
Art in Bloom
Art in Bloom, the Museum’s annual celebration of flowers and fine art, returns March 1–3, 2019. Dozens of works from the Museum’s collection will be imaginatively interpreted through floral design by the region’s most talented florists. In addition to the floral displays, the festival includes floral presentations and lectures, family activities, dining, and shopping.

Festival Schedule
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Friday, March 1: 10 am–9 pm
Free shuttle from Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor & Education Center in Forest Park
7:45 am-10:30 pmEarly Morning Entry for Members
8–10 amFlorals in the Galleries
Ask a Docent
10 am–5 pm
Engage with Museum docents in the galleries who are wearing “Ask Me” buttons to discover connections between the art and floral displays.Garden View Lounge
10 am–8:30 pm
Education CenterRemco’s World of Flowers, Art, & Event Design
Remco van Vliet
11 am, The Farrell Auditorium
$15 / $10 MembersLunch Buffet in Panorama – SOLD OUT
11 am–2 pm
$23 / $19 MembersFlowers in Three Acts: Art, Restaurants, and a Garden Enterprise in the City
Rebecca Bodicky
2:30 pm, The Farrell Auditorium
$10 / $5 MembersFlower Happy Hour
3–8:30 pm, Sculpture Hall
Enjoy live music from Andrew Stephen Trio and refreshments for sale in Sculpture Hall. -
Saturday, March 2: 10 am–5 pm
Free shuttle from Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor & Education Center in Forest Park
7:45 am–6 pmEarly Morning Entry for Members
8–10 amFlorals in the Galleries
Ask a Docent
9 am–5 pm
Engage with Museum docents in the galleries who are wearing “Ask Me” buttons to discover connections between the art and floral displays.Garden View Lounge
10 am–4:30 pm
Education CenterFlower Happy Hour
11 am–4:30 pm, Sculpture Hall
Enjoy live music from Manhasset String Quartet and refreshments for sale in Sculpture Hall.Seasonal Flower Arranging: Fill Your Home with Blooms, Branches, and Foraged Materials All Year Round
Ariella Chezar
11 am, The Farrell Auditorium
$15 / $10 MembersAriella Chezar Book Signing
12:30 pm, The Farrell AuditoriumLunch Buffet in Panorama
10 am–3 pm
$23 / $19 MembersIntroduction to Native Plant Gardening with the St. Louis Audubon Society
Mitch Leachman
2:30 pm, The Farrell Auditorium
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Sunday, March 3: 10 am–5 pm
Free shuttle from Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor & Education Center in Forest Park
7:45 am–6 pmFlorals in the Galleries
Ask a Docent
11 am–4 pm
Engage with Museum docents in the galleries who are wearing “Ask Me” buttons to discover connections between the art and floral displays.Garden View Lounge
10 am–4:30 pm
Education CenterLunch Buffet in Panorama
10 am–3 pm
$23 / $19 MembersFamily Florals
Noon–4 pm, Sculpture Hall
Tickets
Admission to Art in Bloom is free. Tickets are not required to attend the festival and view the floral displays in the galleries. However, tickets must be purchased in advance for auditorium programs. Advance tickets are available in person at the Museum’s Information Centers, through Metrotix.com, or by calling 314.534.1111. Same-day tickets, if available, can be purchased onsite only. Tickets purchased through MetroTix incur a service charge; the service charge is waived for tickets reserved at the Museum.
Parking & Shuttle
Public parking near the Museum may be extremely limited during Art in Bloom.
Free public parking is available on Fine Arts Drive and anywhere parking is permitted in Forest Park.
Paid parking is available in the Museum’s Parking Garage for $15 ($5 or free for Members. Membership card required)
Cash only. Pay upon entry.
Accessible parking is available in the Museum garage and in the East parking lot to the east of the Louis IX statue. Passenger drop off is in front of Taylor Hall.
The Museum offers a free shuttle that will run continuously every 15 minutes between the parking lots near the Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor & Education Center in Forest Park and the Museum’s Main Building.
Shuttle timelines:
Friday: 7:45 am-10:30 pm
Saturday: 7:45 am-6 pm
Sunday: 9:45 am-6 pm
Festival Events
Dining
Lunch Buffet in Panorama Restaurant
$23 / $19 Members
Friday, March 1: 11 am–2 pm – SOLD OUT
Saturday, March 2: 10 am–3 pm
Sunday, March 3: 10 am–3 pm
Panorama Executive Chef Ivy Magruder and his team will serve up a delicious lunch buffet of soups, sandwiches, and salads. Reservations are highly recommended and available at 314.655.5490.
