LOUISVILLE, KY.- The Speed Art Museum announced today that it will bring Caravaggio’s pivotal work, The Fortune Teller, to the United States this May. The painting rarely travels and this will mark only the second time the work has ever been on vi…
Derby Museum Showcases Jockey Great Bill Shoemaker
By: Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, KY (AP).- Just a short stroll from the famous track at Churchill Downs, where he rode to four victories in the Kentucky Derby, some of Bill Shoemaker’s most treasured items are on display for racing fan…
Kentucky’s Speed Art Museum Reveals Expansion Design Plans Designed by wHY Architecture
LOUISVILLE, KY.- The Speed Art Museum has unveiled the design for a major expansion and renovation of its facilities, encompassing 200,000 square feet of new and renovated interior and exterior space. Growing out of the Museum’s long-range master…
Speed Art Museum Conducts Collection Review & Expansion Planning
LOUISVILLE, KY.- The Speed Art Museum is mounting a variety of initiatives in the coming year to enhance the experiences it provides to its visitors, deepen its engagement with the community, and build on the success of its ongoing programs. Plans inc…
The Speed Art Museum Announces Thorntons Inc. Donates $1 Million for Expansion
LOUISVILLE, KY.- The Speed Art Museum announces a $1,000,000 donation from Thorntons Inc. to the Museum’s Changing Speed Capital Campaign. The Capital Campaign will fund the expansion and renovation of the Museum’s site in Louisville. The exp…
21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, KY Voted #1 Hotel in U.S. Again
LOUISVILLE, KY.- For the second consecutive year, 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky has been selected as the #1 hotel in the United States and #6 in the world in the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. The awards appear…
21c Museum to Unveil Three Never Before Exhibited Pieces by Simen Johan
LOUISVILLE, KY.- 21c Museum will unveil three pieces by Simen Johan that have never before been on public view in a ten-year survey of the artist’s work. The two photographs and one sculpture to be displayed for the first time are new additions to…