A world-class collection of American art, stunning architecture, and 134 acres of Ozark forest with five miles of trails. Admission to the museum is always free.
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Museum & Buildings
Trails and Grounds open daily sunrise to sunset.
Don’t miss the chance to engage in an exciting artist conversation designed for families as we dive deep into the captivating exhibition, Trace Me Back. Venture into the gallery and meet the talented artist herself, Marie Bannerot McInerney, and gain a fascinating insight into her artistic journey.
Afterward, join us for an artist-led drop-in session where Marie Bannerot McInerney will personally guide you through the process of creating your very own book inspired by the exhibition. This hands-on experience is an opportunity for creative exploration and learning for all ages.
Best of all, it’s absolutely free! We invite you to be part of this enriching and fun-filled artistic adventure. Join us and get ready to be inspired by the world of art and creativity.
Free, no registration required. Drop-in anytime between 2-3 p.m.
Inspired by the tragic love story of Orpheus and Eurydice, Marie Bannerot Mclnerney’s experiential installation Trace Me Back speaks to ideas of impermanence, loss, and those fleeting moments that cannot be undone. Her artistic practice mines recorded histories, ancient mythologies, and natural phenomena to meditate on the relationships between bodies and space, present and past, and perception and position.
Based in Kansas City, Missouri, Marie Bannerot McInerney is a multidisciplinary studio artist and educator born in Houston, Texas. She holds a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute (2002) and a MFA from Washington University in Saint Louis (2012). Mclnerney was a 2018 Charlotte Street Artist Award Fellow and has been the subject of several solo and group exhibitions in the US and abroad, at the Bellevue Arts Museum (Bellevue, WA), Mildred Lane Kemper Museum (Saint Louis, MO), and Han Tianheng Art Museum Shanghai (Shanghai City, China), to name a few.
