Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis — Attraction in St. Louis

Visited on Sunday 1/19/20 around 3:00 and yikes, I had an interesting altercation with one of the art attendants. My brother and I were admiring a piece of work in the front room near the entrance and while he trying to explain a detail he accidentally touched the glass pane (it was in a large glass box in the middle of room. No signage or floor tape)... This elder man with glasses came around and reprimanded us for touching the glass. Obviously, we apologized and understood and told him it was an accident but he kept going on! I thought he was kidding. Again, I told him I understood and formally apologized. We stood in shock as this man verbally confronted us on a level that was not necessary or professional.

Generally, people who find themselves in a museum are respectful and curious but that man made us feel very unwelcome. He should not be an attendant, his behavior is a poor representation of the museum and the issue could have been resolved with the typical ‘please don’t touch’. Thankfully, all the other staff were great and informative so we were able to shake it off and enjoy the wonderful exhibits but the staff attendants may need a refresher on museum policy and...

Profetic 2nd floor installment done to promote artwork for equity was magnificent beyond words. Its shine was diminished due to the main exhibitions cacophony of insanity.

For better accessibility and immersion in various experiences, a start and stop button per video station would have allowed people to start the videos' Journey at any time. Unless it was the artist intent to overwhelm people with sensory issues, glad I brought my headphones, I believe they would like their art respected as individual pieces instead of Orchestra of Madness.

Sustainability and energy wise? I would be curious to know their data on how many people visit throughout the week. I was there most of the afternoon on a weekday and felt like the only 1 at times. Yet, videos play on auto loop. As some of the videos were longer, I also had to wait quite a while to fully enjoy each of the pieces. More often than not, people would walk by without stopping for long.

Conversations about gender are person specific and not easily understood without starting from the intended artists' beginning. For this reason, it was disappointing for me on...

Incredibly engaging, a great place to wander and have an emotional experience, a place that makes it feel like there's no right or wrong answer to have about art. Enchanting to walk through.

Very kind docents. I never felt awkward or pressured to move on from a space before I was ready. One even turned up the audio upstairs for me so I could listen to the interview with the artist (and there was also a transcript, which is so meaningful--accessibility is so important!).

I loved the upstairs space where I could sit, listen to the artist interview, and color--just what I felt inspired to do after walking around and thinking about all the vivid juxtapositions I'd just seen.

If you get a chance, see the Jacolby Satterwhite exposition before it leaves in August. There are some adult themes but nothing a modern kid would blush at, most likely! 😅

Oh--my one gripe. Please do away with the gendered bathrooms. Standing in front of a men's and women's bathroom as a non-binary person, reading the sign that says, "Please use the one where you're most comfortable," was not the highlight of my...