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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 30, 2026

A semester of SLAM

The St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM) hosted two special exhibitions during the past semester: the annual "Art in Bloom" floral exhibition from February 27 to March 1, 2026, and the solo show "Currents 125: Blas Isasi" opening February 6, 2026. "Art in Bloom" pairs 30 permanent collection pieces with ephemeral floral arrangements created by local designers, featuring a centerpiece by New York-based floral designer Rachel Cho. The exhibition has grown from an invitational event with 7,000 attendees to an open call drawing over 30,000 visitors. Isasi's exhibition, titled "The weight of a gaze (is to listen to the sound of a kilogram)," is part of SLAM's "Currents" series and the WashU Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Teaching Fellowship, incorporating a Chincha Inka balance from the museum's collection alongside sandstone sculptures and aluminum foil pieces.

museum exhibitions schedule Apr 19, 2026

New SLAM exhibition brings ancient Rome to life in ‘Ancient Splendor: Roman Art in the Time of Trajan’

The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) has opened “Ancient Splendor: Roman Art in the Time of Trajan,” a major traveling exhibition featuring a seven-foot-tall marble statue of Emperor Trajan and a vast array of artifacts from his reign. Organized in collaboration with the Italian organization StArt and curated by Roman expert Lucrezia Ungaro alongside SLAM’s Hannah Segrave, the show is structured into three thematic sections: the imperial household, the domestic lives of everyday Romans, and the public sphere. To enhance immersion, the museum has integrated sensory elements including scent stations that replicate ancient fragrances and a commissioned soundscape.

museum exhibitions schedule Oct 30, 2025

German artist Anselm Kiefer featured in new Saint Louis Art Museum exhibit

The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) unveiled German artist Anselm Kiefer's exhibition "Becoming the Sea" on October 18, 2025, after 2.5 years of development. Spanning nearly 30,000 square feet, the show features enormous paintings shipped from Kiefer's Paris suburb studio, some cut into sections to fit shipping constraints. The exhibition includes works influenced by Kiefer's wife's hospitalization, his studies as a constitutional lawyer, and themes of anti-nationalism and philosophy. Kiefer requested no stanchions in front of artworks and that window shades remain up to encourage visitor immersion and connection with the outdoors.