I believe the Western History Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA is located in a former railway station. >FROM:Yasui R. >Dear Friends, >Currently I am preparing an article on museums which are located in railway st >ations. I would be most thankful if somebody could kindly suggest me names and > locations of museums and galleries which are operating in the premises of rai >lway stations. >The followings are the ones which I have come across already. > >Tokyo Station Gallery/ Tokyo Station, Japan/ non collecting art gallery/ estab >lished and run by Japan Railways (once a state run monopoly)/ 1991 open. >Kindermuseum/ Munich Central Station, Germany/ children's museum/ NPO/ adminis >tration offices are outside of the station but they have exhibition facilities > in the Munich Bahnhof (=station)/ open 1993. >Miami Children's Museum/ Metrorail Station, Miami USA/ NPO/ start-up: 1999/ cu >rrently located as a temporary facility in a shopping mall/ current name: Miam >i Youth Museum. >I know the Museum Center in Cinicinatti, USA is located in a huge terminal sta >tion which is no more a station. >It would be nice to share information about this subject with others on the Mu >seum-L. So please forward your generous suggestions on the line, thank you. > >Yours very truly, > >Ryo >YASUI R. >Lecturer (Tamagawa University) >Museum Consultant ------------ Bernard Barryte Associate Director / Chief Curator Stanford University Museum of Art Brown Bldg./620 Campus Dr. Stanford, CA 94305-5060 [log in to unmask] tel: 650/ 725-0466 fax: 650/ 725-0464