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Museum Address
1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, United States
St. Louis, United States
Ticket Prices
Free
Featured Artists
1 artists in database
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The Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis was founded in 1881, making it one of the oldest teaching art museums west of the Mississippi. The collection of over 8,000 works spans European and American art from the 19th century to the present.
Strengths include modern and contemporary painting, sculpture, prints, and photography. The museum was renamed in 2005 after a major gift from the Kemper family. Works by Max Beckmann, who taught at Washington University after fleeing Nazi Germany, form a notable holding. The museum relocated to a new building on campus in 2023.
Kemper Art Museum in St. Louis, United States houses 1 masterpiece in our database, including works by Rembrandt van Rijn. Notable works include Christ crucified between the two thieves (Three crosses).
Visiting Kemper Art Museum
Kemper Art Museum is located in St. Louis, United States. Louis was founded in 1881, making it one of the oldest teaching art museums west of the Mississippi.
The Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis was founded in 1881, making it one of the oldest teaching art museums west of the Mississippi.
Louis was founded in 1881, making it one of the oldest teaching art museums west of the Mississippi. The collection of over 8,000 works spans European and American art from the 19th century to the present.Strengths include modern and contemporary painting, sculpture, prints, and photography.
Kemper Art Museum is open most days from 11:00 to 17:00, and closed on Tuesday. It is located on the Washington University in St. Louis campus, one block south of the Skinker MetroLink station.
Admission is free and open to the public.
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