Museums and library system
With 14 libraries, the Washington University library system is the
largest in the state of Missouri, containing over 4.2 million
volumes.[68] The main library, Olin Library, is centrally located on
the Danforth Campus. Other libraries in the system include:
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, established in 1881, is one of
the oldest teaching museums in the country and the first art museum
established west of the Mississippi River[citation needed]. The
collection includes works from 19th, 20th, and 21st century American
and European artists, including George Caleb Bingham, Thomas Cole,
Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock,
Rembrandt, Robert Rauschenberg, Barbara Kruger, and Christian
Boltanski. Also in the complex is the 3,000 sq ft (300 m2) Newman
Money Museum. In October 2006, the Kemper Art Museum moved from its
previous location, Steinberg Hall, into a new facility designed by
former faculty member Fumihiko Maki. Interestingly, the new Kemper
Art Museum is located directly across from Steinberg Hall, which was
Maki's very first commission in 1959.
Literature
www.wikipedia.org
www.medschool.wustl.edu
www.washington.edu
www.american.edu
