Molding History of African Americans

The “Black World History Wax Museum,” with life-size figures of notable African Americans, opened this month in St. Louis. Among the figures are scientist George Washington Carver (1864-1943) and abolitionist Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy (1802-’37). The museum also has a research library and artifacts.

Officials say it’s the second such site in the U.S.; the other is the Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore. The St. Louis museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, and by appointment other days. Expanded hours are expected after April 15. Admission is $3.50 adults, $2 seniors, $2.50 students 13 to 18, $1 age 12 and under. Information: (314) 241-7057.