As we mentioned in an earlier post, the Missouri History Museum's Discovery Tours offer themed and customized tours of sites in and around St. Louis and Missouri.

The next Discovery Tour is "Imported Cultures," to be held on Saturday, September 11. The day will be an exploration of the immigrants who have been coming to St. Louis for the opportunity to create better lives since the city was founded in 1764. Read more »

Although the Saint Louis Zoo is mostly looking to the past as it celebrates its centennial, Dr. Robert Archibald, president of the History Museum, recently sat down with Dr. Jeffrey Bonner, Dana Brown President and CEO of the Zoo, to ask him about the future of the Saint Louis Zoo and zoos in general. Read more »

Mark your calendars for a fascinating documentary about the story of an African prince enslaved in Mississippi in the 18th century. At 7 p.m. Read more »

Throughout the year the Missouri History Museum offers Discovery Tours, a series of themed and customized tours of sites in and around St. Louis and Missouri. These programs can be half-day or full-day experiences and are a great way to immerse yourself in our region's rich history.

The next Discovery Tour is "Rites of Culture: A World of Catholicism," on Saturday, July 10. Inspired by the current Vatican Splendors exhibit, the program will focus on the Catholic religion in St. Read more »

The Missouri History Museum will host the final installment of the Zoo Conversations series this Thursday. The free event will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Museum’s Lee Auditorium.

Dr. Robert Archibald, president of the Missouri History Museum, will sit down with Dr. Jeffrey Bonner, Dana Brown President and CEO of the Saint Louis Zoo, to ask him about the future of the Saint Louis Zoo and zoos in general.

Dr. Bonner became president of the Saint Louis Zoo in 2002 and has been instrumental in focusing the Zoo’s conservation efforts around the globe. Read more »

When Charlie Hoessle addressed a group from a local women’s auxiliary in 1962, he could never have imagined that the talk would lead to a 40-year career at the Saint Louis Zoo. But lucky for him—and lucky for the Zoo—the audience that day included Carol Perkins, the wife of then-director Marlin Perkins. She convinced her husband to hire Hoessle, launching a career that would include jobs as reptile curator, education coordinator, and general animal curator, not to mention a 20-year stint as director.

On April 1, Hoessle sat down with Dr. Read more »

The curtain recently opened on the New Jewish Theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet, currently playing in the Lee Auditorium at the Missouri History Museum until May 2, 2010.

Robin Weatherall has adapted William Shakespeare’s tale of star-crossed lovers, setting the story in the British Mandate of Palestine in 1947, during the war for Israeli independence. Instead of families feuding in Verona, Italy, Arabs and Jews are warring in Jerusalem, with the British mediating. Read more »

As part of its Community Cinema series, the Missouri History Museum is pleased to announce the upcoming screening of A Village Called Versailles at 7 p.m. on April 19, 2010, in the Lee Auditorium. Click here for more details.

"Versailles" refers to Versailles Arms Apartment, a New Orleans East housing project that is home to the most ethnically dense Vietnamese population outside Vietnam. Read more »

Today, March 24, Canstruction opened to the public. One or two teams were at the History Museum until 2am finishing their creations. Until April 5, you can see these ten works of art, created mostly by canned goods. Read more »

Canstruction is underway! Building started at 7am, March 23, and by noon structures were beginning to take shape. (Well, some more than others!)

I could definitely see a train and a riverboat coming together. I have no idea how anyone will be able to re-create the Spirit of St. Louis with cans, though! Read more »