2026-05-01 Museum Closed Museum Closed May 1 Museum Closed The Speed will be closed to the public today for the celebration of the Kentucky Oaks race. We will be back open with regular hours, May 3. PLAN YOUR VISIT
2026-05-02 Museum Closed Museum Closed May 2 Museum Closed The Speed will be closed to the public today for the celebration of the Kentucky Derby race. We will be back open with regular hours, May 3. PLAN YOUR VISIT
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Speed Chat Spot May 3 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Speed Chat Spot 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.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Collection Highlights Drop-In Tour May 3 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Collection Highlights Drop-In Tour 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.
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm WTO/99 at Speed Cinema May 3 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm WTO/99 at Speed Cinema WTO/99 Directed by Ian Bell Sunday, May 3, 1 pm, CINEMA+ | BUY TICKETS With a post-screening community discussion moderated by Dr. Angela Storey, Director, Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research featuring panelists Heather Fox, Director, Oral History Center, and Manuscript Archivist, University of Louisville Archives & Special Collections; K.A. Owens - Co-Chair, Kentucky […]
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Speed Chat Spot May 3 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Speed Chat Spot 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.
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Hello Dankness at Speed Cinema May 3 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Hello Dankness at Speed Cinema Hello Dankness Directed by Soda Jerk Sunday, May 3, 3:30 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “Hello Dankness belongs to a venerable underground-film tradition of treating refracted entertainment as a mirror for society.”—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times Hello Dankness is a political fable that bears witness to the psychotropic spectacle of American politics from 2016 […]
Two Prosecutors (Zwei Staatsanwälte) at Speed Cinema May 23 Two Prosecutors (Zwei Staatsanwälte) at Speed Cinema 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Pompei: Below the Clouds (Sotto le nuvole) at Speed Cinema May 23 Pompei: Below the Clouds (Sotto le nuvole) at Speed Cinema 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Pompei: Below the Clouds (Sotto le nuvole) at Speed Cinema May 24 Pompei: Below the Clouds (Sotto le nuvole) at Speed Cinema 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Our Land (Nuestra Tierra) at Speed Cinema May 29 Our Land (Nuestra Tierra) at Speed Cinema 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo at Speed Cinema May 30 Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo at Speed Cinema 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
