Museum of Missouri Military History explained

Museum of Missouri Military History
Map Type:Missouri
Coordinates:38.5494°N -92.0728°W
Location:Jefferson City, Missouri
Type:Military museum
Director:Charles Machon[1]

The Museum of Missouri Military History is in Jefferson City, Missouri.

History

The museum opened in April 1999 in a two-story building at the Ike Skelton Training Site.[2] However, after 13 years the collection had become to large to display in the 1000square feet space and the museum announced plans to move.[3] It began relocating to a series of 6400square feet maintenance bays adjacent to the Missouri National Guard headquarters in 2013.[4] The museum held a grand opening in the new space on 7 December 2014.[5]

In the following years the museum received several aircraft for display, including an F-4 in August 2015 and a C-130 from the closed Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum in May 2016.[6] [7] The latter was repainted in European camouflage in July 2017.[8]

Exhibits

Temporary exhibits at the museum have covered subjects such as African-Americans in the military, military food and military toys.[9] [10] [11]

Collection

Aircraft

Ground vehicles

Other

Events

The museum holds a Veterans Appreciation Weekend twice annually around Memorial Day and Veterans Day, with reenactors and recreations of military life.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Military History Caught Charles Machon's Attention Early in Life . 1 March 2024 . News Trbune . 8 October 2017.
  2. News: Military Museum Begins Move . 1 March 2024 . News Tribune . 7 September 2013.
  3. News: Amick . Jeremy . Museum of Missouri Military History Will Move to Larger Facility . 1 March 2024 . News Tribune . 18 June 2012.
  4. News: Brooks . Michelle . Military Museum Begins Move . 1 March 2024 . News Tribune . 7 September 2013.
  5. News: Link . Katie . Museum of Missouri Military History Hosts Grand Opening . 1 March 2024 . KOMU . 7 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141228182325/http://www.komu.com/news/museum-of-missouri-military-history-hosts-grand-opening . 28 December 2014.
  6. News: Vintage Jet Fighter Lands at Military Museum . 1 March 2024 . News Tribune . 2 August 2015.
  7. News: Hercules is Coming to Town . 1 March 2024 . News Tribune . 10 May 2016.
  8. News: Haldiman . Jeff . St. Joseph Crew Restores C-130 Hercules for Mid-Missouri Display . 1 March 2024 . Fulton Sun . 13 July 2017.
  9. News: Brooks . Michelle . Black Missourians' Military Contributions Featured in New Museum Exhibit . 1 March 2024 . Fulton Sun . 8 February 2017.
  10. News: Hilderbrand . Brittany . MU Students Create Military Food Exhibit at Museum . 1 March 2024 . Fulton Sun . 24 September 2017.
  11. News: Museum Shares Its Toy Tradition with Display . 1 March 2024 . Fulton Sun . 5 December 2017.
  12. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Bell AH-1F Cobra, s/n 67-15682 US . Aerial Visuals . 1 March 2024.
  13. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Bell GUH-1H Iroquois, s/n 64-13644 USAF . Aerial Visuals . 1 March 2024.
  14. Web site: Airframe Dossier - Lockheed GC-130A Hercules, s/n 55-0037 USAF, c/n 3064 . Aerial Visuals . 1 March 2024.
  15. Web site: Airframe Dossier - McDonnell F-4E-40-MC Phantom II, s/n 68-0465 USAF, c/n 3622 . Aerial Visuals . 1 March 2024.
  16. Web site: Airframe Dossier - McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle, s/n 76-0094 USAF . Aerial Visuals . 1 March 2024.
  17. Web site: Suciu . Peter . Museum of Missouri Military History . Recoil . 1 March 2024.
  18. News: Military History Weekend Set at Museum . 1 March 2024 . News Tribune . 30 September 2016.
  19. News: Military History Appreciation Weekend on Tap This Weekend . 1 March 2024 . News Tribune . 4 November 2021.
  20. News: Pivoney . Ryan . Reenactors Bring Military History to Life . 1 March 2024 . News Tribune . 13 November 2023.

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