Calendar of Events

Where Did We Sit on the Bus?

During a lesson on Rosa Parks, a Latinx kid begins searching for her own people’s place in American history. Performed by a dynamic actress/singer/musician,...

Railbird Runway

Whether at lavish Derby parties, casual infield get-togethers, or on elegant clubhouse promenades, celebrities and railbirds converge on Kentucky to see and be...

Romeo & Juliet: Louisville 2020 (Virtual Streaming Event)

An unprecedented global pandemic and social unrest embroil the nation in conflict as Romeo and Juliet, the children of sworn enemies, dare to imagine a world...

Forest Giants at Bernheim Forest

TO CELEBRATE THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY of the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, Danish artist Thomas Dambo constructed three giants to commemorate the...

The Professional Training Company Projects - Virtual Short Pieces

These boldly imaginative short pieces are the culmination of the Professional Training Company’s season spent learning how to create, film, edit, and produce...

Black Heritage in Racing Exhibit

Explore Kentucky Derby Museum's newly expanded exhibit honoring the stories of Black horsemen and their impact on Thoroughbred racing. This exhibit is featured...

Right to Ride Exhibit

This exhibit celebrates the brave women who wanted to ride fast horses in professional Thoroughbred races. They went from sideshow fascination on the...

Voices and Votes: Democracy in America - a Smithsonian traveling exhibit

The Portland Museum and Kentucky Humanities will examine the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of, by, and for the people,” and how each...

2021 Young American Shakespeare Festival

The Young American Shakespeare Festival (YASF) at Commonwealth Theatre Center is the largest and longest-running such festival by and for young people in the...

Romeo & Juliet: Louisville 2020 (Virtual Streaming Event)

An unprecedented global pandemic and social unrest embroil the nation in conflict as Romeo and Juliet, the children of sworn enemies, dare to imagine a world...

Collecting – A Love Story: Glass from the Adele and Leonard Leight Collection

Engaged after a three-week courtship and married for 69 years, Leonard and the late Adele Leight were meant to be together. Their love for one another also...

What Lies Beneath

Manipulating the material surfaces and sources of their imagery, the artists featured in this exhibition of recent photo-based works reveal intersections...