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Upcoming museum events around St. Louis.

Tuesday, October 20

Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting

Tue, Oct 20 · Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road , Saint Louis, MO

Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions.

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Picturing Independence

Tue, Oct 20 · Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr, St. Louis, MO

Marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum features more than 50 works created between 1770 and 2018.

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Women Impressionists and the Land

Tue, Oct 20 · Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr, St. Louis, MO

Women Impressionists and the Land is the first exhibition to focus on nature imagery in the work of women Impressionists.

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Quilts and Coverlets: American Needlework in White

Tue, Oct 20 · Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr, St. Louis, MO

Focusing on 19th-century works, Quilts and Coverlets: American Needlework in White presents superlative whitework textiles, which are characterized by embroidery done in white thread on white fabric.

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Thursday, October 22

The St. Louis City-County Split: 150 Years Later

Thu, Oct 22 · Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO

The Missouri History Museum presents The St. Louis City-County Split: 150 Years Later Thursday, October 22!

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CCHP Speaker Series: Is Cuba Next?

Thu, Oct 22 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM · Busch Hall, Busch 100

The Trump administration is using a hybrid influence and intervention campaign against the Cuban government.

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Evening of Reflection Heather Bennett Michael Drummond

Thu, Oct 22 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM · 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis , Billiard room

Join artists Heather Bennett and Michael Drummond for an Evening of Reflection inspired by the many types of mirrors referenced throughout their artwork and in their current exhibition in the Billiard Room at 21c…

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Friday, October 23

Saturday, October 24

House History Workshop

Sat, Oct 24 · Missouri Historical Society Library & Research Center, 225 S. Skinker Blvd., St. Louis, MO

The Missouri Historical Society presents House History Workshop Saturday, October 24!

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Carolina Caycedo: Growing Deep Roots (in Spanish)

Sat, Oct 24 · Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum presents Carolina Caycedo: Growing Deep Roots (in Spanish) Saturday, October 24!

Free

Tuesday, October 27

Corporate Belonging and Engagement Reception

Tue, Oct 27 · 5:30 PM–7:30 PM · Taylor Hall, One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO

The annual Corporate Belonging and Engagement Reception celebrates the Saint Louis Art Museum’s global collection and the dynamic business community that supports it.

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Thursday, October 29

Ghost Stories and Guitars

Thu, Oct 29 · Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO

The Missouri History Museum presents Ghost Stories and Guitars Thursday, October 29!

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History-Lovin’ Halloween Party

Thu, Oct 29 · Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO

The Missouri History Museum presents History-Lovin' Halloween Party Thursday, October 29!

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Friday, October 30

SLAM Underground—ENCHANT

Fri, Oct 30 · 7 PM–10 PM · Saint Louis Art Museum, One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO

Cast a spell this Halloween at SLAM Underground—ENCHANT! Connect with the magic of nature in Women Impressionists and the Land .

Free ✓ 2 sources

Saturday, October 31

Trick-or-Treat Bag Decorating

Sat, Oct 31 · 10 AM–12 PM · Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 3750 Washington Blvd, St. Louis, MO

Celebrate Halloween at CAM with this drop-in art activity and treats!

Free ✓ 3 sources

Wednesday, November 4

Thursday, November 5

Friday, November 6

Public Opening of Fall Exhibitions

Fri, Nov 6 · Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr, St. Louis, MO

The Saint Louis Art Museum presents the Public Opening of Fall Exhibitions Friday, November 6!

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Saturday, November 7

Sunday, November 8

Friday, November 13

City Nights: Goth Holidays (21+)

Fri, Nov 13

@ Friday, November 13 from 7pm–11pm Get out the black eyeliner and welcome the long nights of winter.

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Audio Description Tour—We Were Always Here

Fri, Nov 13 · 4 PM–5 PM · Saint Louis Art Museum, One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO

Join this guided tour in observance of Native American Heritage Month to learn about the depth of Native American art in the Museum’s collection, from Ancestral Pueblo pottery to contemporary beadwork by artists from…

Free

Saturday, November 14

Mary Cassatt: The Woman in the Country

Sat, Nov 14 · 11 AM–12 PM · The Farrell Auditorium, One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park,, St. Louis

Join SLAM and Nancy Mowll Mathews—the Eugénie Prendergast Senior Curator, emerita at Williams College Museum of Art—to explore Cassatt’s choices of models, costumes, poses and settings for the works inspired by her…

Free

Sunday, November 15

Public Tour | Plants as Medicine

Sun, Nov 15 · Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO

Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Missouri Botanical Garden and co-sponsored by the WashU Center for the Enviroment present Public Tour | Plants as Medicine Sunday, November 15!

Free

Thursday, November 19

humAnIty: Opening Reception

Thu, Nov 19 · 5 PM–6 PM · Steinberg Hall, Steinberg Hall Gallery

Like other technologies before it, AI inserts itself into the fabric of humanity.

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Friday, November 20

Saturday, November 21

Sunday, November 22

Fall Corporate Partnership Day

Sun, Nov 22 · 10 AM–3 PM · Saint Louis Art Museum, One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO

All member-company employees and their families are invited to a fun-filled day!

Free

Friday, November 27

Saturday, November 28

Thursday, December 3

'Academic Freedom,' Criminalization and the University

Thu, Dec 3 · 4 PM–5 PM · Clark-Fox Forum

This gathering of the Sawyer Seminar examines the fragility of “academic freedom” in higher education institutions, highlighting how political repression, policing and threats of deportation and criminalization…

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Friday, December 4

Saturday, December 5

Friday, December 11

Audio Description Tour—Gratitude and Gathering

Fri, Dec 11 · 4 PM–5 PM · Saint Louis Art Museum, One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO

Join this guided tour and celebrate the end of the year with various representations of gratitude in artworks from the Museum’s collection, including works that highlight communal rituals, group portraits, and festivals.

Free

Gloria in Excelsis Deo: Masterpieces by Handel, Corelli, and Vivaldi

Fri, Dec 11 · 7 PM–8 PM · The Farrell Auditorium, One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park,, St. Louis

As part of SLAM’s Festive Fridays celebration, Early Music Missouri will perform music by three of the most renowned composers of the Baroque era in the Museum’s Farrell Auditorium.

Free

Friday, December 18