Thursday Nights at the Museum

Schedule

Thu Jun 01 2023 at 05:30 pm to 08:00 pm

Location

Missouri History Museum | St. Louis, MO

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Kick-off your weekend at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park! Each Thursday Night at the Museum will be the most fun, engaging, uplifting, thought-provoking, perspective-shaping night of your week. And there are drinks. Join us starting at 5:30pm for happy hour and pop-up activities, such as brief tours, games, and performances. The main stage comes to life at 6:30pm, light appetizers and drinks are available for purchase until 7:00pm, and the Museum’s exhibits are open until 8:00pm for you to explore!
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SCHEDULE
Color the Rainbow Party^
Thursday, June 1 | 5:30–8:00pm
When you look around St. Louis, you see all the colors of the rainbow and then some. The exhibit "Coloring STL" celebrates our city’s kaleidoscope of architecture, and visitors can interact with these fascinating buildings in a way they never have before—by coloring them, right on the walls. Join us as we cover the gallery walls in floor-to-ceiling color. Want to bring the rainbow home with you? Stop by the craft tables to make a rainbow sky sensory bottle, wind sculpture, or stained glass. Take a break to enjoy dinner from a food truck or join a mini tour about lesser-known St. Louis buildings.
Learn More: https://mohistory.org/events/color-party
Pride Keynote: Queer Writes+
Thursday, June 8 | 5:30–8:00pm
The written word is a powerful and enduring way to see the world through different lenses. Queer literature challenges dominant norms, offers new perspectives, and provides important representation for communities that have been—and often still are—marginalized. Join us in kicking off Pride Month as a diverse group of brilliant St. Louis writers who identify as part of LGBTQIA+ communities share excerpts from their work and answer questions about how their identities inform their processes and perspectives.
Learn More: https://mohistory.org/events/queer-writes
Juneteenth Keynote: From New Orleans to Galveston to St. Louis and Beyond=
Thursday, June 15 | 5:30–8:00pm
Join us for a riveting nine-generation family migration story from Texas to Missouri. Vanessa Slaughter, a native St. Louisan, will join Jim Vincent of the St. Louis African American History & Genealogy Society in a fireside chat to trace her family’s legacy to Galveston, Texas, in the 1860s. Each generation builds on the foundation of love, community, and freedom to give us inspiration to dig into our own family histories and celebrate Juneteenth as a community. The evening will kick off with a brief presentation about the history and meaning of the Juneteenth holiday by Dr. Geoff K. Ward of Washington University in St. Louis and will end with a live performance by the Community Gospel Choir of St. Louis, inspiring us to look deep into our own family legacies of migration, freedom, and community love.
Learn More: https://mohistory.org/events/juneteenth-keynote
Surviving Vietnam>
Thursday, June 22 | 5:30–8:00pm
This program is presented in collaboration with Bilingual International Assistant Services (BIAS) and the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum.
The UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is held every year on June 26, marking the day in 1987 when the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment came into effect. In anticipation of this year’s commemoration, join us for a panel of Vietnamese refugees and American POWs who will share their experiences of the conflict in Vietnam.
Learn More: https://mohistory.org/events/support-of-victims-of-torture
A Night with Bernie Hayes=
Thursday, June 29 | 5:30–8:00pm
Bernie Hayes, curator of the Wolff Jazz Institute at Harris-Stowe State University, founder of the National Black Radio Hall of Fame, and author of "The Death of Black Radio Personalities—A Personal Perspective," will lead us in an evening of storytelling and story-gathering in the style of a live radio show. Special guests will include radio and jazz greats of the past 50 years. As we celebrate the past, we’ll discuss new initiatives to archive those stories for future generations. Arrive early for a special happy-hour performance by soul singer Uvee Hayes in the Grand Hall.
Learn More: https://mohistory.org/events/bernie-hayes
Summer Vacation on Route 66^
Thursday, July 6 | 5:30–8:00pm
Roll down the car windows, feel the summer air in your hair, and get your kicks on Route 66! Join MHS Public Historian Andrew Wanko and MHS Curator of Civic and Personal Identity Sharon Smith to watch and discuss the Emmy Award–winning 2016 MHS documentary "Show Me 66: Main Street Through Missouri."
Learn More: https://mohistory.org/events/route-66
Brick City^
Thursday, July 13 | 5:30–8:00pm
This program is presented in collaboration with Great Rivers Greenway.
