See what they're building at the Arch Museum
The underground addition to the museum at the Arch opens to the public July 3, in time for Fair St. Louis, which returns to the Arch grounds after four years in Forest Park.
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
A model of the St. Louis riverfront circa 1852 is seen during a construction tour of the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. The model contains over 500 individual figures engaged in activities representing daily life of the period. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
Bob Moore, the historian at the Gateway Arch for the National Park Service, (center), discusses an exhibit as he stands in front of a replica French colonial vertical log house during a construction tour of the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
The main entrance to the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center is seen during a construction tour on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
A large terrazzo map centered around St. Louis greets visitors as they make their way down to the main exhibition floor of the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
A member of the media captures a close-up of a model of the St. Louis riverfront circa 1852 during a construction tour of the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
An exhibit commemorating the construction of the Gateway Arch is seen during a construction tour of the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
Bob Moore, the historian at the Gateway Arch for the National Park Service, (orange hard hat), describes a model of the St. Louis riverfront circa 1852 during a construction tour of the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
A replica French colonial vertical log house will be an exhibit in the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center, as seen on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. The log house measures 15-by-15 feet and was built with 50 logs. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
Jim Johler, a painter with Joseph Ward Painting, mixes paint as exhibits continue to be built at the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
Bob Moore, the historian at the Gateway Arch for the National Park Service, (orange hard hat), describes a model of the St. Louis riverfront circa 1852 during a construction tour of the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
A model of the St. Louis riverfront circa 1852 is seen during a construction tour of the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. The model contains over 500 individual figures engaged in activities representing daily life of the period. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
Bob Moore, the historian at the Gateway Arch for the National Park Service, (center), discusses an exhibit as he stands in front of a replica French colonial vertical log house during a construction tour of the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
The main entrance to the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center is seen during a construction tour on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
A large terrazzo map centered around St. Louis greets visitors as they make their way down to the main exhibition floor of the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
A member of the media captures a close-up of a model of the St. Louis riverfront circa 1852 during a construction tour of the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
An exhibit commemorating the construction of the Gateway Arch is seen during a construction tour of the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
Bob Moore, the historian at the Gateway Arch for the National Park Service, (orange hard hat), describes a model of the St. Louis riverfront circa 1852 during a construction tour of the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
A replica French colonial vertical log house will be an exhibit in the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center, as seen on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. The log house measures 15-by-15 feet and was built with 50 logs. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
Jim Johler, a painter with Joseph Ward Painting, mixes paint as exhibits continue to be built at the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Tour of construction at Arch Museum
- Chris Lee
Bob Moore, the historian at the Gateway Arch for the National Park Service, (orange hard hat), describes a model of the St. Louis riverfront circa 1852 during a construction tour of the Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in St. Louis. The museum and visitor center is scheduled to open in July. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
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Members of the media got a peek at the 46,000-square-foot underground addition, which opens July 3, in time for Fair St. Louis.
The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is no more.
