Museums

Erika Klotz is co-owner of the newly launched Selfie Room in downtown St. Louis.

Arts

What To Make Of The Fact That St. Louis Now Has A Selfie Museum

Evie Hemphill

The Selfie Room just made its debut in downtown St. Louis, offering the latest evidence of a seemingly ever-present selfie phenomenon. The museum’s…

Visitors to the Contemporary Art Museum are now (Sept. 30, 2016) greeted by warning signs and a wall that went up in front of Kelley Walker's Direct Drive exhibit following criticism and outrage of the work.

Arts

St. Louis hosts national conversation on diversity and inclusion within museums

Kameel Stanley

The region’s arts attractions could be a little more crowded this week.As many as 5,000 people are expected to attend the American Alliance of Museums…

A recent show at the Contemporary Art Museum

Arts

MET director at CAM to address the role of museums

The director of the largest art museum in the United States says during turbulent political times museums should stay faithful to their missions of…

This photo of the Griot Museum of Black History at 2505 St Louis Ave. is from February 2016.

Arts

Urban League and Griot Museum join forces to keep African-American history alive in St. Louis

Nancy Fowler

The Urban League of St. Louis and the Griot Museum of Black History are forming an alliance that the museum’s founder hopes will keep the museum going for…

Students from the Science Center's YES program examine the slave hold at the Griot Museum of Black History. Notice the rat near the baby on the upper right-hand side.

Government, Politics & Issues

St. Louis' Griot Museum of Black History languishes as region struggles with race

Nancy Fowler

Fifteen-year-old Chassidy Buckner thought she had already learned all about slavery from school and her mother. But at the Griot Museum of Black History,…

An exhibition at the Griot Museum of Black History shows a mutiny on the deck of a slave ship.

Arts

‘Cut & Paste’ podcast: Who should tell the stories of African Americans in St. Louis?

Nancy Fowler

A new $5 million donation will help the Missouri History Museum collect and exhibit St. Louis’ African-American history. But not everyone trusts a large,…