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Millennium Hotel restaurant’s rotation gears donated to City Museum

Spectrum News — The Gateway Arch Park Foundation donated the gears that turned the Millennium Hotel’s roof top restaurant to the St. Louis City Museum. Staff are brainstorming plans for how the gear mechanism will be used for the enjoyment of visitors and hope to unveil that early next year.

How St. Louis are you? We tackled bucket-list experiences we’d never tried

St. Louis Post-Dispatch — As anyone who's been there can tell you, City Museum is almost impossible to take in all at once. There's an endless cave system, a giant whale sculpture, slides that wind through multiple stories of the former factory Bob Cassilly transformed using repurposed industrial and architectural treasures.

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…

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.

“Experience the Best of St. Louis, a Bucket List for Every Explorer”

Redfin Blog — St. Louis is a bright canvas of creativity, showcasing a diverse art scene that reflects its cultural influence. Whether you’re exploring renowned institutions like the St. Louis Art Museum or discovering hidden gems in local studios, St. Louis offers an array of artistic experiences that cater to every taste.

City Museum a ‘Shoe-In?’ for Another Guinness World Record

Show Me Today — Katy Enrique and her staff went to work and had a shoelace that was so long that it stretched over a St. Louis bridge. Now you’ll be able to see it on display. If you thinks the records are creative wait until you visit the museum.

“City Museum teams up with KidSmart for school supply drive”

KMOV — The City Museum needs help packing the school bus on top of its roof with school supplies. The St. Louis staple has teamed up with KidSmart to fill the school bus on its roof with school supplies.

“City Museum School Supply Drive”

FOX2 — Tim Ezell talks with KidSmart Director of Retail and Programs Ronnie Winterich and City Museum Director of Marketing Katy Enrique as they talk about the upcoming School Supply Drive for KidSmart. The event will take place at the City Museum from August 5-18.

“City Museum Sets GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title For World’s Longest Shoelace”

RiverBender — We’re knot joking, City Museum shoe-ts and scores its second GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title of 2024. The Shoelace Factory, inside City Museum, has created the World’s Longest Shoelace at 831.9 meters, or over one-half mile long.

“City Museum sets another new Guinness World Record with World’s Longest Shoelace”

KMOX Radio “Total Information AM” — The City Museum in St. Louis already holds quite a few Guinness World Record, from the longest pencil, the world’s largest tennis racket and many more. Now they have quite literally tied up another Guinness World Record, with Shoelace Factory inside the museum having created the world’s longest shoelace, stretching 2,729 feet or over half a mile long.