Attend a complimentary tour led by the curators of Reading Between the Lines: Chess and Literature, Chess Variants: Transforming Tradition, and Charles Houska: Master of Play. Enjoy complimentary refreshments after exploring chess, history, art, and culture in the galleries.
Program Type: Tour
Reading Between the Lines: Chess and Literature Curator Tour
Attend a complimentary tour led by the curators of Reading Between the Lines: Chess and Literature, Chess Variants: Transforming Tradition, and Charles Houska: Master of Play. Enjoy complimentary refreshments after exploring chess, history, art, and culture in the galleries.
Charles Houska Artist Talk and Tour
Join us for an evening with artist Charles Houska! Learn all about his work and process as he leads a tour of his exhibit, Charles Houska: Master of Play. Complimentary admission and refreshments!
WCHOF August Curator Tour
Unleash your inner art and chess enthusiast with a complimentary, curator-led tour at the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries! Explore Charles Houska: Master of Play, Paws and Pawns: Exploring Animal Chess Sets, and Chess Variants: Transforming Tradition for an unforgettable journey through art, history, and culture. Afterward, enjoy refreshments and lively conversation.
WCHOF June Curator Tour
Attend a complimentary tour led by the curators of the newest WCHOF exhibitions, Paws and Pawns: Exploring Animal Chess Sets and Charles Houska: Master of Play! After we explore chess, history, art, and culture in the galleries, enjoy complimentary refreshments.
WCHOF March Family Tour
Attend a complimentary tour of the newest WCHOF exhibitions, Crown Jewels: Donation Highlights and Paws and Pawns: Exploring Animal Chess Sets. After we explore chess, history, art and culture in the galleries, enjoy complimentary refreshments.
Saturday, March 8 – 12:00 pm
WCHOF Curator Tour with Artist Sophie Binder
Enjoy a complimentary tour of Crown Jewels: Donation Highlights and Paws and Pawns: Exploring Animal Chess Sets with Artist Sophie Binder! Sophie will discuss her intricately designed chessboard featured in Paws & Pawns, her experiences as an illustrator, and her “field study” project. Refreshments are provided.
Sophie Binder is a freelance designer native of France. She has worked as a designer in France, Italy, and the United States for over 30 years, including projects worldwide. Sophie’s work has also brought her close to conservation, not-for-profit organizations, and the outdoor industry. She self-published a book about her adventure in 2013, The World, Two Wheels and a Sketchbook, and has done illustrations for four other books for French publisher PRIVAT.
Wednesday, March 5 – 12:00 pm
WCHOF Curator Tour Featuring St. Louis Aquarium
Attend a complimentary tour of the newest WCHOF exhibitions, Crown Jewels: Donation Highlights and Paws and Pawns: Exploring Animal Chess Sets. WCHOF Curator Emily Allred will show highlights of the exhibitions, and the St. Louis Aquarium’s Senior Educator Maxene Van Damme will offer insight into the animals represented in Paws and Pawns. Complimentary refreshments will be provided.
Tuesday, February 11 – 12:00 pm
WCHOF Curator Tours: Crown Jewels & Clash for the Crown
Attend a complimentary tour led by the curators of the newest WCHOF exhibitions, Crown Jewels: Donation Highlights, and Clash for the Crown: Celebrating Chess Champions. Enjoy refreshments and Q&A as we explore chess through the lens of woodworking, competitive tournaments, art, culture, and history!
Crown Jewels: Donation Highlights showcases 75 stunning chess sets, artworks, memorabilia, and more, gifted from 50 donors to the World Chess Hall of Fame. Benefactors include Chess Collectors International Members Frank Camaratta, Jon Crumiller, Dr. George and Vivian Dean, and the late Bernice and Floyd Sarisohn. See the intricate metalwork on a Hungarian chess set, a bespoke chess set created for the Shah of Iran, and many never-before-exhibited artifacts.
Clash for the Crown: Celebrating Chess Champions explores the histories of the World Chess Championship and Women’s World Chess Championship through a display of artifacts from the collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame, the International Chess Federation (FIDE), and loans from world chess champions and private lenders. This exhibition coincides with the 100th anniversary of FIDE’s founding and includes never-before-exhibited artifacts related to many of the game’s most accomplished players.
Curator Tour Schedule:
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 12:00 pm
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 1:00 pm
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:00 pm
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 12:00 pm
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 12:00 pm
Curator Tour: Power in Check: Chess and the American Presidency
Join us for a free, in-depth tour of one of our newest exhibitions, Power in Check: Chess and the American Presidency. Chief Curator Shannon Bailey or Curator Emily Allred will be available during the Facebook Live tour for Q & A.
Power in Check: Chess and the American Presidency showcases a variety of politically-themed chess sets from the World Chess Hall of Fame’s permanent collection. This redux of 2012’s exhibition offers a look at how the “royal game” of chess has fascinated American presidents for over 200 years.
*Visitor tour has a max capacity of 10 guests.
Free admission. Registration required.
11:00 a.m. Visitor Tour* 12:00 p.m. Virtual Tour.
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