The Filson collects, preserves, and shares the significant history and culture of Kentucky and the Ohio Valley – including YOURS!
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.
Visit the Filson
1310 S. 3rd St., Louisville, KY 40208
(502) 635-5083
Plan Your Visit to the Filson! All events through February 28, 2022 will be fully virtual; to register or purchase tickets for our events, please visit our Events Page; for information on recorded lectures and other activities, please visit us online at Bringing History Home.
Starting January 18th 2022 in person research is by appointment only – learn more here. The Research Library is open Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4:30pm; we do close at 12:30 pm on the third Friday of each month. We also continue to provide remote research services; please email gro.l1642793189aciro1642793189tsihn1642793189oslif1642793189@hcra1642793189eser1642793189.
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The Gertrude Polk Brown Lecture Series – Lincoln in Private
/in Filson EventsThursday, January 27, 2022 | 6:00-7:00 pm EST | Free for members, $20 for non-members | Tickets This event has been moved to a virtual lecture offered via Zoom. A deeply private man, shut off even to those who worked closely with him, Abraham Lincoln often captured “his best thoughts,” as he called them, in […]