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Over 50 years dedicated to helping Missourians explore the people, places, and ideas that shape our society.
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Our Cultural Heritage Services program supports museums, historical societies, and other heritage organizations across the state through workshops and one-on-one coaching.
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A pioneering dance innovator, noted for decades of collaborations with leading forces in avant-garde jazz, Dianne McIntyre returns to The Black Rep with a major new work featuring a score […]
New Short Term Exhibit: KC Fire! This exhibit, in partnership with the Kansas City Fire Historical Society, will tell the story of the KCFD and the City's Black Firefighters. Photographs […]
Science City is “Building a Future” all month long! Join us for new special activities and interactive demos happening all month long – all thinking ahead to the future! Activities […]
Join MOCHE as we host Dr. Luke Ritter from Missouri Humanities Speaker’s Bureau and St. Louis Community College as he discusses this important but little known episode in environmental history. […]
Time & Location: Thursday, December 4th, 2025, 6:00pm -7:30pm St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum Auditorium 36 Millstone Campus Dr, St. Louis, MO 63146 About the Program: Join us for […]
3rd Annual Walk/Trail Ride/Gravel Bike Ride along stretches of the original Trail of Tears near Steelville, Missouri. Join us around fire pits afterwards for potluck soup and stews supper.
Let’s enjoy the holidays together! Join park staff and volunteers for an afternoon filled with seasonal music, arts, and crafts, and festive refreshments. The event is free of charge.
Join us to celebrate Lingering Inland, an expansive anthology edited by Andy Oler. 73 original short essays explore locales in Midwestern literature relevant to the life and work of literary […]
The Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve will present a unique opportunity for ticket holders to spend an evening touring seven unique homes decorated for the holiday season during the […]
Experience White Haven in the evening during the holidays. Lights will illuminate the grounds and historic house. You will hear Christmas songs performed by the St. Louis Christmas Carolers outside […]
Bring the whole family to Free Days at the Museum. Occurring on every second Sunday of the month, Free Days provide greater access to The National Museum of Toys and […]
Both Kansas and Missouri played a role in developing commerce with Mexico. In 1821, Mexico became a nation having gained its independence from Spain. Mexico opened trade with the United […]
