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Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Entertainment
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St. Joseph Museums working on new Black history exhibits
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Black History Month may have passed, but a local museum is continuing to pay homage to historical movements with some new exhibits. The St. Joseph Museums, 3406 Frederick Ave., is working on an interactive Civil Rights workshop and a history of the Black labor movement. These exhibits build on a newly renovated Civil Rights exhibit. 'There was just so much that we left on the cutting room floor, or we only touched on a little bit,' curator Max Morgan said. 'The Civil Rights Movement is just so broad and complex. It's really, really hard to narrow it down, even for a room that's like chock full of content as our new Civil Rights room.' Positive responses from kids visiting from local schools and adults inspired museum staff to continue building on the exhibit. 'We just had such a good response from it that we knew that there was an audience for more Civil Rights content,' Morgan said. The Civil Rights workshop will highlight peaceful protests from the Freedom Riders, Greensboro Four and St. Joseph Civil Rights icon Kelsy Beshears' protest of the Missouri Theater. An interactive exhibit in the Freedom Riders section features a suitcase to show visitors what items they would take on long journeys. 'Something we found really interesting was books,' Morgan said. 'Because they knew that they would be on the bus, or they would be arrested, and they needed something to pass the time.' The Black labor movement exhibit, which was developed for Boehringer Ingelheim and discusses the history of the cause, is being updated for the St. Joseph Museums. Employees who have ties to local history, such as parents who were Black business owners, are being incorporated into the exhibit. 'Some of them contributed photos, but the main thing they contributed was their oral history,' Morgan said. 'We were actually able to film them.' The oral histories will play on loop on a television in the Black labor movement exhibit room. Morgan expects both exhibits to be completed in about a month, making room for another new exhibit. 'Our next exhibit that we are making is called Rewind Lake Contrary,' he said. 'So that is for our big fundraising event that you can learn more about on our website.'
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Science
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Missouri Western, St. Joseph Museums partner to celebrate 25th annual science event
Missouri Western State University and the St. Joseph Museums are partnering together to present the 25th annual Super Science Saturday. The 25th annual science event will be held this year from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 8 in the Remington/Agenstein Hall on MWSU's campus. The event will include hands-on activities which have been created with the help of MWSU, area high schools and local businesses. Super Science Saturday is a holdover for the St. Joseph Museums from its original structure as a children's museum. According to the St. Joseph Museums, "The Children's Museum was a project of the National Science Club of the St. Joseph Junior College, under the direction of club sponsor and the first museum director, Miss Orrel Andrews." Super Science Saturday was first introduced to the community in 2000, it was an opportunity for local educators from high schools and MWSU to bring "hands-on, kid-friendly" experiments and programs to St. Joseph's youth all in one day. In the past, there have been many experiments that have stuck on the community's mind including the "sound sandwich", "color wheels" and the "tetrahedron tower building." This year's Super Science Saturday features a "Math Maze" which takes up the entirety of a room, the event is catered toward both adults and children courtesy of MWSU. Another event included in the 25th annual event is a sensory perception test from the MWSU Psychology Department. Additionally, Remington Nature Center is partnering with MWSU's Biology Department Professor Mark Mills to bring live reptiles, amphibians and even a pill bug race. Finally, MWSU's Chemistry Department is presenting fire and ice experiments as well as a "Barrel Crush" show at 2:45 p.m. on Feb. 8. The 25th annual Super Science Saturday event will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 8 at the Remington/Agenstein Hall on MWSU's campus located at 4525 Downs Drive in St. Joseph, Missouri. Admission is $5 for adults or students and children five-years-old or younger will be admitted for free. Parking is also free. All children must be in attendance with an adult. For tickets to the 25th annual Super Science Saturday event visit For more information about Super Science Saturday, contact the St. Joseph Museums by calling 816-232-8471 or by emailing haynes@
