Museum of Art & Archaeology

Museum of Art & Archaeology is a museum in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. The Pinnacles stands 212 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of Anthropology, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 71 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Museum of Art and Archaeology is the art museum of the University of Missouri. It is located in the Ellis Library in Columbia, Missouri. The Museum's galleries are free and open to the public. The galleries are open from 10 am to 4 pm Tuesday-Friday and noon to 4 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. The galleries are closed on Mondays and University holidays. The Museum of Art and Archaeology receives support from the Missouri Arts Council.
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Dates from 1961.
Wikidata Q6940759, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Missouri
How to reach it
- 71.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kuhlman Court: 0.1 mi
- Mel Carnahan Quadrangle: 0.2 mi
- Francis Quadrangle: 0.2 mi
- Peace Park: 0.3 mi
- Paquin Park: 0.3 mi
- Inert Stabile: 0.0 mi
- Yielding Spire: 0.1 mi
- Family Unity: 0.1 mi
- Beetle Bailey: 0.2 mi
- Abstract Variation, No. 6: 0.2 mi
- Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Columbia Audubon Nature Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
- Three Creeks Conservation Area: 7.4 mi
- Schnabel Woods Natural Area: 7.7 mi
- Boone County Nature School: 7.8 mi
- Kuhlman Court: 0.1 mi
- Engineers' Shamrock: 0.2 mi
- War Memorial for Engineers: 0.2 mi
- Courthouse Columns: 0.6 mi
- WWI Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Tucker Mini-Prairie Garden: 0.1 mi
- Courtyard Garden: 0.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Healing Garden: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Anthropology: 0.0 mi
- Walters-Boone County Historic Museum: 3.1 mi
- Friends of Rocheport Historic Museum: 13.2 mi
- Auto World Museum: 20.7 mi
- Westminster Women's History Museum: 21.0 mi
- Burr Oak: 8.1 mi
- Boathenge: 9.3 mi
- Shryocks Callaway Farms: 13.2 mi
- The Peach Tree Farm: 14.4 mi
- Historical Exhibit: 22.6 mi
- Reservable Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Rothwell Park Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- The Beach: 9.4 mi
- Binder Lake Pavilion & Bait Shop (Seasonal): 23.6 mi
- Rollins Spring: 1.2 mi
- Gum Spring: 9.9 mi
- Big Spring: 13.4 mi
- Big Manitou Bluffs: 10.5 mi
- Mill Site Bluff: 11.7 mi
- The Pinnacles: 13.1 mi
- Stephens Lake Park Beach: 1.0 mi
- Finger Lakes Swimming Beach: 10.0 mi
- Sled Hill: 1.1 mi
- The Pinnacles: 13.1 mi
- Boonesborough: 9.7 mi
- Landmark: 15.5 mi
- Boonville Rest Area Eastbound: 21.5 mi
- Boonville Rest Area Westbound: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Museum of Art & Archaeology. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacles | N 1° | 212 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia U OF M, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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