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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.
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…
KC Parent by Kristina Light: “City Museum in St. Louis: A One of a Kind Experience”
On our recent trip to St. Louis, the City Museum was our first stop. We had such an incredible time, my daughters were begging to return every day… even if…
Columbia Daily Tribune by Bailey Reutzel: “City Museum Not Just for Kids”
Intertwining tree branches, dark damp caves and a metal jungle of scrap parts, including a school bus and two airplanes, take shape at St. Louis’ City Museum to create a…
Artnet.com by by Walter Robinson: “Spirit of St. Louis”
A recent trip to St. Louis to talk to a group of students about the “alternative art movement” — I modestly cast myself as an emblematic figure in the transition…