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Museum of Art & Archaeology

Museum of Art & Archaeology, a museum in Missouri
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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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.94458, -92.32604

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks: 46
  • 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
Nature reserves: 30
Historic sites: 18
  • 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
Gardens: 18
  • 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
Museums: 12
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rollins Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Gum Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Stephens Lake Park Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Finger Lakes Swimming Beach: 10.0 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Sled Hill: 1.1 mi
  • The Pinnacles: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnaclesN 1°212 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4519:5920:39
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2516:0916:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313646566675797869584635
Precip in2.42.33.24.85.25.14.64.14.33.53.02.2

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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12640968834

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