Saint Louis Art Museum

Saint Louis Art Museum
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Location	Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates	38°38′22″N 90°17′40″W / 38.63944°N 90.29444°W / 38.63944; -90.29444
Built	1904
Built for	1904 World's Fair
Website	www.slam.org
St. Louis Landmark
Type	Structure
Reference no.	21
Location within Forest Park

The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is one of the principal U.S. art museums, with paintings, sculptures, cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from all corners of the world. Its three-story building stands in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri, where it is visited by up to a half million people every year. Admission is free through a subsidy from the cultural tax district for St. Louis City and County.^[1]

In addition to the featured exhibitions, the museum offers rotating exhibitions and installations. These include the Currents series, which features contemporary artists, as well as regular exhibitions of new media art and works on paper.^[2]