The Saint Louis Science Center has been recognized as one of the top science centers and free museums in the United States of America! We’re honored that Newsweek magazine has nominated our institution for their Readers’ Choice Award in the Best Free Museum category. We hope that you will vote for us! Voting has… Continue reading
Mogollon Bowl
Mogollon Bowl – ca. 1100-1200 A.D. The rich red and black geometric design on this ceramic bowl is known as the Casas Grande style, a sophisticated art form attributed to the ancient Mogollon culture who lived in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern US. Casas Grandes was the largest and most advanced Mogollon settlement with a… Continue reading
Flute
Flute – ca. mid to late 19th century Check out this beautiful example of a Native American flute! It is a wooden split flute, hollowed out and held together by hide wrappings. Made by Native Americans from the Central Plains, likely the Arapaho or Blackfoot, the flute is straightforward in its design, but don’t let… Continue reading
Tuxedo Jacket
Tuxedo Jacket, ca. 1970s Tomorrow is International Moon Day! What better way to celebrate than with this out-of-this-world Tuxedo Jacket?! With its stylish mix of gray and brown shades, this crushed velvet jacket is meant to resemble the surface of the Moon. It’s even nicknamed the “Apollo” jacket referring to the program that put man… Continue reading
Kodiak Bronze Sculpture
Kodiak Bronze Sculpture – ca. 1916 This happy Kodiak bear sculpture was made by James Lippitt Clark, a well-known taxidermist, photographer, sculptor, and explorer. He was best known for his sculptures of big game animals, but he also created a few of North American animals. An expert taxidermist, Clark’s talent with anatomy is clearly shown… Continue reading
LIFE Magazine
LIFE Magazine – February 28, 1969 Tomorrow, June 22, marks the birthday of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, author of the cover story on this LIFE magazine. Does the name sound familiar? Probably most associated with her famous aviator husband Charles Lindbergh, Anne was an aviator in her own right as well as a writer. She was… Continue reading
Space Shuttle Atlantis Collage
Space Shuttle Atlantis Collage – ca. 2011 Happy Flag Day! The American flag on this collage is not your average flag; it has the distinction as having flown in space! The flag and crew mission patch both travelled aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station during the Atlantis mission STS-135. This was… Continue reading
Oliver Typewriter
Oliver Typewriter – ca. 1917 This isn’t just any old typewriter. This is the bold Oliver No. 9, a drastically different machine compared to other typewriters of the day. The most important feature of the Oliver is the innovative U-shaped, down-striking type bars, a.k.a. the batwings, which allowed the user to actually see what they… Continue reading
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Nodule – Collected from South Dakota That sure is a pretty prehistoric mud bubble! Called a septarian nodule, this is a fossilized mud bubble formed between 50 and 70 million years ago composed of calcite, aragonite, and a limestone coating. These three minerals form together in a pocket of air creating a sedimentary rock… Continue reading
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Vinyl Record
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Vinyl Record – 1983 May 25, 2023 marks the 40th anniversary for the release of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. What better way to celebrate than with a look back at the story of Star Wars on vinyl? With dialogue featuring the voices of the cast,… Continue reading