This show will be the first major exhibition to feature traditional Japanese screens on paper or silk along with modern and contemporary examples in less orthodox media such as lacquer and ceramic...
The outdoor collection features 27 diesel or other internal combustion locomotives, 10 electrics, one gas-turbine, 45 freight cars, 31 passenger train cars, plus street, interurban and rapid transit...
The Creation Station is a hands-on learning environment dedicated to introducing children to all modes of transportation while focusing on developing and enriching the primary early learning skills.
The collection consists of the: *Field Collection (objects owned by Roswell, Eugene, and their descendants); *Historic House Collection (objects donated to the museum from the period to fill the...
"For the Blind Man in the Dark Room Looking for the Black Cat That Isn't There' explores the speculative nature of knowledge and insists on the importance of curiosity and the things we don't...
Parents and their young children are invited to Storytime Magic, an interactive literacy experience! Storytime Magic takes place Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 11:30 am during the school year.
The works of the 'Cosmic Tears' series are based on a test by the artist that meditates on the inevitable mix of emotions that accompanies the act of creation, and the relationship of the individual...
Docent-led tours of our collection are available Tuesday through Friday at 10:30 am, and on Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 pm. Tours depart from the Information Center in Sculpture Hall and are...
Scurry through a treehouse, squirm though an underground tunnel or stroll through the belly of a whale. Come face-to-face with real and imagined wildlife. The Enchanted Forest is an oceanic...
Check out City Museum's collection of vintage (working) shoelace machines from the St. Louis-based Alox Manufacturing Company. Some of the machines now in service were last used to make bootstraps for...
For the train fanatic in your family, explore the wonder of this exceptionally detailed miniature train display. The detail and care put into this elaborate exhibit delights the hearts of young and...
The 'Baby Bob Ball Pit' is for more relaxed visitors. If the Big Ball Pit is too rambunctious for your taste, hop over to the kinder, gentler ball pit next door. Swim through thousands of rubber balls...
What happens when you mix two Saber 40 aircraft fuselages, a fire engine, a castle turret, a 25' tall cupola and several 4' wide wrought-iron slinkies and the creativity of City Museum Creative...
Create your own work of art or watch professional artists demonstrate their craft! 'Art City' features an ever-changing array of artists, painters, potters and sculptors at work. The Glass Studio...
This 13,500 square ft. aquatic waterworld houses over 10,000 creatures! The columns have become giant sea shells with castles and tunnels throughout! The aquarium houses fish, snakes, eels, turtles...
Cartwright's powerful images of the structural elements of bridges, buildings, highways, fences and storage containers examine the formal relationships of line, form and color in the industrial...
From the collection of John Frank Lesser, these posters range from an 1845 Russian announcement for a performance of Rossini's 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' to the 2003 season poster for Opera Theatre of...
Beatnik Bob's is a bohemian hangout with 'The Museum of Mirth, Mystery and Mayhem' where artist Bill Christman conveys the innocence, tawdry charms and cheesiness of the carnival midway and eccentric...
The 1924 Wurlitzer Pipe Organ once played in the Rivoli Theater in New York City. Thanks to a team of dedicated movers and restorers, it's sonorous tunes now form a chorus with the City Museum's...
Featuring a fascinating collection of architectural relics, Architecture Hall represents the extensive collection efforts of exhibit curator Bruce Gerrie.
The focus of this collection is rare and vintage motorcycles from the many European manufactures that existed before 1975, all the way back to the beginning of motorcycling around 1900. This...