Missouri History Museum

Daily 10a.m. - 5p.m.; Tuesday 10a.m. - 8p.m
Summer hours (Memorial day through Labor Day) Daily - 10a.m. - 6p.m.; Tuesday 10a.m. - 8p.m.

Valid until: Sep 14, 2008

Lee and Grant: This exhibition, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, will explore the boyhoods of Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, their West Point careers, their early assignments, their service in the Mexican War and on the nation's frontiers, their Civil War campaigns, and their postwar contributions to national reconciliation. Uniforms and accouterments owned by the generals will be displayed, to suggest the presence of Lee and Grant as contemporaries knew them. Letters and other written records, and visual images—paintings, photographs, prints, and sculpture—will be presented, to allow a glimpse of each man as he understood himself and his place in the world.

Organized by the Virginia Historical Society

Exhibition on display from May 18 to September 14, 2008.

Valid until: Sep 20, 2008

From riots, to sit-ins, to lunch counter protests, the story of the civil rights movement in St. Louis is not always a pretty one. Begin at the Missouri History Museum, where students in the Teens Make History program will perform “Shaking up the Status Quo”, a short play about civil-rights activists organizing a lunch counter sit-in. The tour will continue on, covering this topic in detail, from its most painful to its most triumphant moments, and the locations where they occurred. A stop for lunch will be included in the tour.

• Saturday, September 20
• 9am - 3pm

Valid until: Oct 4, 2008

If your walls could talk, what would they say? This tour begins with a visit to Missouri Historical Society’s Library and Research Center for a discussion about researching the history of homes and businesses. Then, see how St. Louisans have lived over the years by visiting some of its most interesting historic homes, including opulent mansions, quaint farmsteads and even quirky pre-fab homes ordered from catalogs. Lunch is included on this tour led by well-known local guide Linda Koenig.

• Saturday, October 4
• 9am - 3pm

Valid until: Oct 18, 2008

Cultural customs follow us through every cycle of life. Some are enduring, and some change with the times. After a lecture at the Missouri History Museum, this tour will visit local cemeteries and one mortuary to observe how people of different cultures and religions, as well as members of the military, mourn and remember their loved ones. Well known tour leader Linda Koenig will be your guide, and a box for lunch is included.

• Saturday, October 18
• 9am - 3pm

Valid until: Nov 1, 2008

Begin the tour at the Missouri History Museum with a lecture discussing the factors that increase a building’s efficiency and sustainable use of resources in design, maintenance, and function. Then, see how St. Louisans are making history by pioneering these practices in “green” homes and businesses. Learn how to leave a lighter footprint on the earth, and how to implement to these practices into our daily lives to preserve the planet for future generations. Lunch is included on this tour led by well-known local guide Linda Koenig.

• Saturday, November 1
• 9am - 3pm