Saint Louis Art Museum

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The Saint Louis Art Museum is a major public art museum renowned for its encyclopedic collection spanning thousands of years and diverse cultures, housed in a landmark Beaux-Arts building in Forest Park.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf art museum
nonprofit organization
public museum
architect Cass Gilbert
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
country United States
foundedAs St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts
fundingModel publicly supported museum
governingBody Board of Commissioners of the Saint Louis Art Museum
hasCollectionScope African art
American art
Asian art
European art
Islamic art
Oceanic art
Pre-Columbian art
ancient art
contemporary art
encyclopedic collection
modern art
hasCollectionType art
decorative arts
painting
photography
prints and drawings
sculpture
hasFacility auditorium
café
museum shop
permanent collection galleries
temporary exhibition galleries
hasNameVariant SLAM
hasNotableFeature expanded contemporary wing opened in the 21st century
free general admission
overlooks Art Hill in Forest Park
hasPublicTransitAccess MetroLink via Forest Park–DeBaliviere station
St. Louis MetroBus
isLandmark yes
isTouristAttraction yes
locatedIn Forest Park
St. Louis, Missouri
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
offers educational programs
family programs
lectures
public exhibitions
tours
originalBuildingFunction Fine Arts Palace of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cass Gilbert ("St. Louis Art Museum")
designed
Saint Louis Art Museum ("St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts")
foundedAs
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
hasMuseum
Forest Park
hasPart
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
legacyBuilding
Cass Gilbert ("St. Louis Art Museum")
notableWork
Saint Louis Art Museum ("Fine Arts Palace of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition")
originalBuildingFunction

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