours | February 21 | A winter jam with Mr. Please 5 – 8 PM | Art-making: Paper Quilts – Affirmations of Love   6 PM | Cinema screening - 2025 Oscar Shorts - Animated, tickets sold separately 6:15 PM | Gallery Talk with Curatorial Assistant, Sirene Martin on the Native American Gallery … Continued

TICKETS An Evening with Louisville Orchestra 5-8 PM | Art Making - Watercolor portraits in Gheens Court 5-9 PM | Photobooth available 5:30 PM | Radical Women Gallery tour, docent-led 6 PM | Blue Velvet Cinema screening, tickets sold separately - SOLD OUT 6:15-8 PM | Enjoy performances with players from the Louisville Orchestra in … Continued