A beautiful museum in gorgeous Forest Park. We enjoyed a tasty lunch in the museum cafe, looking out at a steady parade of wedding parties coming to be photographed in the attractive setting. The museum collection is wide-ranging and substantial, well worth a half day to survey. We didn’t venture into the current temporary exhibition of art inspired by hip-hop.

We had just over an hour to try and see some of their big ticket items, but I immediately got sidetracked. They had an incredibly interesting temporary exhibit titled Action/Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art 1940s-1970s. It closed in September, but their current exhibit The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century looks equally compelling. Many of the artists featured in the exhibit attended or taught at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. They drew inspiration from the forms, colors, and techniques of Indigenous historical works of art, while also studying and responding to 20th century art movements. The collection was incredibly curated.

I've probably reviewed St. Louis art Museum 10 times. Consistent themes include we have a very underrated art museum. Some of the best exhibits in the world come to our art museum. The pictures I'm uploading on this review is of Art in Bloom. It comes in March every year for about 2 to 3 days. Florist create flower arrangements depicting an artwork. It's amazing. It gets better and better every year.

First and foremost it’s free to enter! It is truly a beautiful compound. The exhibits are amazing. I really enjoyed the Native American Art exhibit and the sculpture garden- just plan for 3-4 or more hours to look and read and enjoy.

This free art museum is quite large and in a beautiful setting at the top of a hill overlooking fountains in the park. I enjoyed browsing the collection. There is a huge Monet painting which surprised me and caught my attention. Although a map is provided on entry I had some trouble navigating and asked the very friendly and helpful staff for directions from time to time. I used public transportation to get here and the bus stop is right out front. Really enjoyed my time here- a lovely museum!

A wonderful Art museum. We especially enjoyed the American paintings which really gave a feel for our country of ages past. We also enjoyed the Impressionist paintings. By the main gift shop there is a small Student Gallery which notable, too. There are clearly some talented youth in the area. The St Louis statue out front is very regal. The main building itself of the Art Museum is the only structure surviving from the 1904 St Louis World's Fair, if I understand correctly.

The Art Museum is situated in the Forest Park area, which is a short drive from downtown St. Louis. Free parking may be available around the museum, but we visited on a busy day and chose to use the parking garage at the museum which is USD 15. Admission to the museum is free. It is a large museum with extensive collections. We chose to concentrate on some of the European works with artist such as van Gogh, Monet, Degas and Picasso. We especially enjoyed one of Monet’s Water Lilies paintings.