Saint Louis Contemporary Arts Museum & Pulitzer Arts Foundation

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In 2003, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis moved into the new concrete structure, designed by architect Brad Cloepfil, in the Grand Center Arts and Entertainment District in midtown St. Louis. The museum has mounted more than 120 exhibitions and exhibited over 260 artists. It usually shows six Main Gallery exhibitions each year of American and international artists.

The Pulitzer Arts Foundation opened in 2001 with a building designed by internationally renowned Japanese architect, Tadao Ando.

The building is characterized by Ando’s longstanding attention to natural elements such as light and water, as well as his signature use of concrete, which was poured in place during a nearly four-year construction period that utilized advanced techniques and processes which were uncommon in America at the time.

The building has been described as “both a serene setting for the contemplation of art and a contribution toward revitalizing the urban landscape of historic St. Louis.”