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Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site

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Park Information

The Benton home will be closed to tours from Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, through Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Crews will be repainting the house interior, and visitors will not able to access the home during this period. The visitor center will remain open during business hours, and staff will be available to take visitors into the studio, free of charge.

Thomas Hart Benton's life is present in both his home and his paintings, and both are preserved at Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site. A trip to the home and studio of the renowned painter, sculptor, lecturer and writer offers a glimpse into how the talented Benton lived and worked. Benton converted half of the carriage house into his art studio, which remains as he left it. Visitors can still see coffee cans full of paintbrushes, numerous paints, and a stretched canvas waiting to be transformed into another of his masterpieces. Thomas Hart Benton died in his studio in 1975. 

Park Hours

For temporary closures related to weather, stewardship activities and maintenance, as well as temporary trail closures, click here to visit our Park and Site Status Map.

On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available and site buildings will be closed: Thanksgiving Day; Nov. 29, 2024; Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Lincoln’s Birthday; and Presidents Day. 

Year-round:

  • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday and Thursday through Saturday
  • 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday
  • Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

Tours

Tours will begin at the following times:

April 1 through Oct. 31:

  • Monday: 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
  • No tours Tuesday and Wednesday
  • Thursday through Saturday: 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
  • Sunday: 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.​

Nov. 1 through March 31:

  • The Benton home will be closed to tours from Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, through Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Crews will be repainting the house interior, and visitors will not able to access the home during this period. The visitor center will remain open during business hours, and staff will be available to take visitors into the studio, free of charge.
  • No tours Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
  • Thursday through Saturday: 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
  • Sunday: 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Tours can be reserved online on our reservation website or by visiting the site. For more information, contact the site at 816-931-5722.

Historic Site Office hours

8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday and Thursday through Sunday, year-round