Civil War Medicine Temporary Exhibition

Date:  4/13/2011 to 4/30/2015
Time:  10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday
Location:  St. Joseph Museum, 3406 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO, 64506
Web site:  www.stjosephmuseum.org
Admission:  Regular Admission Fee: $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students, & museum members are free.
Contact Information:  sjm@stjosephmuseum.org or 800-530-8866

Description:  Explore 1,100 square feet of exhibits about medical practices during the Civil War as seen through the eyes of two local soldiers and one surgeon. The exhibit will include a field hospital as it would have appeared in the midst of battle. This exhibit is sponsored by Heartland Health of St. Joseph, Missouri. Additional funding was provided by a grant from the Missouri Humanities Council.

"Life and Times of Jesse James" Temporary Exhibit

Date:  12/8/2011 to 9/30/2012
Time:  10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday - Saturday and 1 - 5 p.m. on Sunday
Location:  St. Joseph Museum, 3406 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO 64506
Web site:  www.stjosephmuseum.org
Admission:  $5 Adults, $4 Seniors, $3 Students, Free for Museum Members
Contact Information:  816-232-8471 or sjm@stjosephmuseum.org

Description:  Jesse James is a person whose life has inspired legends and rumors for almost 130 years. With that in mind, the St. Joseph Museum has created an exhibit about his life and times that contains images, copies of court documents, and items from the James family to tell his story. Other items show how his death in St. Joseph on April 3, 1882, affected his family and how he has been portrayed since that time.

"The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic" Traveling Exhibit

Date:  3/31/2012 to 5/9/2012
Time:  10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday - Saturday and 1 - 5 p.m. on Sunday
Location:  Glore Psychiatric Museum, 3406 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO 64506
Web site:  www.stjosephmuseum.org
Admission:  $5 Adults, $4 Seniors, $3 Students, Free for Museum Members
Contact Information:  sjm@stjosephmuseum.org or 816-232-8471

Description:  “The Lives They Left Behind” exhibit was created from the discovery of several hundred suitcases filled with the personal belongings of former patients in the attic of the Willard Psychiatric Center in NY. Their stories and personal belongings illustrate that they had jobs, raised families, were educated and traveled, pursued hobbies, fell in love, and faced misfortune. The exhibit gives a deeper insight into early-mid 20th century psychiatric institutions including the St. Joseph State Hospital, where the Glore Psychiatric Museum originated.