List of museums in Greater St. Louis

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This List of museums in Greater St. Louis deals with the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area which encompasses five counties in the states of Missouri and Illinois.

Contents 1 National museums 2 State museums 3 Municipal museums 4 Private museums 5 External Links

[edit] National museums

Museum	Location	Note	Website
Museum of Westward Expansion	Downtown, St. Louis	An underground showcase beneath the Gateway Arch focusing on St. Louis' role in the expansion and settling of the United States west of the Mississippi River before and after the Louisiana Purchase.	[1]

[edit] State museums

Museum	Location	Note	Website
Cahokia Mounds	Collinsville, Madison County	A national histroic site, state historic site, and UNESECO World Heritage Site, Cahokia Mounds hosts an interpretive center with many models and artifacts related to ancient Mississippian culture. It is operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.	[2]
Mastodon State Historic Site	Imperial, Jefferson County	Home to the Kimmswick Bonebed mastodon fossil collection. There is a small museum dedicated to mastodons on site.	[3]

[edit] Municipal museums

Museum	Location	Note	Website
Historic House Museums of St. Louis	varies, St. Louis	a number of historic houses throughout the city that have been renovated and turned over for public admiration.	[4]
Saint Louis Art Museum	Forest Park, St. Louis	Established as part of the 1904 World's Fair, it is the premiere museum of art in the region.	[5]

[edit] Private museums

Museum	Location	Notes	Website
City Museum	Downtown, St. Louis	A collection of repurposed architectural and industrial objects constituting a multi-storey playland and community entertainment space. Features an aquarium and a museum of local arthitecture.	[6]
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis	Midtown, St. Louis		[7]
Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum	Creve Coeur	Large collection of vintage aircraft. Open Saturdays and Sundays.	[8]
Holocaust Museum & Learning Center	St. Louis		[9]
International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame	Downtown, St. Louis		[10]
Laumeier Sculpture Park	St. Louis		[11]
The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum	Kirkwood, St. Louis County		[12]
Missouri History Museum	Forest Park, St. Louis		[13]
Museum of the Dog	St. Louis		[14]
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts	Midtown, St. Louis		[15]
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum	Downtown, St. Louis	Currently housed in the Bowling Museum, it will be integrated into the new St. Louis Ballpark Village upon completion.	[16]
St. Louis Science Center	Forest Park, St. Louis		[17]

[edit] External Links

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v • d • e List of museums in Greater St. Louis National Museum of Westward Expansion State Cahokia Mounds • Mastodon State Historic Site Municipal St. Louis Art Museum Private City Museum • Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis * Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum • International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame • Laumeier Sculpture Park • Missouri History Museum • Museum of Transportation • The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts • St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum • St. Louis Science Center