The Filson collects, preserves, and tells the significant stories of Kentucky and Ohio Valley history.
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Venue Rental
Spaces Available for Rent Beginning 2021
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.
Visit the Filson
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 postponed or virtual; 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 research@filsonhistorical.org.
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The Gertrude Polk Brown Lecture Series – Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
/in Featured Event, Filson Events /by Jamie EvansRegister online at filson.simpletix.com – In this “cinematic and deeply engaging” (The New York Times Book Review) biography, David Blight has drawn on new information held in a private collection that few other historians have consulted, as well as recently discovered issues of Douglass’s newspapers.