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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.

St. Louis Is the Burgeoning Midwestern Destination You Need to Visit This Year

Thrillist by Meredith Hall — No millennial can forget the power Nelly held when he sang “I’m from the Lou and I’m proud” in the 2000 banger “Country Grammar.” Today, “the Lou,” is giving Chicago, its big-city neighbor to the north, a run for its money with its booming culinary scene, warmer weather, green space, and thriving arts community. 

A-List 2023: Readers’ Choice Awards

St. Louis Magazine A-List Readers’ Choice Awards 2023 — Museum (Non-Art) Winner — City Museum: The whimsical destination is a museum unlike any other: An airplane is suspended in metal tubing out front, and a school bus hangs from its roof. But just wait until you step inside. Dreamed up by the late Bob Cassilly, the museum feels like an overactive imagination come to life—in the best way.

Step into a new world with these 10 immersive art experiences

Enjoying art doesn’t have to mean gazing at paintings on a wall. These 10 interactive art spaces, voted as the best in the U.S. by our readers, offer multisensory experiences that are meant to immerse you within the art itself.

Swashbuckle! at Circus Harmony

HEC Happening Now – Circus Harmony returns with their annual full length show since lockdown! This year, the circus presents Swashbuckle! An exciting performance that follows a pirate queen, a sea witch, and a real parrot.

“Fun Things to do Around St. Louis”

Travel Mag by Paul Joseph – St. Louis is one of the most bustling of Missouri’s major cities, pulsating with cultural and creative energy and home to tons of fun things to see and do.

City Museum in the Running for Best Children’s Museum

KSDK Channel 5 by Ashley Cole – The City Museum and Magic House are both in the running for the top spot on USA Today’s ‘10Best.’ Both spots are definitely must-see attractions for visitors young and old when you’re in St. Louis.

City Museum Nominated USA Today’s ’10Best’ Children’s Museums

St. Louis Magazine by Samantha Stevenson – The attractions join 18 other hot spots, including The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, and Madison’s Children’s Museum, which have been selected because they “offer engaging, interactive experiences for kids and adults alike.

RiverBender.com: “Fluente: An Undersea Circus Adventure at City Museum”

An octopus doing contortion? Sharks riding unicycles? Hula hooping jellyfish? The only place to find all this is Circus Harmony: Fluente, the new show coming January to City Museum!