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“Tim’s Travels: City Museum’s Labyrinth exhibit”
FOX2 – Tim Ezell traveled to the City Museum to visit the museum’s new exhibit, Labyrinth, which is set to open on July 4. While at the museum, Ezell had…
“Roaming St. Louis: Find your way inside City Museum’s Labyrinth”
KMOX – In this week’s Roaming St. Louis segment, KMOX host Scott Jagow visits a new installation at the City Museum – a maze called Labyrinth. From Twinkie pans to…
“City Museum unveils ‘Labyrinth’ exhibit, the largest since 2018”
Show Me St. Louis (KSDK) — The City Museum invites everyone to explore its largest exhibit, Labyrinth, featuring interactive paths and historic artifacts.
Twisted Sifter: “St. Louis’s Epic MonstroCity”
Opened in 1998, City Museum consists largely of repurposed architectural and industrial objects and is housed in the former International Shoe building in the Washington Avenue Loft District of St.…
Parents.com: “The 15 Best Children’s Museums in the U.S.”
Entering the exhibit hall of the new Exploratorium, we’re greeted by a sight that gives us all pause: two water fountains, one standard issue, the other a toilet fitted with…
Mental Floss
It’s hard to describe St. Louis’s City Museum to people who haven’t been there, but calling it a giant playground is a good place to start…
BoingBoing.net by Maggie Koerth-Baker: “The City Museum: St. Louis’ Happy Mutant Wonderland”
At one point — I think it was about halfway through climbing the twisting warren of dark staircases and pipe organ parts that leads to the top of the 10-story…
Chicago Mag by Whet Moser: “St. Louis’s Wondrous City Museum”
This weekend I went to St. Louis to experience two family-friendly temples of merriment. The first was Busch Stadium. The other was the City Museum. The name makes it sound…
Muleskinner Staff: “City Museum Still Dazzles Amid Somber Anniversary”
Fifteen years ago, City Museum debuted to big crowds dazzled by its magical mishmash of architectural relics, pop culture ephemera, carved critters and secret passageways. But another anniversary looms large…
Bob Cassilly, Playscape Creator Fueled by Whimsy, Dies
The epiphany for Bob Cassilly came when he was building an underground city in the dirt beneath the porch of his family home…
Spirit Magazine: “Adventure in St. Louis”
In 1995, artist Bob Cassilly set out to create an all-ages funhouse by showcasing quirky objects he found around the city. The result: eclectic City Museum. You’ll know it by…