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Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum

It has been voted the best museum in St. Louis by the Riverfront Times. One of the world's finest university art collections, it is also the oldest art museum west of the Mississippi River—it was founded in 1881. It is now housed in a new facility designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect, Fumihiko Maki. Among the permanent collection are pieces by Pablo Piccasso, Rembrandt, Max Ernst, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Juan Gris, Alexander Calder, and a separate department dedicated to currency called the Newman Money Museum.

Address: 1 Brookings Dr
Getting there: Skinker Blvd and Forsyth Blvd, on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis
Hours: Mon, Wed-Sun 11AM-5PM, Tue closed
Price: Free
Website: kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu (opens in a new tab)

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