Free Fridays: Matisse and the Sea
Experience Matisse and the Sea for free! On Fridays, ticketed exhibitions are free and the Museum is open late, with the last entry into the exhibition at 8 pm.
Henri Matisse, French, 1869–1954; Bathers with a Turtle, 1907–1908; oil on canvas; 71 1/2 x 87 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer Jr. 24:1964; © 2013 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Ticket information
Although the exhibition is free on Friday, tickets are required. They can be reserved in person at the Museum’s Information Centers or through MetroTix. All tickets reserved through MetroTix incur a service charge; the service charge is waived for tickets reserved at the Museum.
About the exhibition
Matisse and the Sea is the first exhibition to examine the significance of the sea across Modernist artist Henri Matisse’s career, which included artwork in coastal locations on the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and the Pacific. Marine imagery was an important catalyst for Matisse’s artistic experimentation—most notably in the Saint Louis Art Museum’s own iconic painting Bathers with a Turtle.