Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis MO | Nearby Businesses

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Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
(314) 935-4523

Turtle Playground, which features three large and four small turtles, was officially opened in cermonies Saturday, Aug. 3, 1996. A joint project of the city's Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry and Forest Park Forever, it is a playground within Forest Park. The turtles were designed and sculpted by St. Louis artist Robert Cassilly. The park was designed by architect Richard Claybour.

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, popularly known as "The Milly," is an art museum located on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, within the university's Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. It was founded in 1881 as the St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts, and initially located in a building in downtown St. Louis. It is the oldest art museum west of the Mississippi River. Its collection was formed in large part by acquiring significant works by artists of the time, a legacy that continues today. The Museum contains strong holdings of 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century European and American paintings, sculptures, prints, installations, and photographs. The collection also includes some Egyptian and Greek antiquities, Old Master prints, and the Wulfing Collection of approximately 14,000 ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins.The museum moved to its current home, designed by Pritzker Prize-winner Fumihiko Maki, in 2006.Foundation and Early YearsThe museum was established in 1881 as part of Washington University in St. Louis, under the name of the St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts. Halsey C. Ives served as the museums first director, and during his tenure, the collection focused on contemporary American artists, notably William Merritt Chase.

Custom Museum quality Framing and Printing at very affordable prices! Offering special discounts to all artists framing their own work. Located in Componere Gallery in the "U-city Loop" for more than 20 years!

Compônere Gallery was founded March 1986 prominently located across from landmark Blueberry Hill, in University City’s bustling Loop district. Componere has offered St. Louis’s residents and visitors an eclectic mix of handcrafted art for over two decades. Compônere is a favorite stop for people of all ages. The gallery more than lives up to the meaning of the Latin word compônere: “to arrange or put together” we feature artist that lives in the area. Owner Eleanor Ruder, a retired Art Teacher, founded the gallery. She works creatively and tirelessly to bring together in the sunny, 3,600-square-foot space, works of art that resonate with shoppers seeking unique creations that are a joy to wear or display in their homes, or to give as a very special gift.

The Go-to-Gallery and Gift Shop located in University City (The Delmar Loop),carrying handcrafted jewelry, original prints and paintings, functional decorative ceramics, imaginative Steampunk lamps and more.