Speed Art Museum

NOT ONE BUT THREE UNICORNS UP FOR BID DURING THE ART OF BOURBON AUCTION

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

The online auction is free to bid but registration is required at artofbourbon.org .

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  • The online auction is free to bid but registration is required at artofbourbon.org .
  • Here are the auction highlights served up:
    The exceedingly rare George T. Stagg, sits at the crossroads of bourbon history.
  • In fact, his name is plastered on a few of them that have surfaced for auction.
  • Little did he know at the time, it would preserve the whiskey inside, protecting it from sunlight and outside vapors.

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Remuseum, a New Initiative to Help U.S. Art Museums Innovate and Thrive

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Building on its commitment to expand access and upend conventional narratives, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art today launches Remuseum. This independent research-and-results-driven project aims to spur innovation across U.S. art museums.

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  • BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Building on its commitment to expand access and upend conventional narratives, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art today launches Remuseum.
  • This independent research-and-results-driven project aims to spur innovation across U.S. art museums.
  • “From our inception at Crystal Bridges, we started by breaking conventions – launching a major museum in America’s Heartland built on the foundational idea of radical access to amazing art experiences.
  • “Three or four decades ago, most American art museums had mission statements focused on the preservation and presentation of objects to people,” said Reily.

LOUISVILLE SPEED ART MUSEUM’S ART OF BOURBON UNVEILS RARE WHISKEYS UP FOR BID

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

These rare whiskeys can make a huge impact on one of our countrys best art museums.

Key Points: 
  • These rare whiskeys can make a huge impact on one of our countrys best art museums.
  • In addition to bourbon, the Speed Art Museum will serve up another rarity, and it doesnt have to do with dusty bottles.
  • The Speed Art Museum, Kentuckys largest and oldest art museum, is proud to have this premier, national nonprofit bourbon auction, said Museum Director Raphaela Platow.
  • The Speed Art Museum, in Louisville, Kentucky, is an independent, encyclopedic museum, and the oldest and largest art museum in the state, where our mission is to invite everyone to celebrate art forever.

PAPPY VAN WINKLE HEADLINES THE SPEED ART MUSEUM’S ONLINE “ART OF BOURBON” AUCTION

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

The Speed Art Museums annual bourbon auction, which takes place Sept 23, will auction off some of the worlds most hard-to-find whiskeys.

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  • The Speed Art Museums annual bourbon auction, which takes place Sept 23, will auction off some of the worlds most hard-to-find whiskeys.
  • Van Winkle IIIacknowledged that while many collectors and enthusiasts will be eyeing these lots, hes particularly pleased Pappy will bein theline-up.The Van Winkle family hasalwaysbelieved in themission of the Speed.
  • Making sure Pappy is included in this yearsauctionsupports this worthwhile cause, said Van Winkle, Pappysgrandson and athirdgeneration whiskey maker.
  • In 1927, Louisville philanthropist Hattie Bishop Speed founded the Speed Art Museum with a belief in the power of art to change peoples lives.

LG&E and KU Energy President and CEO Paul W. Thompson to retire

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Monday, August 16, 2021

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) announced today that Paul W. Thompson (64), president and chief executive officer of PPL subsidiary LG&E and KU Energy, will retire effective January 1, 2022.

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  • ALLENTOWN, Pa., Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) announced today that Paul W. Thompson (64), president and chief executive officer of PPL subsidiary LG&E and KU Energy, will retire effective January 1, 2022.
  • John R. Crockett III (57), general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary for LG&E and KU Energy, will succeed Thompson as president on Oct. 1, 2021, at which time Thompson will become executive vice president to assist with the transition until his retirement.
  • KU provides electricity to customers in 77 counties in Kentucky, as well as five counties in Virginia.
  • Thompson, who joined LG&E in 1991 after working eleven years in the oil and gas industry, became president and CEO of LG&E and KU Energy in March 2018.

LOUISVILLE SPEED ART MUSEUM UNVEILS RARE WHISKEYS UP FOR BID

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

The Speed Art Museum, Kentuckys largest and oldest art museum, is proud to have launched the premier, national nonprofit bourbon auction, said Museum Director Stephen Reily.

Key Points: 
  • The Speed Art Museum, Kentuckys largest and oldest art museum, is proud to have launched the premier, national nonprofit bourbon auction, said Museum Director Stephen Reily.
  • The Speed Art Museum is Kentuckys largest art museum.
  • In 1927, Louisville philanthropist Hattie Bishop Speed founded the Speed Art Museum, with a belief in the power of art to change peoples lives.
  • The Speed Art Museum is free on Sunday through March of 2021, thanks in part to Brown-Forman.

LOUISVILLE SPEED ART MUSEUM UNVEILS RARE WHISKEYS UP FOR BID

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

The Speed Art Museum, Kentuckys largest and oldest art museum, is proud to have launched the premier, national nonprofit bourbon auction, said Museum Director Stephen Reily.

Key Points: 
  • The Speed Art Museum, Kentuckys largest and oldest art museum, is proud to have launched the premier, national nonprofit bourbon auction, said Museum Director Stephen Reily.
  • The Speed Art Museum is Kentuckys largest art museum.
  • In 1927, Louisville philanthropist Hattie Bishop Speed founded the Speed Art Museum, with a belief in the power of art to change peoples lives.
  • The Speed Art Museum is free on Sunday through March of 2021, thanks in part to Brown-Forman.