Speed Art Museum

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O V E R V I E W
Facility:	Speed Art Museum
Description:	The Art Sparks Interactive Gallery of the Speed Art Museum offers an extraordinary hands-on gallery featuring 30 activities, multi-media, and works of art for children and adults to enjoy together. Dance inside a video artwork, see yourself as charcoal drawing, build your own city, see how others see you in the specially designed True Mirror! Use the provided art supplies to create your own masterpiece!
A D D R E S S
Address 1:	2035 S. Third Street
Address 2:
City:	Louisville
State/Province:	KY
Zip Code:	40208
V I S I T I N G   I N F O
Hours:	Mon. closed; Tue, Wed, Fri 10:30am-4pm; Thurs. 10:30am-8pm; Sat 10:30am-5pm; Sun. Noon-5pm
Admission:	Admission to the Speed's Permanent Collection is FREE! Art Sparks Interactive Gallery, is $5 per person
Telephone:	(502) 634-2700
Website:	Visit Website
R E V I E W S
M. Oyler, Co-op Member The Speed Museum is a great place to teach older children about art. They do have programs for younger children but I have not yet experienced them. The Speed has artwork of all kinds from many different periods. You could do multiple units in art history and visit a different room each trip. In addition to their permanent collections they also have travelling exhibits. In the past they have had the Gutenburg Bible, letters of Thomas Jefferson, & more. I see something new everytime I go. I am an art history major & can't wait to add it to my preschooler's curriculum in a couple years. Personally, I have learned more about world history, geography, and politics from my studies in art history than I probably ever absorbed in any of those classes alone. School systems like to cut art programs when money is tight but I don't think they realize just how usefull it is for teaching other subjects. I would have been lost in many classes without it as a child and a college student. The Speed museum is an excellent resource for Louisville area homeschoolers, as well as the community in general, and I am very thankful for it.