Missouri History Museum · Forest Park · inside Collected
Made in St. Louis
The food we eat, the clothes we wear, the tools we use — and how St. Louis–made products quietly reshaped the world beyond the river.
- Opens
- February 14, 2026
- Closes
- January 3, 2027
Made in St. Louis is featured in a rotating gallery within the Collected exhibit. The label proudly displays these words to show off that the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the tools we use originated right here in the River City.
St. Louis thinks big. St. Louis makes big things. Often these contributions are so big and innovative that they quickly leap beyond the city's borders. Throughout the city's 262 years, St. Louisans have made all kinds of things — and they pop up in unexpected places. St. Louis–made bricks have been used to build structures on every corner of the map. St. Louis–made clothes have influenced trends time and again. St. Louis musicians helped bring rock 'n' roll to the world. One St. Louis man was the first person to put giant tires on a truck and call it a monster. St. Louisans' labor and creativity launched the first Americans into space.
This exhibit turns a spotlight on St. Louis creations and ideas — some that are familiar and others that might be surprising. Taken together, it's evident that St. Louis–made products have profoundly shaped the world we live in.
Gallery
7 items
Washington Park Cemetery Card Index
Name-index cards from the historically Black cemetery in Berkeley, MO, operated 1920–1989.
2 items
Sievers Studio Collection
Commercial photography by Sievers Studio — banquets, conferences, conventions, retirement luncheons, and civic events in mid-century St. Louis.
1 items
Loyal Legion Portrait Albums
Studio portraits of Civil War veterans who became members of the Loyal Legion in the decades after the war.
1 items
Clark Family Collection, 1766–1991
Manuscripts from the William Clark family — correspondence, business records, and frontier-era documents spanning more than two centuries.