Missouri History Museum (Missouri Historical Society) – St. Louis, Missouri Permanent exhibitions currently on view include "Seeking St. Louis," an exciting, state-of-the-art, interactive, two-gallery exhibition which tells the history of the region from earliest times to the present, Lindbergh and 1904 World’s Fair.
SEEKING ST. LOUIS: CURRENTS
This gallery takes visitors into the lives of the city’s 18th- and 19th-century inhabitants as they took St. Louis from a frontier village to a major industrial and commercial center. The predecessors from colonial times to the 1904 World’s Fair had to rely on ingenuity and perseverance to build a community that could sustain them – from meeting needs through early cottage industries to banding together to fight disasters and catastrophes. See how they lived at home, how they worked, and how they faced crises like the 1849 fire that threatened to burn the entire city or the devastating 1896 tornado.
Visitors can explore a home of a Creole family, go down to the bustling riverfront levee, and experience the panic of that 1849 fire and the heroism that saved the city. Wonderful household items, tools, an early brewing kettle and thousands more artifacts tell the story.
SEEKING ST. LOUIS: REFLECTIONS
The Reflections gallery examines the decades that followed the 1904 World’s Fair with Lindbergh’s triumphant return from his nonstop New York to Paris flight, the city’s rise as an industrial center, mobilization for World War II, the struggle for civil rights, and the building of the Gateway Arch.
Lindbergh’ s flight suit, an early Moon Car Company roadster from St. Louis’ long connection with the auto industry, and fashion sketches from the city’s once booming garment industry bring this period alive. Meeting a worker from a munitions factory, learning the stories behind local businesses and institutions, and seeing how the region continues to change and reshape the landscape creates an engaging environment to learn about these stories.
Peacock Alley touches on St. Louis’ role in American culture and arts, especially its rich jazz heritage.
The reading room will be open:
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Tuesday – Friday,
10:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday, and by appointment.
Out-of-town researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance.
Location: 225 S. Skinker Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: 314-746-4500
Fax: 314-746-4548
Museum Hours: Open daily, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Tuesday until 8:00 p.m.)
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