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The Missouri State Museum is Missouri's showpiece museum. It was founded in 1919 and is located in Jefferson City, Missouri, inside the state capitol on the ground floor of the building. [1] The museum's mission is to explore Missouri's history and resources to discover connections that inspire the present and enrich the future.
Statue of Thomas Jefferson, South Entrance. The exterior of the Missouri State Capitol is notable for its architectural features: the Baroque dome, loosely modeled after St. Peter’s basilica in Rome, rising 238 feet (73 m) above ground level, topped by sculptor Sherry Fry’s bronze statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture; the eight 48-foot (15 m) columns on the south portico; the ...
The First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site is a state-owned property in St. Charles, Missouri, preserving the building that served as Missouri's capitol from 1821 to 1826. [4] The site is part of the St. Charles Historic District in the city's Riverfront neighborhood .
Missouri State Penitentiary: Jefferson City: Cole: Central: Prison: Museum located on the second floor of the Jefferson City Convention & Visitors Bureau, guided tours of the historic former prison Missouri Town 1855: Lee's Summit: Jackson: Northwest: Living: 30-acre antebellum open-air museum shows 19th-century life Missouri Veterinary Medical ...
“Making History: Kansas City and the Rise of Gay Rights” was scheduled to be on display at Missouri State Museum until Dec. 26, but it was removed on Sept. 2, just four days after installation.
Missouri State Capitol Historic District is a national historic district located at Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri. It encompasses 122 contributing buildings in the central business district of Jefferson City.
The hall is a series of privately funded bronze busts displayed in the Missouri State Capitol between the Missouri Senate and House chambers. [1] The busts, created by Missouri sculptors Sabra Tull Meyer, E. Spencer Schubert , and William J. Williams, depict prominent Missourians honored for their achievements and contributions to the state.
The Missouri House advanced legislation that would allow service of 16 years in either chamber of the Missouri General Assembly after December 2030. ... The Missouri State Capitol building on ...