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Brent Benjamin took the helm at the museum in 1999. Benjamin's accomplishments at SLAM include the successful completion of a $160 million capital campaign and acquisition of several key artworks. -
The St. Louis Art Museum is cutting expenses after its projected revenue dropped by 11% during the coronavirus pandemic.Museum officials say they will… -
![The statue of King Louis IX, the namesake of the city of St. Louis, has stood atop Art Hill in Forest Park since 1906. [6/29/20]](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ed492b1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x446+0+78/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkwmu%2Ffiles%2F202006%2F0628_saintlouis_JDG_01.jpg)
The Archdiocese of St. Louis released a statement Sunday responding to calls to remove the Forest Park statue of King Louis IX, the namesake of the city… -
St. Louis museum and zoo lovers can start planning visits once again.The Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District confirmed Tuesday that all of… -
![Aaron Sprowl (left) and Charmaine Vonkriegenbergh dive in a tank at St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station while Amber Lanwermeyer relays questions from folks watching at home. [4/8/20]](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c5187fc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2547x1419+0+4/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkwmu%2Ffiles%2F202004%2F040820_streams_JDG_04.jpg)
The doors to St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station are closed to the public for the foreseeable future. But frequent visitors to the aquarium can still… -
The St. Louis Art Museum has opened an exhibition that its curators say acknowledges the contributions of a largely forgotten artist who was instrumental… -
The Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District may recommend that its institutions consider consolidating services to save money. ZMD leaders will…
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Missouri painter George Caleb Bingham shaped the way the nation saw life on the frontier. His work spanned politics, civil war discord and rowdy... -
![St. Louis Art Museum acquired Elizabeth Catlett's "Seated Woman." [10/11/19]](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8d52d8e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2400x1337+0+789/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkwmu%2Ffiles%2F201910%2F1011_JDG_catlett_01.jpg)
Visitors to St. Louis Art Museum will soon be able to see a newly acquired sculpture by an acclaimed black artist. The museum acquired a wood sculpture by… -
Lamerol A. Gatewood developed an interest in art in the early 1970s, when he was a student at University City High School.The art class so captured…
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![The statue of King Louis IX, the namesake of the city of St. Louis, has stood atop Art Hill in Forest Park since 1906. [6/29/20]](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4b42866/2147483647/strip/true/crop/800x446+0+78/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkwmu%2Ffiles%2F202006%2F0628_saintlouis_JDG_01.jpg)
![Aaron Sprowl (left) and Charmaine Vonkriegenbergh dive in a tank at St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station while Amber Lanwermeyer relays questions from folks watching at home. [4/8/20]](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/aaf262c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2547x1419+0+4/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkwmu%2Ffiles%2F202004%2F040820_streams_JDG_04.jpg)
![St. Louis Art Museum acquired Elizabeth Catlett's "Seated Woman." [10/11/19]](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/aaab105/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2400x1337+0+789/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkwmu%2Ffiles%2F201910%2F1011_JDG_catlett_01.jpg)