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PRIVATE CURATOR EXPERIENCES
All offerings are free for participants
Join us as we take a walk through St. Louis history with the Missouri History Museum. We will hear from three of their curators and experts as they take us on a journey through different lives and historical perspectives of those who lived, worked and called St. Louis their home. Whether you would like to attend one or all three, we invite you to join us on this historical exhibition both in Edwardsville and across the river!
Walking Where They Walked: Searching for Native Americans in the St. Louis Landscape
Take a deeper look at places in the St. Louis area that have known connections to Native Americans—from the mound builders to the fur trade and beyond—through maps and images found within the Missouri Historical Society Collections.
Thursday, 6-7:30 p.m., Feb. 23 Missouri History Museum, St. Louis
St. Louis Women’s Literary History
This presentation explores St. Louis’s incredibly rich history of women writers, playwrights, poets, and even a muse or two. Discover the historical context of their lives and work while gaining a historical context for the lives they led, and learn about several women whose work has been lost to popular history but whose genius and unbelievable life stories will astound you.
Wednesday, 1:15-2:30 p.m., March 15 Morris University Center, Missouri Room SIUE Edwardsville Campus
Turning Points in St. Louis’ LGBTQIA+ History
Queer history hasn’t just taken place in New York and California. The Gateway City has a fascinating, complex and inspirational LGBTQIA+ past of its own. Ranging across centuries, this presentation highlights some of the pivotal moments that shaped the diverse LGBTQIA+ communities of today’s St. Louis.
