During the month of April, the Missouri Historical Society's Library and Research Center will be commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to the Gateway to the West. All month documents dating to the time of Lafayette's trip to St. Louis in April 1825 will be featured in The Marquis de Lafayette comes to St. Louis, a Pop-Up Exhibit in our Grigg Reading Room (Tue-Fri, 12-5 PM, Sat., 10 AM-5 PM). On Saturday, April 26, beginning at 9:30 AM with our Saturday Speaker's Series, we will feature a lecture on the Marquis's visit along with a day-long viewing of artifacts relating to Lafayette from the collections of the Missouri Historical Society. Special Event Hours on Saturday, April 26, 9:30 AM to 5 PM. This exhibit is free and open to the public.