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Exhibits at the Soldiers Memorial

Soldiers Memorial has been accepting donation objects related to the wartime experience, both battlefront and homefront, as well as the military experience, since opening in 1938.  Soldiers Memorial  cannot guarantee when and how often your donation will be on display in the museums.  Objects are rotated regularly for purposes of care and conservation, and changed out to fit the needs of any specific exhibit.  All donation objects in the Soldiers Memorial collection are stored and cared for according to professional museum standards as established by American Association of Museums (AAM).  Further, donation objects are not sold or used for any sort of commercial enterprise.  Rather, as dictated by the mission of the Soldiers Memorial, all donation objects are used for educational purposes, all are kept and preserved to honor and remember the American military experience, or the experiences of Americans during times of war. 

 

Soldiers Memorial welcomes donations and loans that fit the parameters of its mission and collections policy.  Contact Lynnea Magnuson via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone at 314-622-4550.

Why We Remember...

Monday, October 12 2009 Katie Powderly
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National POW-MIA Recognition Day

eagle statue at front entranceRead through this information on “National POW-MIA Recognition Day” and the POW-MIA flag, as well as the meaning of the key feature of every POW-MIA event, “The Silent Table” Ceremony.  You may notice that “The Silent Table” is set at any number of military and veteran events throughout the year.  Presentation of “The Silent Table,” in ceremony, occurs less often—and is only performed publicly after being perfected by long hours of practice.  [Note:  A portion of the following information on the day and flag comes directly from the VAMC-written program from the 9-18-09 ceremony.]

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What's New at Soldiers Memorial This Year

Monday, August 31 2009 Roger Perry
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When was the last time you visited the museums at Soldiers Memorial? 

During the past year, staff and volunteers have worked on updating current exhibits, while adding some new things as well.  For one, you can’t miss the 1945 Willys jeep in the west museum. Also in the west museum, check out the display on the “Montford Point Marines”, the first black Marines in WWII.  

Stay in the West museum and look up to see the flags hanging high between the windows. There is a flag for each branch of the military, with a United States flag hanging prominently in the middle. When the Chrysler plant in Fenton, Missouri closed, the Veteran Volunteers Committee, UAW Local 110, was disbanded and the committee members decided to donate the flags from the union hall to Soldiers Memorial. The committee members did more than donate the flags—they came down and installed them as well. The Committee banner from the union hall is hanging in the lobby area of the west museum—a reminder of the spirit of "veterans serving veterans", which so characterizes the work of these veteran volunteers at the Soldiers Memorial and beyond, in the greater St. Louis area.

 

 

WINDOWS ON ST. LOUIS: Soldiers Memorial at Lambert Airport

Thursday, September 10 2009 Katie Powderly
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Take a look... Soldiers Memorial has an exhibit at Lambert Airport! Look for the Soldiers Memorial window, part of Lambert Airport’s “Windows on St. Louis” exhibit, which runs through December 2009. The Soldiers Memorial window is located on the Lower Level by the luggage carousels, at Main Terminal 10.

 

OEF/OIF Exhibit

Tuesday, September 01 2009 Katie Powderly
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OEF/OIFOne of the museum’s recent exhibits is a tribute to the veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom. The exhibit went up in time for the annual Welcome Home event, which takes place each May at Soldiers Memorial. (Next year’s event will be on Saturday, May 22, 2010)

The Notes To Our Troops From Soldiers Memorial Visitors And Veterans section on the homepage is part of this exhibit.

 

AMERICAN SUPERHEROES: Popular Culture and the St. Louis War Experience

Monday, September 07 2009 Katie Powderly
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Closing soon...

Don’t miss the opportunity to catch this exhibit before it closes...soon. See great comic book images from WWII—Even Wonder Woman chastising her mother for not saving newspaper for the war effort!—as well as images, stories, and objects from the WWII homefront in St. Louis.

 





















Look for a few objects on loan from Soldiers Memorial in an exhibit put on by the Saint Louis Artist Guild at Oak Knoll Park in Clayton, Missouri called “Couture Threads of Democracy,” curated by Nina Ganci. Visit www.stlouisartistsguild.org for more information.