April 4th, 2026 Facilitated by: Emily Fautz Project: Plein Air Watercolor: A Relaxed Painting Workshop SOLD OUT Come enjoy a laid-back watercolor workshop as you soak in the sights of our art park and paint along with us. All materials are provided, and no experience is needed. We’ll be painting outdoors to enjoy the fresh […]
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.
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.
Days and Nights in the Forest Directed by Satyajit Ray Sunday, April 4, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “Packed with cultural references and sly satire, this is also a hugely entertaining comic romp.”—David Parkinson, Empire Magazine Adapted from Sunil Gangopadhyay’s celebrated 1968 novel, Days and Nights in the Forest is one of director Satyajit […]
Serpent’s Path (1998) and Chime (2024) Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Saturday, April 4, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members A masterclass in escalating dread and shocking violence, Chime reaffirms Kiyoshi Kurosawa as one of modern horror’s most innovative and unpredictable visionaries. During a class, culinary instructor Matsuoka (Mutsuo Yoshioka) witnesses the suicide of a […]
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.
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.
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.
Deeper Viewing/Urban Intimacies Chungking Express Directed by Wong Kar Wai Wednesday, April 8, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members | Free for UofL students, faculty, and staff The whiplash, double-pronged Chungking Express is one of the defining works of nineties cinema and the film that made Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai […]
April 10 – June 28, 2026 Chellgren Gallery This spring, artist vanessa german returns to the Speed Art Museum to present the inaugural exhibition of the Sam Gilliam Visiting Artist Program (SGVAP). This presentation of new work marks the culmination of german’s social- and community-based project in Louisville, which has unfolded over months of research, public discussion, and collaboration […]
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.
Almereyda X 2/4K Restoration Nadja Directed by Michael Almereyda Friday, April 10, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “Michael Almereyda’s insanely brilliant fantasia on the Dracula legend.”—Hal Hinson, Washington Post Merging elements from Dracula’s Daughter (1936) with André Breton’s surrealist novel Nadja (1928), and fusing shimmering black-and-white 35mm with hallucinatory Pixelvision video, […]