Missouri Museums

The Arabia Museum in Kansas City, Missouri is a glimpse into the past. The Arabia was built in Brownsville, PA in 1853. It was a side wheel steamboat, carrying passengers and cargo on a regular route and schedule and soon gained a reputation for speed, safety and comfort. She traveled the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers serving communities along the Missouri River. At 171 feet long and capable of... - [Read more]

The Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri-Columbia is to provide access to original works of art and artifacts through the development of the permanent collection and to preserve and maintain all objects in its care. The Museum uses its resources to make its collection physically available to its constituents through public display or by special arrangement. The Museum... - [Read more]

When you step inside the John Wornall House Museum, you enter another century. In 1858 Kentuckian John B. Wornall built this elegant home in the Greek Revival style. . During the 1864 Battle of Westport, both Confederate and Union armies occupied the sturdy brick farmhouse and used it as an emergency field hospital. Today guided tours take visitors through the house, where they experience the... - [Read more]