Museums Are Here

A blog celebrating the resiliency of museums

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Missouri History Museum

Performer. Dancer. World War II spy. St. Louisan.  Josephine Baker holds many titles. Now, she’s the first Black woman, and first American-born person memorialized in France’s Panthéon, the country’s highest honor. While Baker was...

Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum

There is a new exhibit in town, and you will find it at the Missouri Botanical Garden. It’s located indoors at The Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum, which just reopened to the public after...

The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum just got a major $29 million dollar facelift and, after two years, is finally reopening for business. As of today, visitors will be able to revisit...

World Chess Hall of Fame

The stalemate lasted through June, when the doors to the World Chess Hall of Fame could open again. It closed in March due to the pandemic, but in the meantime, workers set up plexiglass...

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is restricted to 25% capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic, so museum president Bob Kendrick will see 300 visitors, at most, on any given day. “I’m just happy to get...