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the campaign for the saint louis art museum
Through your support, the Saint Louis Art Museum marks a decisive moment
in our history and our future.
Honorary Co-chairs
Emily Rauh Pulitzer
Alvin J. Siteman
Barbara B. Taylor
Steering Committee
Capital Campaign Chairman
John D. Weil
Vice Chairs –
Individual Leadership Gifts
David C. Farrell
Peter MacCarthy
Vice Chairs –
Corporate Leadership Gifts
Seth Leadbeater
J. Patrick Mulcahy
Members
Julian I. Edison
John H. Ferring IV
Bettie S. Johnson
Kim Olson
Peggy Ritter
Donald M. Suggs
Gary Wolff
Saint Louis Art Museum
Major Gifts Committee
Vice Chairs –
Individual Major Gifts
Peggy Ritter
Bill Rusnack
Vice Chairs –
Corporate & Foundation Major Gifts
William A. Donius
Jack Musgrave
Members
Pitty Brandin
Jerry Daniels
John Fox
Richard Jensen
Phyllis Langsdorf
Dale Sharon
Anabeth Weil
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Saint Louis Art Museum is a subdistrict
of the Metropolitan Zoological Park and
Museum District established in 1971 by an
act of the Missouri State Legislature. It is
supported by property tax revenues from
the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County
and by private contributions.
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the campaign for the saint louis art museum
Reimagining the
The primary goal of the Museum’s ambitious expansion
project is to allow more works of art from our worldclass
collection to be brought on view in the galleries.
The additional gallery space provided by the new
David Chipperfield–designed East Building will afford
our curators a unique opportunity—the chance to
reimagine the presentation of the Museum’s collection.
A visible sign of the Campaign’s success and our
donor’s generosity is the progress already being
made on reinstallations taking place throughout
the Main Building.
Already, visitors to the Museum will find European art
from 1700 to 1945 newly featured in the galleries east of
Sculpture Hall. Over the next several months, a series of
Timeline For Expansion
reinstallations is scheduled, which will bring back on
view many favorites from the collection as well as works
of art which have never before been displayed.
The new installation of the 18th-century art includes
works by such well-known artists as Canaletto, Chardin,
Gainsborough, Reynolds, and Tiepolo. The installation
features works relating to “The Grand Tour,” visits to
Italy taken by northern Europeans who sought to learn
about the Italian Renaissance and its roots in the ancient
world, as well as the art of the court in the 18th-century,
including portraits of the nobility and canvases that
appealed to their refined tastes. Objects that speak to
common domestic practices claim a gallery of their own,
while a final gallery is devoted to religious art.
2006 2007 2010 2012 2013
Master Plan for the Expansion: 2006
Issue: To locate the expansion in relationship
to the existing building and suggest
connections and configuration.
Design Development: 2007
Issue: To provide additional gallery
space, improve visitor amenities, and
address infrastructural needs.
Schematic Design: 2006–07
Issue: To locate galleries and public spaces, refine connections to existing
building, and develop public and nonpublic circulation routes.
Museum’s Collection
Gallery Reinstallations Begin to Take Shape
Donors’ campaign gifts are funding the complete reinstallation
of the Saint Louis Art Museum’s galleries, already underway.
Groundbreaking: 2010
Issue: To commence construction
on the expansion project at a
public ceremony.
Commissioning:
2012
Construction: 2010–12
Issue: To expand the Museum’s facilities while
maintaining day-to-day operations.
Public Opening:
2013