Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum Museum

Address: 1 Brookings Drive, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA

Website: https://kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/

Hours: Tue-Sat 10:00am-5:00pm, Sun noon-5:00pm, closed Mondays

Admission: Free admission (special exhibitions may charge)

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is the art museum of Washington University in St. Louis, located on the university’s Danforth Campus and focused on modern and contemporary art and the university’s teaching collection.

Galleries display rotating exhibitions of painting, sculpture, works on paper and photography alongside selections from the permanent collection. The museum programs exhibitions, lectures and academic activities connected to the university.

The institution traces its roots to the university’s art holdings and was renamed for donor Mildred Lane Kemper. The physical facility underwent a major expansion and renovation by architect Fumihiko Maki that reopened in 2006, creating new gallery spaces and facilities for the collection.

The museum sits on the Washington University Danforth Campus in St. Louis, Missouri, integrated with campus cultural resources and easily reached from central campus locations.

• University museum: Located on the Washington University in St. Louis Danforth Campus, the museum combines a teaching collection with public exhibitions.

What to See#

• Maki building (2006 expansion): The museum building that reopened after a major expansion in 2006, designed by architect Fumihiko Maki, houses rotating exhibitions and the museum’s galleries.
• University collection and study areas: The university art collection and study areas support teaching and research, with holdings that include modern and contemporary paintings, sculpture, prints and photographs.

The museum sits on Washington University’s Danforth Campus in St. Louis. From the Central West End MetroLink station (Red Line) it’s a roughly 15-20 minute walk or a short MetroBus ride. Paid parking is available on campus; follow campus signage to the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.

• Visit late afternoon on weekdays to catch the campus-student trickle-quieter galleries and college light make the modern pieces sing.
• Check the museum's website before visiting: classes or special installs sometimes close galleries.
• Don't skip the study room or rotation displays; the museum's small collection is shown in deliberate, changing groupings that many visitors miss.