Site Map: International Institute + Tower Grove Park

The International Institute of St. Louis is a critical resource for New Americans. Taking place amid escalating global debates around immigration, here, each artist defiantly foregrounds belonging and celebratory visions of home. Each project extends the Institute’s century-long role as a site of community building and transition. The introduction of Counterpublic’s multi-year fellowship in the wake of federal defunding, supports the continuity of the Institute’s essential programs for newly arrived Americans.

Open Thurs–Sun, 10 am–5 pm at 3401 Arsenal Street St.

Accessibility: Free parking is available with paved or concrete sidewalk ramps and pathways to entrances. The primary accessible entrance is located on Arsenal Street. ADA pathways include accessible ramps and lifts, and staff can assist with navigation. This site is fully indoors with heating, cooling, a water refill station, and restrooms.

01 Alan Nakagawa

ArtworkFUTURE HOUSEHEADS, THIS WAS TU’S HOUSE

Address3401, Arsenal Street, St. Louis, Missouri, 63118

DetailsVinyl prints, metal stands, oral history studio, trailer, sound sofa, sound system, over fifty oral histories of Upstairs Lounge community members, ten instrumental portraits of Upstairs Lounge, six remixes by local DJs, hundreds of archival images from Upstairs Lounge community members

2026 On view

02 Petrit Halilaj