2818 Frederick Avenue Saint Joseph, Missouri 64506-2998 (816) 233-7003 Fax: (816) 233-3413 Toll Free: 1-888-254-2787 Email: frontdesk@albrecht-kemper.org http://www.albrecht-kemper.org

Hours
The Museum is open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Tuesday through Friday and 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The Museum is closed Mondays, New Year's Day, Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Admission
Adults 18 and over $5.00; seniors 65+ $2.00; under 18/students with valid ID $1.00; under 6 free; members free.
Group rates available.

The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art has one of the finest collections of 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century American art in the Midwest region. Through special exhibitions, educational programs, performance events and publications, the Albrecht-Kemper serves as a cultural arts center for Northwest Missouri.

The Museum originated in 1913 with the foundation of the St. Joseph Art League--twelve women who sought to increase public awareness and understanding of the arts.

With the hope of establishing a public art museum in St. Joseph, the League acquired the William Merritt Chase painting A Venetian Balcony. This purchase, made in 1915 with funds raised at performances, teas and a special showing of the painting in a local department store, became the first work in the Museum's collection.

The League opened the Albrecht Gallery in 1966 in the former home of Mr. and Mrs. William Albrecht. At the initiation of a major building expansion in 1991, the Museum became The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, honoring the patronage of Mr. R. Crosby Kemper.

Through the generosity of the Kemper family and foundations, and many other enthusiastic supporters, the Museum's collection has grown to include colonial portraits, a rich holding of American landscape paintings, as well as distinguished examples of American Impressionism.

An important Mary Cassatt pastel, Mother Looking Down Embracing Both of Her Children, is a study for an oil of the same subject now hanging in the White House. Other highlights include urban realist paintings from the 'Ashcan School', Custer's Last Stand by the influential regionalist Thomas Hart Benton, exciting contemporary works by recent American masters and one of the region's most comprehensive holdings of 19th- and 20th-century works on paper. 

Guided Tours
Guided tours of the permanent collection and special exhibitions may be arranged at no additional cost during weekday museum hours by calling the Education Department at (816) 233-7003 ext. 18 at least 10 days in advance. We ask that groups have a minimum of 10 persons.

Cultural Programs
A wide variety of special programs compliment the Museum's exhibitions including child and adult art classes, gallery talks, film series, and performances. Instructional slides and videos illuminating topics in art history are available for loan to educators in the Northwest Missouri/ Northeast Kansas area. To receive information about these programs, please contact Jennifer Zeller, Curator of Education, at (816) 233-7003 ext. 18, or jzeller@albrecht-kemper.org.

Special Events
The facilities of The Albrecht-Kemper are available for rent by individuals, organizations, and groups for private or public special events. Find out more information on the Facility Info page. To plan an event at the Museum, contact Christina Lund,  Director of Special Events, at (816) 233-7003 ext. 14, or clund@albrecht-kemper.org at least 2 weeks in advance.

Bradley Art Library
The Museum's reference library contains 2,500 volumes and a collection of periodicals and other materials relating to the permanent collection and the history of art. Readers and scholars may visit the non-circulating library during Museum hours.

Museum Gift Shop
Select from a wide range of art-related gifts including books, games, postcards, note cards, hand crafted jewelry, and ceramics. 

Access Barrier-free access is available to the South public entrance. All galleries are barrier-free. Parking Please follow the Museum drive off Frederick Avenue to free visitor parking adjacent to the South public entrance.

Public Transportation
The Museum is located on a city bus stop and is featured on the Museum Trolley Tour route. Please contact the St. Joseph Transit at (816) 233-6700 for information about bus routes in St. Joseph.

Photography in the Museum
Visitors are welcome to photograph or videotape works from the permanent collection for private use only. Please obtain a list of photographic restrictions at the Information Desk. Postcard and catalog reproductions of a number of works in the permanent collection are available in the Museum Gift Shop. 

Please consider membership
As a member of the Albrecht-Kemper you will discover exhibitions that bring new worlds to your doorstep, art classes for all ages, and a year-round schedule of art-oriented activities, lectures and events.  Members receive ArtMatters (the Museum's newsletter), a discount in the Museum Shop, and are invited to participate in our Annual Membership Exhibition.  To learn more about membership, please call Chelsea Howlett-Weideman, Membership Coordinator, at (816) 233-7003 ext. 10.  CLICK HERE to access our on-line membership form.