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The Missouri State Museum is where visitors go to immerse themselves in the history of the Show-Me State. The museum, located in the state Capitol, houses an impressive collection of exhibits portraying the state's natural and cultural history. Museum staff provide tours of the Capitol. Jefferson Landing was a busy center of commerce along the Missouri River during the mid-1800s. Steamboats traveling between St. Louis and Kansas City docked in front of the Lohman Building. The nearby Union Hotel contains the Elizabeth Rozier Gallery with changing exhibits on Missouri history, art and culture.

Park Hours

For temporary closures related to weather, stewardship activities and maintenance, visit our Park and Site Status Map.

On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available, and the Capitol, including the Missouri State Museum, will be closed: Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Day; and Jan. 2, 2023. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lincoln’s Birthday and Presidents Day, the Capitol will be open, but staff will not be available.

Missouri State Museum

Temporary Hours of Operation

The State Museum is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and is offering group tours of the state Capitol of limited size, available by reservation only. To reserve a tour, click here or call the State Museum at 573-751-2854.

Tours

Group size maximum: 30

February through May
Tours start at the top of the hour and at the half hour beginning at 9 a.m. (excluding the noon hour). The last tour begins at 4 p.m. (reservations required) Monday through Thursday, and at 11:30 on Friday. Tours may be scheduled at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

June through August
Tours start at the top of the hour beginning at 9 a.m. (excluding the noon hour), with the last reservable tour beginning at 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. on Friday. Tours may be scheduled at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

September and October
Tours start at the top of the hour and at the half hour beginning at 9 a.m. (excluding the noon hour). The last tour begins at 4 p.m. (reservations required) Monday through Thursday, and at 11:30 on Friday. Tours may be scheduled at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

November through January
Tours start at the top of the hour beginning at 9 a.m. (excluding the noon hour), with the last reservable tour beginning at 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. on Friday. Tours may be scheduled at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Lohman Building hours

  • March 1 through first weekend in December
    10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday
  • Tuesday after first weekend in December through February
    Closed
  • EXCEPT Lohman Gallery will remain open until Dec. 23, 2021

Union Hotel hours

These hours are also for the Elizabeth Rozier Gallery inside the Union Hotel.

  • March 1 through first weekend in December
    10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday
  • Tuesday after first weekend in December through February
    Closed

State Capitol hours

8 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, year-round
Click here for tour times.

Jefferson Landing State Historic Site hours

Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.