The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is one of the principal U.S. art museums, with paintings, sculptures, cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from all corners of the world. Its three-story building stands in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri, where it is visited by up to a half million people every year. Admission is free through a subsidy from the cultural tax district for St. Louis City and County.
Saint Louis Art Museum
Interior of the museum as sketched in 1913 by Marguerite Martyn
Saint Louis Art Museum, 2011
East Building, the new wing designed by British architect Sir David Chipperfield
Forest Park is a public park in western St. Louis, Missouri. It is a prominent civic center and covers 1,326 acres (5.37 km2). Opened in 1876, more than a decade after its proposal, the park has hosted several significant events, including the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 and the 1904 Summer Olympics. Bounded by Washington University in St. Louis, Skinker Boulevard, Lindell Boulevard, Kingshighway Boulevard, and Oakland Avenue, it is known as the "Heart of St. Louis" and features a variety of attractions, including the St. Louis Zoo, the St. Louis Art Museum, the Missouri History Museum, and the St. Louis Science Center.
The World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park
The Great Forest Park Balloon Race is an annual hot air balloon competition and show
The 1904 Flight Cage, an aviary in the St. Louis Zoo
The Missouri History Museum opened in Forest Park in 1913.
