The Speed Art Museum

HISTORY OF MANIFESTATIONS:
Entity of Harriet Bishop Speed
Being a perfectionist, Harriet liked to supervise in whatever she was involved with, to be sure things were done correctly. She had a strong gift in organizing events, and keeping things going in an efficient, orderly way. She was the perfect person to be the champion of the arts in Louisville. Needles to say, with such a glorious art museum, it would be hard to leave this world, especially with the new renovations.
Harriet Bishop Speed also struggled with feelings of jealousy over J B's first wife, Cora Coffin. As Harriet was a perfectionist, she yearned for the same depth of love that J B had for his first wife, Cora, which wasn't possible. While he loved Harriet, and they had a happy marriage for the 6 years they had together, Cora and J B had raised two children together, had a life time of memories and the time to develop a deep love for each other. When Cora died, he was devastated, as he loved her with all his heart. He loved Harriet too, but not in the same way as Cora.
The Upset Entity and other entities in the Basement
Many artifacts and art work from the native communities are on display on this floor. It seems that some spirits are attached to some of the items in these displays, which sometimes happens. (Wood Infirmary * That Steak Joynt)
MANIFESTATIONS:
( For all the details, be sure and read David Domine's Book, Ghosts of Old Louisville)
The entity of Mrs. Hattie Speed is most active all over the museum, during the evening hours, when the museum is closed, and she keeps herself very busy indeed, managing in her own way.
Some evenings, her apparition in a white dress has been seen floating down the galleries, looking at the art on display.
Her cloudy mass has been picked up by camera monitors.
A security guard fell asleep at his station outside the Native American Gallery in the basement. He awoke suddenly to see an entity of a woman in a white dress, looking at him with concern.
Two security guards went down to the basement to the Native American Gallery. They were greeted by a friendly entity, Harriet, dressed in a white dress, probably pleased to see them making their rounds.
While the aroma of her well known rose water has been detected all over the building, it is most often detected in The Kentucky Room Gallery, a favorite room of this entity, where her personality perks come through after the museum closes.
A docent was working in the Kentucky room, and watched a weird moving cloud-like entity with a golden orb, shimmering its way through the room, eventually disappearing.
The label which was glued on the wall identifying the Cora Coffin portrait kept peeling off the wall by itself.
The picture of Cora Coffin was mysteriously taken off the wall without the help of the living, in one instance. Only the docent was in this area of the museum.
The label which was glued on the wall identifying the beautiful gypsy woman, who was admired for her beauty by many, including J. B. Speed himself, peeled off the wall by itself.
The docent had just finished working on a file in the Kentucky Room and was leaving the room, when she smelled the rosewater and was lightly brushed by a cold presence, which had gone right in front of her. She looked at her hands and the file was gone! She looked everywhere for the file, and finally found it in the American Indian Gallery. Hattie wanted to check up on her work, curious as to what the docent was doing.
The entity of the American Indian who has issues with the living...
An entity described as an Indian with long dark hair, a head band, brown skin, dressed in a simple beige tunic has been seen, standing on the steps leading down to the Native American Gallery, and the area just outside this gallery.
A psychic on holiday reports seeing this rather angry entity, upset with the living. Throughout his visit in this gallery, he felt this hostile, negative presence, too angry to communicate with the psychic.
Two women saw this solid, life-like entity standing in the corner, next to the steps. His persona was scary, and made them jump. He eventually faded away.
STILL HAUNTED?
Yes Indeed!
The monitors and eye witnesses have seen the entity of Hattie Bishop Speed, who is still helping the living in keeping an eye on the museum, and is still struggling with her jealousy issues. The spirit of the Indian, which is attached to something in the exhibit, has been seen and felt by the living, which is attached to something in the exhibit.