The Saint Louis Art Museum provides downloadable press kits for most exhibitions. Some artworks on the SLAM website are protected by copyright, and in these cases, SLAM does not own these rights. Any reproduction or other use of these images beyond what is permitted under fair use doctrine requires the express written permission of the copyright owner.
Exhibition Press Kits
Ancient Splendor: Roman Art in the Time of Trajan
Bringing unprecedented loans of rare antiquities to the United States for the first time, “Ancient Splendor” chronicles life at the height of the Roman Empire. Visit the exhibition page.
Statue of Trajan from Minturno, beginning of the 2nd century CE; Roman, Imperial period; marble; 83 7/16 x 43 5/16 x 29 1/2 inches; The National Archaeological Museum of Naples 2026.16
Always Modern: German Art and Design from the Collection
More than a historical label, “modern” captures a spirit of bold experimentation, fresh ideas and deep engagement with the world. “Always Modern” explores this sensibility through 30 works of German art and design, all drawn from SLAM’s renowned collection. Visit the exhibition page.
Max Beckmann, German, 1884-1950; “Self-Portrait 1950,” 1950; oil on canvas; 55 1/8 x 36 inches framed: 66 15/16 x 48 x 3 3/16 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Bequest of Morton D. May 866:1983
Currents 125: Blas Isasi
Sculptural works by Peruvian artist Blas Isasi reimagine the violent meeting between two radically different worldviews—those of the Indigenous Andeans and the colonizing Europeans—in early 16th-century Peru. Visit the exhibition page.
Blas Isasi, Peruvian, born 1981; "The weight of a gaze (is to listen to the sound of a kilogram), H, from A-M," 2025; steel, wood, sand, bone, modeling clay, wax, paraffin, aluminum foil 2026.165h; © Blas Isasi; Photo: Fabio Camara
Aymara Weavings: The Indigenous Andes
Dating primarily to the 18th and 19th centuries, these skirts, mantles, and ponchos demonstrate how artists in Bolivia maintained and reinvented ancient artistic practices to express Indigenous identities during the colonial era. Visit the exhibition page.
Aymara artist; Woman's mantle (Ahuayo), 18th–19th century; camelid fiber and dye; 33 x 34 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of Elissa and Paul Cahn 443:2018
Picturing Independence
This free exhibition marks the semiquincentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by bringing together paintings, prints, sculptures, photographs, textiles, and decorative arts spanning the period 1770 to the 2010s, drawn from the Museum’s collection. Visit the exhibition page.
Fritz Scholder, Payómkawichum and American, 1937-2005; “Bicentennial Indian,” from the “Spirit of Independence: Kent Bicentennial Portfolio,” 1975; color lithograph; sheet: 22 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of Lorillard 52:1976.4; © Estate of Fritz Scholder