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Mosaic artist of City Museum, Venice Café passes

FOX2 — At Venice Café in Benton Park, the work of mosaic artist Sharon von Senden is everywhere, from the floor to the ceiling. Von Senden died Sunday at the…

A work of art: Sharon Von Senden, woman behind City Museum’s mesmerizing mosaics, dies at 83

KSDK — Sharon Von Senden, the self-taught mosaicist behind the expansive and intricate mosaics at St. Louis’ City Museum, has died. She was 83. “She wanted to spread beauty and…

Smashing Pumpkins at City Museum

KSDK — Visitors could bring their jack-o-lanterns and leftover gourds and fling them from the 10th-floor balcony. Prizes were given to those closest to the target.

“The Best Children’s Museums in the US, From San Francisco to St. Louis”

Condé Nast Traveler — These powerhouses of play don’t mess around when it comes to wooing young travelers. Believe us when we say you’ve never seen a children’s museum quite like this. Founded by artist Bob Cassilly in 1997, the “weirdly wonderful” City Museum is a post-industrial exercise in radical, out-of-the-box thinking.

Step Into a World of Whimsy at the City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri

Only In Missouri — Have you ever worn knee pads to a museum? Probably not, but you just might want some when you visit the City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri. This whimsical museum showcases traditional collections alongside live circus performances, colorful art installations, and fantastical indoor and outdoor play spaces. It promises an over-the-top experience for both kids and adults.

Missouri Museum Unpeels a World Record—With 309 Banana Hats

Happy Mag — The City Museum in St. Louis made history Wednesday—by turning 309 people into walking bananas. At exactly 5:30 p.m., the crowd donned bright yellow banana hats to break the Guinness World Record for the most people wearing the fruity headgear.

City Museum breaks banana hat world record

KSDK — History was made at the St. Louis City Museum. They secured the Guinness World Record for most people wearing banana hats at the same time.

309 people don banana hats to break world record at Missouri museum

UPI — A Missouri museum gathered 309 people in banana hats to break an “a-peel-ing” Guinness World Record. The City Museum in St. Louis took on the title for the most people wearing banana hats at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

City Museum breaks banana hat world record

KSDK — History was made at the St. Louis City Museum. They secured the Guinness World Record for most people wearing banana hats at the same time.

City Museum Goes Bananas

St. Louis Dad — City Museum is no stranger to official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ titles. Last spring St. Louisans helped set the record for Largest Gathering of People Wearing Underwear on their Heads (that record has since been broken). Next week, with the Savannah Bananas heading to town, it’s time for City Museum to Go Bananas and attempt another record.

“City Museum tries for another silly headwear-related world record on April 2”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch — City Museum is hoping to set another headwear-related record on April 2: the Largest Gathering of People Wearing Banana Hats. The event is in anticipation of the appearances of the Savanah Bananas on April 4 and 5.