A Virtual Architectural Tour of SHSMO’s New Center for Missouri Studies with an Overview of the Art Gallery
Watch as SHSMO art curator Joan Stack, Ph.D., provides a virtual tour focusing on the aesthetics of the State Historical Society of Missouri’s new headquarters in Columbia. Designed by Kansas City architectural firm Gould Evans, the Center for Missouri Studies is an award-winning, state-of-the-art facility that provides lasting preservation for Missouri history and culture statewide.
In this recorded session, Stack discusses the form, function, and material of this exciting new Missouri landmark. Stack concludes the discussion with an overview of the world-famous artworks from the permanent collection by George Caleb Bingham, Thomas Hart Benton, and other notable Missouri artists on display in the art gallery.