Urban Transitions: Visual Histories—Berlin, Beijing, and St. Louis

Sat Mar 28 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm UTC-05:00

Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum | St. Louis

Kemper Art Museum at WashU
Publisher/HostKemper Art Museum at WashU
Urban Transitions: Visual Histories\u2014Berlin, Beijing, and St. Louis
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Join us for a chance to explore themes in the Spring 2026 exhibition and the Garen Gallery installation.
About this Event

Take part in a rare chance to explore themes in the exhibition and the Garen Gallery installation in relation to the unique histories and geographies of St. Louis.

The program will begin with an interactive tour focused on ways artists responded to, and often critiqued rapid urbanization, sociopolitical change, and economic pursuits in the 1990s and early 2000s, particularly in Beijing, China, and Berlin, Germany.

The discussion will then consider relationships and parallels to St. Louis experiences through architect and “Accidental Historian” Peter Tao’s talk, “Lost Chinatown and Insights to St. Louis Chinese American History.” The program will reveal lesser-known aspects of St. Louis’s history and create opportunities for dialogue about community, urban change, and historical narratives.

Learn more about Peter Tao here.

Free and open to the public. Please check in at the Welcome Desk when arriving for the program.

The Museum is a short walk from the University's East End garage, located on Wrighton Way off Forsyth Blvd. Parking in the East End Garage is free after 5pm and on weekends. Find additional parking information here.

ASL Interpretation

American Sign Language interpretation can be arranged for guided tours and public programs upon request with two weeks’ notice. Contact [email protected] for more information.

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Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, United States

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