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 […]
M.C. Escher: Infinite Variations Opening Reception
Attend the opening reception of M.C. Escher: Infinite Variations and explore the mind-bending, mathematical, and metamorphic works of world-famous graphic artist M.C. Escher. The exhibition features an extensive collection of drawings, mezzotints, lithographs, and woodcuts, which blend and blur constructs inspired by impossible worlds, the intricacies of nature, and the infinity of chess. Reception: 5:30 p.m. – […]
2018 Fall Exhibitions Opening Reception
Join us for the opening reception of two brand-new exhibitions, Harry Benson: Kings & Queens and Universal Turf: Peter Manion. Enjoy complimentary cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and more. Free admission. About the Exhibitions Harry Benson: Kings & Queens is a photography exhibit spanning the 60+ year career of world-renowned photojournalist Harry Benson CBE. Images include chess players and cultural icons […]
2017 Fall Exhibitions Opening Reception
Friday, October 6, 2017 6-8 p.m Please RSVP by October 2, 2017. Register at the bottom of this page. The World Chess Hall of Fame invites you to the Opening Reception for Victor Vasarely: Calculated Compositions & PINNED! A Designer Chess Challenge. Victor Vasarely: Calculated Compositions Victor Vasarely, widely recognized for his compelling illusions of spatial depth, […]
Opening Reception—Global Moves: Americans in Chess Olympiads
The World Chess Hall of Fame invites you to the opening reception of Global Moves: Americans in Chess Olympiads, an exhibition highlighting nearly 90 years of the American team at Chess Olympiads. In 2016, for the first time in 40 years, the American national team edged out 180 countries from around the world to win gold at […]
2018 Spring Exhibitions Opening Reception
The World Chess Hall of Fame invites you to the opening reception for Painted Pieces: Art Chess from Purling London, The Staunton Standard: Evolution of the Modern Chess Set, and The Sinquefield Effect: The Resurgence of American Chess. Painted Pieces features traditional Staunton chess sets transformed by celebrated contemporary artists into one-of-a-kind, hand-painted works. Featured artists include American painter Sophie […]
Fall 2019 Exhibitions Opening Reception
Attend the free opening reception of two all-new exhibits—Michael Drummond: Being Played and A Beautiful Game—showcasing the unique connections among chess, fashion, and beauty on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Michael Drummond: Being Played weaves a narrative about the effects of the fast fashion industry on climate change through the lens of chess-inspired creations by Saint Louis-based garment designer Michael […]
Keith Haring: Radiant Gambit Opening Reception #2
This reception is SOLD OUT. Due to overwhelming demand, a second, duplicate reception for Keith Haring: Radiant Gambit, has been added on Thursday, December 3, 2020, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Radiant Gambit features artwork by Haring, a world-renowned pop artist known for his art that proliferated in the New York subway system during the 1980s. The exhibition includes a […]
“Masterminds: Chess Prodigies” Opening Reception
Join us for the in-person opening reception of our newest exhibition, Masterminds: Chess Prodigies on Thursday, February 11, 2021, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Masterminds 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 […]
Opening Reception—1972 Fischer-Spassky: The Match, Its Origin, and Influence
1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, its Origin, and Influence celebrates the 50th anniversary of the American Robert “Bobby” Fischer’s historic win over the Russian Boris Spassky’s legendary gameplay in the 1972 World Chess Championship, ending 24 years of Soviet dominance in the sport. The show features more than 500 artifacts, including chess pieces used in pivotal game […]
