April 17, 2026

Like many other St. Louis institutions, the Missouri History Museum and its satellite locations closed temporarily because of staffing challenges at the beginning of the current COVID-19 surge.

But there’s good news for local history fans: The Missouri History Museum now plans to reopen on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, and the MHS Library & Research Center and Soldiers Memorial Military Museum will reopen on Wednesday, February 2, 2022.

All visitors two years of age and older (including those who are vaccinated) must wear a mask that “fully covers the nose and mouth at all MHS locations.”

Regular hours of operation are as follows: