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Glore Psychiatric Museum

Trace the history of mental health care through full-size replica treatment devices, patient art and artifacts from Missouri's State Lunatic Asylum No. 2.

3406 Frederick Ave., St. Joseph, MO 64506 · St. Joseph, MO

About Glore Psychiatric Museum

The Glore Psychiatric Museum tells the story of St. Joseph's State Lunatic Asylum No. 2, opened in 1874, and of how mental illness has been treated over the centuries. It started with full-size replicas of 17th to 19th century treatment devices built by hospital employee George Glore for a Mental Health Awareness Week, and those replicas are still on display. You also see staff uniforms, medical equipment, patient artwork and writing, and the 453 nails one patient swallowed. One ticket, $12 for adults, covers all four museums in the Frederick Avenue complex, including the Black Archives Museum.

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