Category: Students

Exploring with the Artist—Roman Art in the Time of Trajan 

Name: Exploring with the Artist—<em>Roman Art in the Time of Trajan </em>
Start: 2026-04-17T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-17T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Saint Louis Art Museum

Friday, April 17, 2026 | 10 am–2 pm CDT | Free

In this interdisciplinary workshop, high school students will visit Ancient Splendor: Roman Art in the Time of Trajan with Hannah Segrave, associate curator of European art to 1800, to learn how the emperor Trajan invested in art and architecture to shape civic life in the ancient Roman world. Following the tour, students will learn about traditional mosaic techniques and complete a take-home mosaic project.

Lunch will be provided. Registration is required, and space is limited.

Roman, 753 BCE–395 CE; Funerary Relief with the Circus Maximus (detail), beginning of the 2nd century CE; marble; 22 1/2 x 41 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches; Vatican Museums, Gregoriano Profano Museum, Vatican City, 9556 2026.11

Location: Saint Louis Art Museum; One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park
St. Louis, MO 63110-1380

Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.

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