Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis is a contemporary art museum in St. Louis, Missouri. The museum, known colloquially as the CAM St. Louis, is located at 3750 Washington Boulevard in the Grand Center Arts District. Brad Cloepfil, an American architect, designed the structure. The institution that would become CAM was founded in 1980 and went by several names, including the First Street Forum and the Forum for Contemporary Art. The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis relocated to a new building in the Grand Center Arts and Entertainment District in midtown St. Louis on September 19, 2003. The museum has hosted over 120 exhibitions and showcased over 260 artists. Every year,. Each year, it hosts six Main Gallery exhibitions of American and international artists. Richard Aldrich, Laylah Ali, Lutz Bacher, Rosa Barba, Leslie Hewitt, Hayv Kahraman, Wyatt Kahn, Elad Lassry, Marilyn Minter, Gedi Sibony, Carey Young, Richard Artschwager, Jim Hodges, Sean Landers, Cindy Sherman, Arcangelo Sassolino, and Amy Sherald have all shown their work there. The CAM St. Louis is a non-collecting institution with no permanent collection.

HOURS OF THE MUSEUM

Mon Closed  Tue Closed Wed Closed

Thu 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Fri 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

Sat 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Sun 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Programs for the Public

Visitors to the CAM are encouraged to interact with the exhibitions in a variety of meaningful ways. Select from one of our many programmers to learn more and make connections.