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Venue Rental
Spaces Available for Rent Beginning 2022
The Filson Historical Society is a unique venue that blends the historic with the modern and provides a stunning background for any event. Several areas of the campus are available to be rented for dinners, retreats, meetings, receptions, parties, or weddings. The venues have access to 74 free parking spaces and wifi, as well as small catering areas. All of the Filson’s facilities have accessible parking.
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1310 S. 3rd St., Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 635-5083
The Filson is temporarily closed to the public to protect our staff, volunteers, and patrons during the coronavirus pandemic. All events are currently being held virtually; to register for our live virtual events, please visit our Events Page; for information on recorded lectures and other activities, please visit us online at Bringing History Home.
We continue to provide remote research services; please email gro.l1628707377aciro1628707377tsihn1628707377oslif1628707377@hcra1628707377eser1628707377.
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The Original Instagram: Carte de Visite, Cabinet Cards, and Boudoirs, Oh my!
/in Filson Events /by Jamie EvansFriday, August 6, 12:00-1:00 pm – Sponsored by Dinsmore Private Client and Family Wealth Planning – Before Instagram and Snapchat, the Carte de Visite (CDVs or cartes) the hottest trend in image sharing social media. These pocket-sized photographs were considered just as high-tech in the 19th century as Instagram and Snapchat are today. Invented by a French photographer in the 1850s, the CDV was a visual spinoff of the calling card, which was used to announce one’s arrival during the height of the Victorian era. The carte de visite was also cheaper than images made from earlier processes, such as the Daguerreotype and the Ambrotype. It revolutionized the mass production of photographs, allowing everyone—from lay people to politicians, kings, and queens—to not only have photographs of themselves taken, but also easily share and mail those photographs for the first time. While the CDV only trended for about a decade, the format eventually evolved as styles changed. Other mounted photographs such as the Cabinet Card, the Victoria, the Promenade, and the Boudoir superseded the once popular CDV. Join the Filson’s curator of photographs as she explores the history, technology, and trends of the Carte de Visite, Cabinet Card, and other mounted photographs from the Filson Photograph Collections.