<P> City Museum was founded by artist Bob Cassilly and his then - wife Gail Cassilly . The museum 's building was once an International Shoe Company factory and warehouse but was mostly vacant when the Cassillys bought it in 1993 . Construction began in January of 1995 , and the museum opened to the public on October 25 , 1997 . Within two years , it was drawing 300,000 visitors a year . Cassilly remained the museum 's artistic director until his death in 2011 . </P>
<P> City Museum was founded by artist Bob Cassilly and his then - wife Gail Cassilly . The museum 's building was once an International Shoe Company factory and warehouse but was mostly vacant when the Cassillys bought it in 1993 . Construction began in January of 1995 , and the museum opened to the public on October 25 , 1997 . Within two years , it was drawing 300,000 visitors a year . Cassilly remained the museum 's artistic director until his death in 2011 . </P>
who built the city museum in st louis
who built the city museum in st louis
artist Bob Cassilly and his then - wife Gail Cassilly
artist Bob Cassilly and his then - wife Gail Cassilly