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Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds

March 25–September 9, 2018

This exhibition occurred in the past. The archival exhibition summary below describes the exhibition as it was conceived while on view.   In 2018, the Saint Louis Art Museum will be the first North American…

Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa

April 18–August 22, 2021

This exhibition occurred in the past. The archival exhibition summary below describes the exhibition as it was conceived while on view. With works spanning more than 2,000 years, Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa offers insights…

Louis IX: King, Saint, Namesake

August 29–November 2, 2014

This exhibition occurred in the past. The archival exhibition summary below describes the exhibition as it was conceived while on view.   As part of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the city of…

Patterns of Luxury: Islamic Textiles, 11th–17th Centuries

June 13, 2025–January 4, 2026

Patterns of Luxury: Islamic Textiles, 11th–17th Centuries showcases rare and magnificent examples of SLAM’s collection of early Islamic textiles, including many that have not been on view in decades and some that have never before…

Monet/Mitchell: Painting the French Landscape

March 25–June 25, 2023

That Monet came so close to complete abstraction is just one surprise in this beautiful, uplifting exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum. Judith H. Dobrzynski, The Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2023

Architectural Photography from the Collection, 1850–2000

July 2, 2021–January 2, 2022

This exhibition occurred in the past. The archival exhibition summary below describes the exhibition as it was conceived while on view. Architectural Photography from the Collection, 1850–2000 traces the representation of architecture over a period…

Balance and Opposition in Ancient Peruvian Textiles

June 15–November 25, 2018

This exhibition occurred in the past. The archival exhibition summary below describes the exhibition as it was conceived while on view. In ancient Peru, the concept of duality—life and death, man and woman, left and right—was…

Greek Island Embroideries

December 22, 2017–May 28, 2018

This exhibition occurred in the past. The archival exhibition summary below describes the exhibition as it was conceived while on view.   Vibrantly colored and meticulously crafted, the domestic textiles on view in Greek Island Embroideries reflect…