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Allscheid-Metzger Gallery

IMG_2671The grand opening of the newly completed Allscheid-Metzger Gallery was celebrated with a ribbon cutting on July 18, 2015.  Funding for the gallery featuring the Allscheid Rock Shelter diorama and exhibit was provided through the generosity of Melvin & Jackie Allscheid and Bob & Sheryl Metzger.  Artifacts on display in the gallery include a black 1917 Chevrolet Model D V-8 touring car, a bedroom set that once graced the Illinois Governor’s Mansion, artifacts from Colonel Edd and Violet Kueker’s collection of bygone eras and donated artifacts that have never been seen due to lack of space.

The History Museum opened October 25, 2008 with the Kueker Gallery, Luhr Lobby and HTC Learning Center.  In 2010 the Zimmer Gallery opened through funding provided by the Wm. Zimmer Foundation.   The museum, a treasure trove of historic and archaeological artifacts, offers a look at the past through a variety of permanent displays, periodically changing exhibits and unique antiques representing a broad span of eras and interests. The museum’s donated exhibits represent local commerce, agriculture, transportation, military life during several wars, the settlement of the west and much more.  History is the launch pad for the future!IMG_2310

Our current rotating exhibit, “Wheels and Deals”, consists of various and sundry forms of transportation – trains, planes, automobiles and the famous gifted Kueker wagons (Wheels) and international currency (Deals).  The exhibit will remain on display as it will complement the History Museum’s displays for the Monroe County Bi-Centennial beginning January 2016.

The Allscheid-Metzger Gallery is now the home for the History Museum’s program and presentation area, complete with comfortable seating.   (The Wilderness rock band will be performing at the Waterloo VFW.)

Programs

Allscheid Rock Shelter Exhibit

Upcoming Events

Apr
24
Sat
1:30 pm Meet Me in St. Louis @ History Museum of Monroe County’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Meet Me in St. Louis @ History Museum of Monroe County’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Apr 24 @ 1:30 pm
“Meet Me in St. Louis – 1904 World’s Fair” by Karl M. Kindt III. This is an amazing slideshow presentation about the famous 1904 World’s Fair! It includes actual movies made at the Fair in[...]
May
2
Sun
1:30 pm Spending Time Trapping! @ History Museum of Monroe County’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Spending Time Trapping! @ History Museum of Monroe County’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
May 2 @ 1:30 pm
“Spending Time Trapping!” by Walter Byerley. Walter or as he is better known “Butch” spends a lot of time trapping and has had the opportunity to learn a lot about the animals of Monroe County[...]
Jun
12
Sat
1:30 pm Grow Up St. Louis @ History Museum of Monroe County’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Grow Up St. Louis @ History Museum of Monroe County’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Jun 12 @ 1:30 pm
“Grow Up St. Louis” by Jim Merkel. This is the definitive look at what it was like to be a kid in St. Louis from 1900 to the present. Jim Merkel, who previously wrote four[...]
Jun
26
Sat
1:30 pm Clothing of the 18th Century @ History Museum of Monroe County’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Clothing of the 18th Century @ History Museum of Monroe County’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Jun 26 @ 1:30 pm
“Clothing of the 18th Century” will be presented by Karyn Albers & Kim Barber”. Women of the 18th century, much like us, needed clothing for warmth and comfort. Again, much like us, ideas of warmth[...]
Jul
10
Sat
1:30 pm A Step Through Time @ History Museum of Monroe County’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
A Step Through Time @ History Museum of Monroe County’s Allscheid-Metzger Gallery
Jul 10 @ 1:30 pm
“A Step Through Time” presented by Ryan Vogt, Natural Resources Specialist with the U.S. Army Corps. Of Engineers of the Kaskaskia River Project. Topics that will be covered range from the planning and building of[...]
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