LAUMEIER SCULPTURE PARK / ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ART AND NATURE

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FREE FAMILY DAYS

Families have fun exploring new media and concepts while finding inspiration in Laumeier’s artworks and the natural environment. Supported by a grant from the Windgate Foundation.

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FREE WALKING + STROLLER TOURS

Laumeier offers free afternoon Walking Tours on the first Sunday of each month and free morning and evening Stroller Tours on the third Thursday of each month, May–October.

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Assistant Preparator Ryan Bredlau and Laumeier's curatorial team are spending this (very hot!) week cleaning some of our very tallest sculptures!—including Alexander Liberman’s "The Way," 1972–80 and Mark di Suvero’s "Bornibus," 1985–87.
Our half-day campers ages 4 to 6 created and presented this sweet parade in the Museum Circle this morning to celebrate their last day of this week's "Winged, Wacky + Wild" camp!
We hope you've enjoyed our year of historical highlights in honor of Laumeier's 40th Anniversary! Pictured here is a little girl taking a break during the “Inside/Outside” exhibition opening in 1978. This photo is so cute, we have to forgive her for climbing on the sculpture—just this once! 😉 #tbt #laumeier40
Today’s historical highlight features Ingrid Hartlieb’s “Scattered Fragments of Reality,” 1988–90, consisting of six laminated wood blocks, varied in size, monumental in mass—but human in scale. Using a chainsaw to create the basic shapes, Hartlieb the weathered the blocks by gouging, scoring, sanding, polishing and even drawing on them with charcoal. #tbt #laumeier40
The Curiosity Cube(TM) is here! Visitors of ALL ages are invited to experience the amazing science and technology inside this very special shipping container (with the assistance of @millipore.sigma employee volunteers!) until 2:00 p.m. today! You'll find the Curiosity Cube on Laumeier's Lower Entrance parking lots, near the entrance to the Art Hike Trail. #CuriosityCube #SPARKCuriosity
Today’s historical highlight features Amsterdam-based artist Ahmet Öğüt in discussion with Park visitors about work “Ground Control.” Öğüt’s 2010–11 exhibition “Underestimated Zones" marked his first solo exhibition in the Midwestern United States. His artwork “This area is under 23 hour video and audio surveillance,” 2009, is still on view in Laumeier's Eastern Woodland. #tbt #laumeier40
Today’s historical highlight features these electrical artworks covered in colored Plexiglas, created by artist John David Mooney as part of his light performance sculpture “St. Louis Night Garden," 1986. An estimated 10,000 people visited the Park for the two evening performances in October. #tbt #laumeier40
Mark your calendar! The Curiosity Cube(TM) is coming to Laumeier on Wednesday, June 21! What IS the Curiosity Cube? The Curiosity Cube is a retrofitted shipping container that has been transformed into a mobile science lab by @millipore.sigma. What's IN the Curiosity Cube? The Curiosity Cube is equipped with the latest technology. It provides a learning environment that allows visitors of ALL AGES to become immersed in specific science topics. All Curiosity Cube experiments are staffed by MilliporeSigma employees. The Curiosity Cube will be located on Laumeier's Lower Entrance parking lots, near the entrance to the Art Hike Trail, from 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. #CuriosityCube #SPARKCuriosity
Today’s historical highlight features the preliminary stages of sculpture development and creation! This artist sketch details the original concept for Terry Allen's “Symphony Lounge,” 1997. Although "Symphony Lounge" is not currently on view outside, you'll find this "rough study" drawing in the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center as part of our current anniversary exhibition, "Drawing from the Collection: 40 Years at Laumeier," on view through July 16. In addition, Allen's popular "Laumeier U-ME-UM," 1998, is on view in our Museum Circle, adorning the portico of the Kranzberg Education Lab building. #tbt #laumeier40
#Repost @yogabuzz (@get_repost) ・・・ Focus your gaze. Come hit the mat with #yogabuzz amongst the sculptures at @laumeierstl on Tuesday! #explorestlouis
Have you heard the news? Laumeier's Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center will offer extended evening hours this summer! From Memorial Day through Labor Day, "the Aronson" will be open daily from 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. AND until 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays! So be sure to stop in to our Visitor Center (featuring Gracie's Shop) and the Whitaker Foundation Gallery during your next evening at the Park!
After a brief hiatus from our weekly historical highlights for Give STL Day, the Annual Art Fair and Museum Day, we are back to our regularly scheduled #tbt programming! Do you recognize this sculpture? It’s Robert Stackhouse’s “St. Louie Bones,” during installation in 1987. The artwork was part of Laumeier’s "Ten Sites" program, 1980–90, which brought ten artists together with ten tradespeople from St. Louis County Parks for a creative collaboration across ten sites at the Park. #tbt #laumeier40
#FBF to the opening of the 30th Annual Art Fair, presented by Emerson, just last weekend! THANK YOU to the more than 15,000 patrons who attended this year's event—we hope you had as much fun as we did! Art Fair is Laumeier's single largest annual fundraising activity; event proceeds support our mission and make it possible for us to continue serving our 300,000 annual visitors through sculpture conservation, education programs, temporary exhibitions and public events. #laumeierartfair #lovelaumeier Photo by Abby Gillardi.
Today is the 40th annual International Museum Day! And with this weather we're having, what better way to celebrate than with a visit to a museum WITHIN a park?! Laumeier's Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center is open today (and every day!) from 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Visit the Whitaker Foundation Gallery to experience our current exhibition, "Drawing from the Collection: 40 Years at Laumeier" in celebration of the institution's anniversary year! #MuseumDay Photo by Peter Wochniak.
@funkybuttbrass just brought the house (or, tent?!) down at #laumeierartfair! We'll close down this year's event with Trixie Delight on the Main Stage starting at 3:30 p.m.!
 

Laumeier Sculpture Park is free and open daily from 8:00 a.m.–30 minutes past sunset. 

Memorial Day through Labor Day, the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center is open daily from 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.,
and until 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays. Otherwise, the  Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center is open daily from 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.