Public preview of Monet/Mitchell: Painting the French Landscape

Offering a fresh view of two of the most experimental painters of the 20th century, Monet/Mitchell: Painting the French Landscape is the first exhibition in the United States to examine the complex dialogue between the work of the French Impressionist Claude Monet and the American Abstract Expressionist Joan Mitchell.

Celebrate the opening of Monet/Mitchell with drinks and entertainment in Sculpture Hall and free tickets to the exhibition. Visit the galleries to see the exhibition for yourself, and at 6 pm hear curators from the Musée Marmottan Monet, the Fondation Louis Vuitton, and the Saint Louis Art Museum discuss highlights of the exhibition in an opening lecture in SLAM’s Farrell Auditorium.

• Monet/Mitchell is open exclusively to Museum Members on Thursday, March 23 and Friday, March 24 until 4 pm.
• The free public preview of the exhibition begins on Friday, March 24 at 4 pm and last entry is at 8 pm. Tickets to see the exhibition during the public preview are available on site only.
• Cocktails are available for purchase from 4 pm to 8 pm in Sculpture Hall.
• Elsie Parker and the Poor People of Paris will perform French jazz standards in Sculpture Hall from 5 pm to 8 pm.
• Natural Inspirations: A Conversation about Monet and Mitchell, a presentation by curators from the Musée Marmottan Monet, the Fondation Louis Vuitton, and the Saint Louis Art Museum, begins at 6 pm in SLAM’s Farrell Auditorium. (This panel discussion is sold out.)