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

Kemper Art Museum at WashU

Join us for a chance to explore themes in the Spring 2026 exhibition and the Garen Gallery installation.

Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum

Take part in a rare chance to explore themes in the exhibition <a href="https://www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/on-view/on-view/looking-back-toward-the-future-contemporary-photography-from-china-2026" title="https://www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/on-view/on-view/looking-back-toward-the-future-contemporary-photography-from-china-2026" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Looking Back Toward the Future: Contemporary Photographs from China</a> and the Garen Gallery installation <a href="https://www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/on-view/on-view/selections-from-the-permanent-collection-3325" title="https://www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/on-view/on-view/selections-from-the-permanent-collection-3325" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Selections from the Permanent Collection</a> 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.<a href="https://www.accidentalhistorian.co/about" title="https://www.accidentalhistorian.co/about" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Learn more about Peter Tao here.</a>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. <a href="https://www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/visit/plan-your-visit" title="https://www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/visit/plan-your-visit" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Find additional parking information here.</a>ASL InterpretationAmerican Sign Language interpretation can be arranged for guided tours and public programs upon request with two weeks’ notice. Contact kempereducation@wustl.edu for more information.

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

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