Missouri Bicentennial Chessboard
The Missouri Bicentennial Chessboard is a life-sized granite chessboard at Deborah Cooper Park on Adrian’s Island in Jefferson City, Missouri, depicting some of the Show-Me State’s most significant people and historical moments. Spearheaded by Saint Louis Chess Campus’ Co-Founder, U.S. Chess Hall of Fame Inductee, and Scout Leader Dr. Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield, the chessboard is […]
Featured Chess Sets 2020
Through the Featured Chess Set project, the World Chess Hall of Fame showcases a variety of chess sets throughout the year. These include highlights from our own collection as well as chess sets owned by friends and chess lovers who have special stories to accompany their sets. January January’s Featured Chess Set is part of […]
Golf the Galleries 2019: Artist-Designed Mini Golf
The World Chess Hall of Fame is proud to be a maker and sponsor in The Sheldon Art Galleries’ newest exhibition, Golf the Galleries: Artist-Designed Mini Golf, on view June 1 through August 11, 2019. The Sheldon Art Galleries presents a unique interactive art exhibit—a nine-hole playable, family-friendly mini golf installation that takes over their […]
Featured Chess Sets 2019
Through the Featured Chess Set project, the World Chess Hall of Fame showcases a variety of chess sets throughout the year. These include highlights from the institution’s collection as well as chess sets owned by Saint Louis metropolitan area friends and chess lovers who have special stories to accompany their sets. Do you live in […]
Kings, Queens & Castles: Summer Satellite
Thanks to a special partnership with the Jennings School District, The Magic House, St. Louis Children’s Museum and the World Chess Hall of Fame, families can enjoy our Kings, Queens & Castles exhibit in the summer of 2018—free of charge! This innovative children’s chess exhibit was co-created by The Magic House and the World Chess Hall of […]
Golf the Galleries: Artist-Designed Mini Golf
The World Chess Hall of Fame is proud to be a maker and sponsor in The Sheldon Art Galleries’ newest exhibition, Golf the Galleries: Artist-Designed Mini Golf, on view June 1 through August 12, 2018. The Sheldon Art Galleries presents a unique interactive art exhibit—a nine-hole playable, family-friendly mini golf installation that takes over their […]
Featured Chess Sets 2018
Through the Featured Chess Set project, the World Chess Hall of Fame showcases a variety of chess sets throughout the year. These include highlights from the institution’s collection as well as chess sets owned by Saint Louis metropolitan area friends and chess lovers who have special stories to accompany their sets. Do you live in […]
Grand Chess Tour: Art of Chess 2017
This traveling exhibition presents highlights from the collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame and the Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield Collection. The permanent collection of the WCHOF contains trophies, photographs, scoresheets, periodicals, chess sets, and other artifacts related to significant players and events from chess history. One highlight of the collection is the […]
Number Twelve: Variations on a Theme Performance
Contemporary, Dutch artist Guido van der Werve and pianist Matthew Bengtson perform on the artist’s one-of-a-kind chess piano, accompanied by members of the St. Louis Symphony, conducted by Ward Stare. A collaboration with the World Chess Hall of Fame, Saint Louis Art Museum, and the St. Louis Symphony. The World Chess Hall of Fame is […]
Reunion
John Cage’s Reunion brought together the composer’s passions—his friends, experimental music, chess, and art—for an evening of innovative entertainment. Join the World Chess Hall of Fame for a performance of the piece, which centers upon an electronic chess board that randomly plays music from four musicians as two players move the pieces. Artists Dove Bradshaw and William […]