Cafe
Friday, March 1: 8 am–8 pm
Saturday, March 2: 8 am–4 pm
Sunday, March 3: 10 am–4 pm
For more casual fare, the Cafe serves soups, salads, sandwiches, and snacks.
Garden View Lounge
Friday, March 1: 10 am–8:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday, March 2–3: 10 am–4:30 pm
Education Center
Relax, recharge, and enjoy views of the Grace Taylor Broughton Sculpture Garden and the Blanke Sculpture Terrace. Grab lunch, snacks, or beverages from the Cafe to enjoy in this comfortable setting or simply take a break. Charging stations available for mobile devices.
Museum Members save 10 percent on all food and drinks.
Accessibility
Large print labels and descriptions of materials used by florists will be available on our website and at the Taylor Hall Information Center.

2019 Floral Designers and Art Inspirations
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Botanicals Design Studio
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Chief-Style Blanket, Diné (Navajo), 221:2017
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Stems Florist
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Shoulder Mask (D’mba), Baga, 250:1966
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City House Country Mouse
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Vessel in the Form of a Head, Mississippian, 67:2005
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Walter Knoll Florist
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Architectural Fragment, Teotihuacan, 217:1978
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Ahner Florist
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Fragments of an Architectural Frieze, Zapotec, 351:1978.1-.18
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dtls
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Helmet Mask, Oduntan Aina, 67:1995
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Big Bow Events, LLC
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Gallery 117
Crown, Akan, 690:2018
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Urban Buds: City Grown Flowers
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Charger, Galileo Chini, 71:2016
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Garden Appreciation Club of Greater St. Louis
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Wall Panel, Arthur & Robert, 42:1929.1
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National Garden Clubs, Inc. Design Instructor
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Tulip Chair, Eero Saarinen, 8:2000
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Children’s Garden Club
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The Sentinel at the Sultan’s Tomb, Jean-Léon Gérôme, 77:1915
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Garden Club of Saint Louis and Petals by Irene
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Daphne, Renée Sintenis, 672:1949
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Botanicals Design Studio
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Portrait of a Woman, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 26:1992
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Petal Pushers STL
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Self-Portrait 1950, Max Beckmann, 866:1983
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Wildflowers
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Madame Roulin, Paul Gaugin, 5:1959
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Flamenco Flowers & Sweets
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Camaret, Moonlight and Fishing Boats, Maximilien Luce, 29:1998
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Everflora
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Summer Scene with Solitary Duck amidst Rose Mallow and River Reeds, Komuro Suiun, 101:2017
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Kimberly Ann Cruse, M.A. in Floral Design
Poppy’s Flower Shop
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Wine Cups with Designs of Pine, Crane, Sacred Fungus, and Five Bats; Chinese, 244:1977.1-2
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S. Finch Florist
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Bust of a Black Man, Melchior Barthel, 54:1990
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Jessica Douglass, Carly Meyer, Sarah Trone
Flowers and Weeds
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Diptych with Scenes of the Passion and Afterlife of Christ, French, 183:1928
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Lucy Willis Interiors
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Mary, Lady Guildford, Hans Holbein the Younger, 1:1943
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Cecilia Barnett
Boone Country Garden Club
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Gallery 248
Alchemy, Oliver Jackson, 2008.80
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Belle Fleur Floral Design
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Ölberg, Gerhard Richter, 107:1987
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Walter Knoll Florist
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Titan, Markus Lüpertz, 11:2003
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Susan Marie Reed
Forsythia Garden Club
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Gallery 255
Free Ride, Tony Smith, 115:1976
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Alice Koritta
Carte Blanche Designers of District V, Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc
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Pipe Bag, Lakota / Dakota (Sioux), 93:201
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Grimm & Gorly Florist
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Sunday Morning Breakfast, Horace Pippin, 164:2015
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Judy Blix
The Garden Guild
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Gateway, Tangier, Henry Ossawa Tanner, 33:2005
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Revel & Hearten
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Kettle and Stand, Vincent Laforme, 1:2015a,b
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Urban Buds: City Grown Flowers
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Permelia Redmon Wheeler (1816-1881) and Charles Wheeler (1795-1873), Lucinda Redmon Orear, 190:1951 and 191:1951