Thanks to the rivers that run through the region, the St. Louis area is rich in clay deposits that have supplied the brick for countless buildings that dominate our built environment. This program will feature experts who’ll share stories of how St. Louis became a brick city and the people whose livelihoods were connected to the brick industry. We’ll also look ahead to the future of Great Rivers Greenway’s Brickline Greenway, which will link city neighborhoods together.
Learn More: https://mohistory.org/events/brick-city
Soccer: Everyone's Game<
Thursday, July 20 | 5:30–8:00pm
St. Louis has been a soccer town since the 1870s and has gone on to make its mark on the sport ever since, producing 90 national champions, 77 players on the US National Team, and 34 members of US national soccer halls of fame. Join David Lange, author of "Soccer Made in St. Louis: A History of the Game in America’s First Soccer Capital," the acclaimed 2011 book that was recently updated to include the story of the successful drive to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to St. Louis. After Lange’s presentation, a panel of veteran players from St. Louis will share stories about their experiences on and off the field.
Learn More: https://mohistory.org/events/americas-first-soccer-capital
Midcentury Architecture: Asian American Legacies^
Thursday, August 3 | 5:30–8:00pm
This program is generously sponsored by Ann E. and Greg R. Rhomberg in memory of Larry W. Giles, founder, National Building Arts Center.
Asian and Asian American architects have designed countless buildings and notable landmarks in St. Louis, from Lambert Airport to the James S. McDonnell Planetarium to the “flying saucer” building on Grand. This program will introduce some of these buildings and then delve into a moderated conversation about the personal stories, works, and legacies of Asian and Asian American architects throughout the St. Louis region.
Learn More: https://mohistory.org/events/asian-american-architects
Spaces Reimagined: Architecture Reuse and Reinvestment in St. Louis^=
Thursday, August 10 | 5:30–8:00pm
Some buildings get demolished; others fall into disuse. Former hospitals, schools, and businesses may sit dormant for years—even decades—before being reimagined for new purposes. This program will highlight several such St. Louis buildings and share the stories of the original structures, why they closed, and how they are being used today.
Sponsored by Mackey Mitchell Architects.
Learn More: https://mohistory.org/events/spaces-reimagined
Pride DJ Night+
Thursday, August 17 | 5:30–8:00pm
Come for a dose of disco fever and vogue the night away! Craig Greene and other local LGBTQ+ DJs will spin memories and music from the local clubs and discos of the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and beyond in the Missouri History Museum’s Grand Hall.
Learn More: https://mohistory.org/events/pride-dj-night-2
Living Legends: Heroes of the Millennium=
Thursday, August 24 | 5:30–8:00pm
Join our interactive program adapted from a poetry book co-written by African American sisters Aja La’Starr Owens and Adrienne Draper. Their poetry will be illustrated through theatre, music, dance, art, and film to capture the depths of the Black experience through their eyes. Living Legends will pay homage to prominent Black men in the St. Louis community and encourage participants to celebrate their own family history—and consider the role they’re playing in creating and actively living out their legacy.
Learn More: https://mohistory.org/events/living-legends-2
150 Years of STL Murals^
Thursday, August 31 | 5:30pm–8:00pm
Encountering vast artworks in public spaces can be transformational. St. Louis is filled with vibrant murals—it’s a citywide tradition with a backstory. Join us for an evening dedicated to the large public artworks that sweep across our city. MHS staff will share the history of these murals, and you’ll hear from a panel of contemporary St. Louis muralists.
Learn More: https://mohistory.org/events/murals
FOR THE FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: https://mohistory.org/thursday-nights
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-This program is associated with "St. Louis Sound," an exhibit that explores the history of popular music in St. Louis from the dawn of recorded sound in the late 1800s to the turn of the 21st century.
+This program is associated with our "Gateway To Pride" exhibit, an interactive digital experience showcasing oral history interviews, artifacts with in-depth stories, and multiple opportunities for online visitors to share their own experiences.
=This program is associated with our African American History Initiative, which strives to promote stories that explore various aspects of the African American experience throughout this region. African American History Initiative programming is presented by Bank of America.
^This program is associated with our "Coloring STL" exhibit, where visitors can explore stories of local structures in a way they never have before—by coloring them, right on the walls of the museum.
>This program is associated with "Vietnam: At War and At Home," presented by Bank of America and Stephen and Camilla Brauer.
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Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, United States

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