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Current exhibition

Last Judgment - Side View detail

The Last Judgment in Cyberspace:
The Front View (detail), 2006

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      exhibition extended
     through May 18, 2008


Saint Louis University’s Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA) announces a new exhibition titled Miao Xiaochun: The Last Judgment in Cyberspace. Using computer modeling technology, Chinese artist Miao Xiaochun recreated Michelangelo’s famous Sistine Chapel painting of the Last Judgment as a virtual environment. From this virtual environment the artist has made five large digital C-prints and a video animation. Through these works the viewer becomes a participant in the scene, able to consider the more than 400 characters in the original painting from a variety of new perspectives. The result is fresh insight into a masterpiece of art history and into the questions about ultimate meaning it confronts. Learn more ...


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News and
Special Events

Grand Gallery Walk
Friday, May 16, 5 - 9 p.m
free and open to all

MOCRA is excited to particpate again in the Grand Gallery Walk. Visit Grand Center, St. Louis’ premier Arts and Entertainment District, for a journey through the museums and galleries in Grand Center’s historic streetscapes. Complimentary trolleys and signage throughout the district will help you along. Be sure to obtain a Grand Gallery Walk Passport, filled with discount offers. Visit six or more galleries or museums for a chance to win prizes.
Learn more about the Grand Gallery Walk.


Hours and
Museum info

Don't let highway construction keep you away.

   

Work is underway on the
reconstructon of I-64/US40,
one of the major arteries
that serves the Saint Louis
University campus and the
Grand Center arts district.

Project Get Around has
up-to-date travel information
and routes, plus information
about all the attractions and
businesses along the 64/40 corridor. Make Get Around your
constant travel companion
during the construction!

Museum hours are Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
MOCRA will be closed Friday, March 21 through Sunday, March 23 for Easter.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $5/adults and $1/students and children.

MOCRA is located at 3700 West Pine Blvd. (a pedestrian mall) on the campus of Saint Louis University.

MOCRA is happy to arrange tours and class visits. Please contact the museum for more information.

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Contact us.

voice:    (314) 977-7170
fax:    (314) 977-2999
e-mail:    mocra@slu.edu
mailing address: 
     221 N. Grand Blvd.
    St. Louis, MO 63103

Make it a day.

The New York Times recently pronounced St. Louis the home of a "vibrant arts scene." There is much to see and do in the city with respect to the visual arts, and many venues are within easy walking or driving distance of MOCRA.


MOCRA's mission

Saint Louis University’s Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA) is the world’s first museum of interfaith contemporary art. Officially opened in 1993, MOCRA is dedicated to the ongoing dialogue between contemporary artists and the world’s faith traditions. Located in a spacious chapel that was used for over 35 years by Jesuits studying philosophy at Saint Louis University, MOCRA offers a unique setting for the display of its permanent collection and changing exhibitions. MOCRA’s exhibitions have demonstrated the range of contemporary religious artistic expression, presenting the work of artists of local, regional, and national stature.

Learn more about MOCRA's mission, and see MOCRA's complete exhibition history