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Museum of Missouri Military History
Museum of Missouri Military History is located in Missouri
Museum of Missouri Military History
Location within Missouri
EstablishedApril 1999 (1999-04)
LocationJefferson City, Missouri
Coordinates38°32′58″N 92°04′22″W / 38.5494°N 92.0728°W / 38.5494; -92.0728
TypeMilitary museum
DirectorCharles Machon[1]

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

History

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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 1,000 sq ft (93 m2) space and the museum announced plans to move.[3] It began relocating to a series of 6,400 sq ft (590 m2) 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

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

Collection

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Aircraft

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The museum's C-130A was previously on display at the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum.

Ground vehicles

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Other

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Events

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The museum holds a Veterans Appreciation Weekend twice annually around Memorial Day and Veterans Day, with reenactors and recreations of military life.[19]

References

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