Curators Genevieve Cortinovis, assistant curator of decorative arts, and Zoe Annis Perkins, textile conservator, joined us on our second visit to SLAM's "Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015."
Though finding the intersection of chess and fashion may seem far-fetched, St. Louis’ World Chess Hall of Fame and the Saint Louis Fashion Fund (SLFF) have bridged the ostensible gap with a [...]
"We have begun to develop relationships with too many people who are like us. Therefore we are challenged by being able to stretch our imaginations, our attitudes, to be more inclusive. Everybody [...]
Jamie Danieli of Albarré Jewelry works at the same location where her father founded the business decades ago. We caught up with her to find out more about her professional trajectory and the [...]
Each room at The Cheshire is inspired by a renowned British author, from John Milton to Jane Austen, and the novelty suites are also themed by literary inspirations, such as James Bond and [...]
"Theatre is a metaphor for so much. You want something that ... where you, as an audience member, think, “I know why they wanted to tell this story. It’s an ephemeral kind of human connection.”
"We have so many stories to tell, about the people we have encountered, and the closets–the closets we shop are just spectacular. This book is not so much about the “stuff” in the closets, but [...]
Claire Winfield, associate painting conservator at the Saint Louis Art Museum, talks through several current paintings she's restoring that range from 200 BC to 1600 AD, and what it takes to [...]
While there is a thriving culture of makers in the middle of America today, from around 1000 to 1300 AD it was also home to one of the most innovative, resourceful societies to ever thrust a [...]
If there were one visual to sum up the passion that drew Sam Orlando Jr. into the family catering business at Orlando's Event Centers, it just might be a four-foot papier-mâché watermelon filled [...]
