Missouri History Museum’s groundbreaking exhibit, Gateway to Pride, the first-ever full-scale exhibit on St. Louis’s fascinating and powerfully relevant LGBTQIA+ history, will celebrate it’s closing this weekend, July 5th and 6th, with a range of celebratory activities.
The exhibit has drawn over 100,000 visitors since it opened and has been featured in USA Today.
Gateway to Pride
Event Details:
Saturday and Sunday, July 5th & 6th
Missouri History Museum (5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112)
Happenings:
Saturday, July 5
1–4pm | Skate Party with DJ Kimmy Nu
DJ Kimmy Nu will spin for a skate party on the Imo Family Plaza! All levels are welcome at this feel-good party with Skate Culture—just bring your groove! Free skates will be available to borrow, and you can also dance without skates. And, you don’t want to miss special appearances by Banana Bike Brigade!
1–4pm | Make-and-Take Crafts
Get creative and make paper spinners and pride flags!
1–4pm | Shakespeare Readings in the Exhibit
Join St. Louis Shakespeare Festival inside the Gateway to Pride exhibit for theatrical readings of selected Shakespeare sonnets and passages.
Sunday, July 6
1–4pm | Make-and-Take Crafts
Get creative and make paper spinners and pride flags!
1–4pm | Shakespeare Readings in the Exhibit
Join St. Louis Shakespeare Festival inside the Gateway to Pride exhibit for theatrical readings of selected Shakespeare sonnets and passages.
2pm | Closing Keynote: The Legacy of LGBTQIA+ History at MHS
Hear from MHS curators Sharon Smith and Ian Darnell as they share how the Missouri Historical Society will continue to uplift and preserve queer history in the future.
3–5pm | Sing-Along Send-Off
CHARIS Chorus and Gateway Men’s Chorus present a concert of high-energy music made for singing along! At closing time, visitors are invited to march through the beloved exhibit as a group one last time to sing their final goodbyes in second line style.
Take advantage of this final opportunity to see this sensational exhibit which has beautifully woven us all together, past and present.
