great place to spend an afternoon, especially since it was raining all day. Lovely art exhibits. Wandered at our leisure.

The Museum galleries and Art Sparks are temporarily closed for construction. But when they were open the museum rivals those of NY and Phila. You need not be interested in art because there is a bit interesting things for everyone. The audio guided tours were helpful to my relatives who do not understand art.

A great place for a date with my husband to view beautiful pieces of art. People were friendly and the exhibits were patron friendly.

It's with sadness that I think of the Speed closing for THREE years! The Speed Art Museum was a part of my childhood, my young adult life, adult life too. Both permanent and alternating displays are wonderful. I've seen special Impressionists exhibits here, Art Sparks for the kids, and da Vinci too. I'm already looking forward to the new and... More

Even though the Speed Art Museum is closed for renovations at the moment, it's a great place to visit to see famous artist as well as local artist works.

Used to be free to enter, miss that. Beautiful art and objects. Easy parking next door. Middle of U of L campus.

Having traveled and visited several art museums I can tell you I was sorely disappointed in the small amount of cool art--you know, the stuff that is recognizable on coffee cups and other kitsch. I just wanted to see some cool art.

We went to the Speed Museum as a second or third choice after some other attractions fell through when we had company come to Louisville to visit us. Some of our party were U of L students, so they got discounted admission, so that was nice to save a few bucks. There was a lot more to see here than... More

A gem in Louisville but I read that it will be closed for renovation starting in Oct 2012 - checkout before you go