/tags/missouri-history-museum Missouri History Museum en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 11 Sep 2024 22:11:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-11/dance-the-vote-uses-music-and-dance-to-boost-voter-registration-and-civic-engagement Dance the Vote will host a free, nonpartisan, all-ages party on Saturday at the Missouri History Museum. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 22:11:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-11/dance-the-vote-uses-music-and-dance-to-boost-voter-registration-and-civic-engagement Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-06-27/queer-writes-centers-writing-and-storytelling-from-st-louis-lgbtq-creatives In its second year, Queer Writes incorporates more diversity in performance and LGBTQ+ experiences. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-06-27/queer-writes-centers-writing-and-storytelling-from-st-louis-lgbtq-creatives Miya Norfleet /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-06-05/gateway-to-pride-exhibit-shares-the-joys-and-struggles-of-queer-people-in-st-louis Gateway to Pride is the museum's first exhibition specifically about LGBTQIA+ history and experiences across Missouri and the Metro East. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 23:12:04 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-06-05/gateway-to-pride-exhibit-shares-the-joys-and-struggles-of-queer-people-in-st-louis Miya Norfleet /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-29/the-1904-worlds-fair-was-grand-and-ugly-a-museum-will-soon-exhibit-that-side-too Historians and curators worked with community members and descendants of fair participants to tell a fuller history of the 1904 World’s Fair, which put St. Louis on the map. Fri, 29 Mar 2024 23:04:40 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-29/the-1904-worlds-fair-was-grand-and-ugly-a-museum-will-soon-exhibit-that-side-too Miya Norfleet /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-06/vietnamese-st-louisans-celebrate-lunar-new-year-their-own-way-heres-how-and-where In this Year of the Dragon, Vietnamese St. Louisans discuss their community history and two special events to celebrate Lunar New Year. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:45:30 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-06/vietnamese-st-louisans-celebrate-lunar-new-year-their-own-way-heres-how-and-where Elaine Cha /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-01-09/missouri-emancipation-day-recalls-efforts-to-free-enslaved-people-during-the-civil-war A Missouri History Museum event brings new attention to an antebellum insurrection plot that was secretly devised by free Black Americans in St. Louis — and how an insubordinate war hero ticked off Lincoln with his antics to free enslaved Missourians during the Civil War. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:11:59 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-01-09/missouri-emancipation-day-recalls-efforts-to-free-enslaved-people-during-the-civil-war Miya Norfleet /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-11-16/strikers-shut-down-st-louis-in-1877-a-new-play-tells-their-story From left: Josh Mayfield, Christina Rios, Tyler White (in back), Ryan Lawson Maeske, and Noah Laster rehearse in "1877," a new play about the St. Louis General Strike of 1877 will premiere at the Missouri History Museum. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-11-16/strikers-shut-down-st-louis-in-1877-a-new-play-tells-their-story Alex Heuer /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-04-27/missouri-history-museum-seeks-to-tell-the-full-story-of-the-1904-worlds-fair The 1904 World’s Fair exhibit closes April 30 and will reopen spring 2024 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:28:07 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-04-27/missouri-history-museum-seeks-to-tell-the-full-story-of-the-1904-worlds-fair Miya Norfleet /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-04-04/missouri-history-museum-crowns-st-louis-as-soccer-capital-of-the-u-s 150 years of soccer history proves St. Louis is the true soccer capital in the U.S. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-04-04/missouri-history-museum-crowns-st-louis-as-soccer-capital-of-the-u-s Miya Norfleet /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-02-23/retelling-the-story-of-st-louis-chinatown-through-the-experience-of-those-who-lived-there The newly formed Chinese American Collecting Initiative highlights the long- lost stories of Chinese American immigrants living in St. Louis from the mid-19th century onward. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:37:53 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-02-23/retelling-the-story-of-st-louis-chinatown-through-the-experience-of-those-who-lived-there Emily Woodbury