Galleries 217 and 218, Saint Louis Art Museum; photograph by Alise O'Brien
Conserving the Mississippi Panorama
This summer, visitors to the Saint Louis Art Museum are invited to experience something out of the ordinary. In Sculpture Hall, art conservators will be treating a work from our collection, Panorama of the Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi Valley. During this process, Museum visitors have the unique opportunity to observe and interact with the conservation team while they work.
Highlights
The Museum’s collection holds original masterpieces by renowned artists from around the world. These featured works represent a small sample of the incredible art that you will experience in person during your visit.
Unidentified Edo artist; Commemorative Head, 15th–18th century; bronze, iron; Saint Louis Art Museum, Museum Purchase 12:1936
New on View
The galleries are continually being installed with newly acquired works of art as well as rotating works from the Museum’s collection. Visit us to view these newly installed works in person.
Caspar David Friedrich, German, 1774–1840; Sunburst in the Riesengebirge, 1835; oil on canvas; 10 x 12 1/2 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Friends Fund, Museum Purchase, Director's Discretionary Fund, and the Ann Goddard Trust 1:2019