Galleries and Sculpture Garden
Gallery photography seen below may not accurately represent artworks on view at the Museum. To see which artworks are currently on view, please visit the Collection page. To learn about current exhibitions, please visit the On View page.
First Floor
James M. Kemper Gallery
The Kemper Gallery showcases permanent collection artworks including paintings, sculpture, video, and works on paper from the 1950s to today. Currently on view in one of the rooms is a selection of contemporary artworks addressing the environment.
Garen Gallery
The Garen Gallery presents special exhibitions and special installations of the permanent collection. The gallery is currently closed for the installation of Design Agendas: Modern Architecture in St. Louis, 1930s–1970s.
Barney A. Ebsworth Gallery
The Ebsworth Gallery presents special exhibitions. The gallery is currently closed for the installation of Design Agendas: Modern Architecture in St. Louis, 1930s–1970s.
Second Floor
Gertrude Bernoudy Gallery
The Bernoudy Gallery contains works from the permanent collection, presenting paintings, sculpture, and works on paper from the 19th to the mid-20th century. Currently on view are artworks by artists in exile during World War II and related documentation.
Lower Level
Stair Gallery
The Stair Gallery facilitates public access to historical objects from the collection. Currently on view are ancient Greek vessels that offer a glimpse of the chronological, geographic, functional, and stylistic variety of ancient Greek painted pottery.
Works on Paper Gallery
These two adjacent galleries feature prints, drawings, and photographs spanning six centuries from the Museum’s collection. Currently on view are works by Martín Chambi and Edward Sherrif Curtis and 19th- and early 20th-century travel photography.
Teaching Gallery
The Teaching Gallery is dedicated to presenting works from the Museum’s collection with direct connections to Washington University courses. The gallery is currently closed for the installation of "When I'm 64": Artists in Their Later Years.
Video Gallery
The Video Gallery is a permanent space devoted to time-based media. The gallery is currently closed for the installation of Design Agendas: Modern Architecture in St. Louis, 1930s–1970s.
Sculpture Garden
Florence Steinberg Weil Sculpture Garden
Situated north of Weil Hall, along a primary pedestrian thoroughfare, the Sculpture Garden features works by such iconic sculptors as Auguste Rodin and Alexander Calder, as well as contemporary commissioned works by Dan Peterman and Dan Graham.