Saint Louis Art Museum — Attraction in St. Louis

Another great part of the Forest Park experience. This was a great place to take family who is in town they were so surprised that all of our museums in Forest Park were free attendance. I told him that museum had at least one exhibit that it cost money but on this particular day we brought them on Friday when the tickets are free as long as you get there before they sell out.

If you haven’t been in a while, they do have a new modern art area that has some new stuff with a couple of really impressive pieces. Their collection overall is so massive that we did wear out the family before we got to see everything but we did get to see the entire first floor, and the right side of the building on all levels .

There are some steps to get into the building so if you have trouble with mobility, it’s possible to go, but I think it would be a little bit harder. If you have trouble with steps once you’re in the building, they have elevators to get you from floor to floor. I did see a lady inside and a wheelchair so it is possible.

Currently, there is a hip-hop art exhibit. So check that out if you get a chance, and St. Louis is such a Catholic town there is so much religious art and artifacts here at the St. Louis art Museum, but one of the things that the most is the diversity in the different exhibits from Traditional European Renaissance and impressionistic art two different cultural art that includes the various countries of Asian art and African art.

As a local artist, I would love to see some permanent installation of artist who have come out of St. Louis, and more of how art is in business with some graphic artist, muralists, and illustrators to showcase some of the great art that has come out of the city.

But when I have friends and family in town, we treat Forest Park almost like people in Orlando treat Universal Studios and Disney World. It takes several days to get to see everything, there’s a lot of walking involved, there’s always some sort of café or food available except the cost of entrance is much more affordable, and still so much for children to do. And instead of seeing Disney princesses, you get to see art that actually has royalty from all over the world so whether you’re from St. Louis or just looking for a great place to visit on a budget this is it make sure to learn more about Forest Park and the St. Louis Art Museum as a must...

A Stroll Through Civilization: A Visit to the Saint Louis Art Museum

I went to the Saint Louis Art Museum the other day, partly out of curiosity, partly out of a wish to seem more cultivated than I am, and partly because my feet wandered in that direction before my head had made up its mind. As with most good things in life, I arrived somewhat accidentally — and stayed entirely on purpose.

It is a curious thing to walk through a place where the ghosts of a thousand centuries have been hung neatly upon walls. A man can pass from the silent solemnity of an Egyptian tomb into the riotous color of a French salon faster than he can change his hat — and in my case, that is saying something. There’s something humbling about looking into the expressionless eyes of a marble Roman emperor and thinking, “Sir, you look how I feel after an argument with my publisher.”

The museum is large, noble, and cool — in temperature and temperament — a grand fortress of civilization where the noise of the modern world is drowned out by oil paint and old wisdom. It is free to enter, which is the only proper price for a treasure of this magnitude. God Himself may charge for sunsets, but Saint Louis does not charge for Rembrandt.

Now, I confess, I did not understand every piece I saw. There are works that look like someone dropped a paintbox and then tripped over it, but I have been told this is “modern.” Well, so is the telephone, and I don’t always understand that either. But when I stood before a Winslow Homer or a Turner, I felt that peculiar sensation of time folding in on itself — the past reaching out a hand to the present and offering, not an answer, but a mirror.

The guards are polite, though watchful. I tipped my hat to one, and he nodded in that way that says, “I’ve seen better hats, but I admire the spirit.” The gift shop is dangerous — too full of temptation and prints of paintings I cannot pronounce, but suddenly need. I escaped with only a book and a postcard, which I consider a triumph of restraint.

In all, I left the museum richer in soul, if lighter in pocket. That is the best kind of trade. And I do believe that if more men spent their Sundays gazing at a Degas instead of arguing about politics, the world might turn a little slower — and a good deal more...

Beauty’s Calling

How do you a make a fantastic day? You first start with a Tuesday morning that has the feel of summer in October. The early morning, after rush hour and shortly after a business has opened is the best time to create a day not to be forgotten. You add in wonderful staff members, every type of art imaginable and place them in a beautiful, spacious building and call it the Saint Louis Art Museum. Anyone that has read any of my past reviews knows that I adore museums of all types but art museums hold a special place in my heart as this one will. After spending two and half hours in this jewel box of history, grace and awe, I could not believe the collections that I was privileged to and it was all free! As always, I began to feel my senses with the Impressionists, Monet, Renoir, Degas and Pissarro. To view these works without a lot of chatter in and around me or to be crowded by others is a selfishness that I am guilty of. I enjoy taking the time to view the brush strokes, to read the information and to understand what the artist thought, felt and wanted to convey at that moment. After forty-five minutes it was time to move on and so I found my way to Gallery 208. My curiosity for the story behind “Fragment of a Sarcophagus” and “Running Artemis” were peeked pushing me to seek out more work during the Greek Hellenistic period. I drifted to other rooms, finding other pieces of art that could change my mood, mind and opinion. The American Art gallery provided new learning opportunities and a chance to sit and absorb what I had learned thus far. Even something as simple as “Chair, Austrian” brought on the awareness that something meant to be sat upon was just too striking to do so. Overall: You may not fall in love with this art museum as I have, but you will come away with an appreciation of something, even if it it’s just one thing, that will resonate with you for...