Speed Art Museum
Speed Art Museum, March 2016 | |
| Established | 1927 |
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| Location | 2035 South 3rd Street Louisville, Kentucky 40208 |
| Coordinates | 38°13′4.3″N 85°45′39.3″W / 38.217861°N 85.760917°W |
| Type | Art |
| Website | speedmuseum.org |
The Speed Art Museum, originally the J.B. Speed Memorial Museum and colloquially the Speed, is an art museum in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Established in 1927, it is the oldest and largest art museum in the state of Kentucky. It is located on South Third Street in Louisville, adjacent to the main campus of the University of Louisville. As of 2016, it received around 180,000 visits annually.
The museum offers a variety of "art experiences" outside its collection and international exhibitions, including the Community Days, Family Days, the Art Sparks Interactive Family Gallery, and the late-night event After Hours at the Speed.
The Speed houses ancient, classical, modern, and contemporary art from around the world. The focus of the collection is Western art, from antiquity to the present day. In particular, the museum holds significant collections of paintings from the Netherlands, France, and Italy, as well as important contemporary art and American decorative art. The Speed also holds meaningful works on paper and historical and contemporary Native American and African artworks.