Enjoy a free, in-person tour of our limited-time exhibitions, Keith Haring: Radiant Gambit and Masterminds: Chess Prodigies, led by a member of our curatorial team. Each tour lasts approximately 30 minutes and tickets are extremely limited. Masks and social distancing will be required.
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 | 10:00-12:30 p.m.
*Due to limited spaces, kindly let us know at least 24 hours in advance if you cannot attend so we can offer the free tour to someone on our waitlist by emailing [email protected].
Keith Haring: Radiant Gambit features artwork by Haring, a world-renowned artist known for his art that proliferated in the New York subway system during the early 1980s. The exhibition includes a never-before-seen private collection of Haring’s works and photographs of the artist, bespoke street art chess sets from Purling London and newly-commissioned pieces by Saint Louis artists, all paying homage to the late art icon. On view through May 16, 2021.
Masterminds: Chess Prodigies is an exhibition that tells the stories of notable chess prodigies including Bobby Fischer, World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and the Polgar sisters. Through photographs, videos and mementos of important chess matches and tournaments from the collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame, visitors will learn more about these talented young players as well as their later accomplishments. The exhibition will also highlight the achievements of players who took up the game later in life and still made a mark on the world of chess. On view through November 7, 2021.
Watch the virtual tours of Keith Haring: Radiant Gambit and Masterminds: Chess Prodigies on our YouTube channel.
Thursday, Apr 29 – 10:00 am
Learn more about the intersections of music, chess, and poetry with complimentary tours of the WCHOF’s newest exhibitions! Enjoy curator-led tours of Sound Moves: Where Music Meets Chess and T.S. Eliot: A Game of Chess. The tour is about one hour and includes refreshments.
Join us for a special edition of the Saint Louis Chess Club’s “Ladies’ Knight” program, hosted here at the World Chess Hall of Fame, inside our newest gallery exhibition, Donna Dodson: Match of the Matriarchs and Other Amazonmachies! WCHOF Chief Curator Shannon Bailey will speak about the exhibition, and WGM Thalia Cervantes will lead a lesson using the life-sized pieces from Dodson’s “Match of the Matriarchs” chess set, the only set of its kind depicting all women pieces. This program is for women and girls of all ages, open to all skill levels, and complimentary for STLCC and WCHOF members. Bring some friends, enjoy complimentary refreshments, and have fun exploring the art of chess!
Attend a complimentary tour led by the curators of the newest WCHOF exhibitions, Donna Dodson: Match of the Matriarchs and Other Amazonomachies, 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!
