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Mosaic artist of City Museum, Venice Café passes
A work of art: Sharon Von Senden, woman behind City Museum’s mesmerizing mosaics, dies at 83
Smashing Pumpkins at City Museum
“City Museum to be one of many attractions in on the Savannah Banana’s game at Busch Stadium”
Show Me St. Louis — Several St. Louis attractions are getting in on the banana action with fun festivities. Including a world-record attempt.
City Museum – A Unique St. Louis Experience
All Around STL — A Strange, Creepy, Delightful Museum. Made for older kids and kids at heart.
“Where to Play, Eat, and Stay in St. Louis”
Matador Network — The City Museum was hands down one of my favorite experiences in St. Louis. A place to embrace your inner child, the indoor-outdoor museum is a self-described “architectural playground” that’s filled with an eclectic collection of objects (everything from vintage machines to wacky sculptures and taxidermy) as well as interactive obstacles (think tunnels, slides, and caves).
“The 51 Best Museums in the United States”
Condé Nast Traveler — For those who prefer wandering to chasing landmarks, City Museum, a quirky, multi-faceted collection of objects and installations housed in a rehabilitated shoe warehouse, is famously known to be map-free. Guests of all ages are encouraged to explore at their whimsy, whether that’s in front of vintage arcade games or observing a collection of antique home goods or preserved insects.
A look at St. Louis’ inspiring arts scene
St. Louis Magazine — In 1997, the late sculptor Bob Cassilly transformed the former International Shoe Factory into a fevered dreamscape of nooks, crannies, giant slides, a rooftop Ferris wheel, and almost innumerable other phantasms. Once you get an eye for them, you’ll spot Cassilly’s sculptures all over the city, including at Rootwad Park and Turtle Playground.
“World’s Longest Shoelace, world record set in St. Louis, Missouri”
World Record Academy — The Shoelace Factory and City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, worked together to make a shoelace measuring 2,729 feet (831.91 m) long — more than half a mile, which sets the world record for being the World’s Longest Shoelace
The 15 Best Museums in the U.S. You Had No Idea Existed
Thrillist — It’s hard to categorize this St. Louis gem, housed in an old shoe factory. It’s part playground, part architectural junkyard. Oh, and there’s a ferris wheel, too.
“Fnnch decorates the City Museum with Honey Bear murals”
St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Anonymous artist Fnnch, based in San Francisco but from Kirkwood, wandered the floors of the City Museum to put up 10 different Honey Bear murals for visitors to find.