| The Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis is located | | | | The museum and its members hold various |
| at 4746 Gravois Avenue, in St. Louis, MO, and it is one | | | | fund-raising events throughout the year. The most |
| of the most popular locations for miniature and | | | | popular and important one of these is the Gateway |
| dollhouse enthusiasts in the country to visit. The | | | | Fair Show and Sale, which is held both in the spring |
| museum first opened its doors to the public on June | | | | and the fall. During this event, dealers from around |
| 27, 2001 and it contains a wide variety of dollhouse | | | | America gather to sell their products and conduct |
| miniatures in all available scales. The building also | | | | workshops for the public. The "miniatures only" garage |
| features a gift shop as well as a library that is devoted | | | | sale is also a popular event each year. |
| to the hobby of miniatures. The second floor houses | | | | The museum currently has over 200 members and is |
| a classroom which will be used to host new exhibits | | | | governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. The |
| as well as classes. The location is very popular as it | | | | group is aiming to increase the membership numbers |
| also sponsors two miniature shows each year. These | | | | and if you are interested in joining, you should be able |
| are the Gateway Miniature Fair, and a "miniatures only" | | | | to locate their website using Google. Members are |
| garage sale. | | | | admitted to the museum for free and they also |
| The museum is open to the public throughout the year | | | | receive invitations to special events, have access to |
| from Wednesdays thru Sundays. It is closed on | | | | the library, and are given a subscription to the |
| Mondays, Tuesdays, Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving | | | | organization’s quarterly newsletter. |
| Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, | | | | The website also features photos of the various |
| and New Year's Day. Children under the age of 16 | | | | collections the museum hosts. These include a replica |
| who wish to visit the establishment must be | | | | of the St. Louis IX Basilica, which is also known as |
| accompanied by an adult. There is an entrance fee for | | | | "The Old Cathedral," in downtown St. Louis. This exhibit |
| all visitors. However members are admitted for free. | | | | was constructed in by Dr. Richard Wunderlich, D.D.S. in |
| The roots of the Miniature Museum of Greater St. | | | | 1975 and exhibited in 1981 at the NAME Convention in |
| Louis can be traced back to 1989.The group shared a | | | | St. Louis. It has also been exhibited in the museum at |
| common goal, which was to form a centrally-located | | | | the Basilica. The replica was built entirely by hand on a |
| museum that could be used to house and display an | | | | scale of 3/8 of an inch to the foot. It took about 3,800 |
| assortment of miniature works and collections that | | | | hours to build an it is made of various items such as |
| people of all ages could enjoy. The organization bought | | | | hypodermic needles, golf tees, tongue depressors, |
| a building In February 2000, and it was renovated into a | | | | wooden applicators, antique buttons, dental burs, pill |
| museum before opening in 2001. The organization is | | | | bottles, and Christmas decorations among others. The |
| also renovating other areas of the building for | | | | museum also hosts special exhibits and photo galleries |
| extended use. | | | | of these van be viewed on the website. |