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St. Louis University
Museum of Art
The Saint Louis
University Museum of Art provides a variety of intimate galleries and a
setting befitting the University's extensive art collection. The museum
offers art and artifacts relevant to the long history of Jesuit liberal arts
education including works of local, national and internationally acclaimed
artists. The museum displays selections from more than 2,000 pieces of
family memorabilia and fine art donated to the University by the late Marion
Rumsey Cartier, daughter of Pierre Cartier, founder of the internationally
renowned Cartier Jewelers. The Saint Louis University Museum of Art features
the 2,500 pieces in John and Ann MacLennan Collection of Asian Decorative
Art, one of the largest Asian art collections in the Midwest. The building that houses the museum is designated as a historic landmark for its distinguished architectural character, features, and rich detail. The building was originally built in 1900 as the home of the St. Louis Club, probably the most exclusive club in the city at the time, at a cost of $320,000. The building was designed in the Beaux Arts style, which was used for prominent urban structures around the turn of the twentieth century. The University purchased the building in 1992 has completely restored the 55,000-square-foot building. The St. University Museum of Art is one of three art museums on the campus of St. Louis University. The St. University Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, and the Cupples House are within blocks of each other and can be easily viewed in a morning or afternoon. Visiting the St.
Louis University Museum of Art
St.
Louis University Museum of Art - Official site of the St. Louis
University Museum of Art.
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