Museums in Denver
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The Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum opened its doors in 2008 and is one of the only facilities in the world dedicated to the culture of mountaineering. The museum honors the achievements of mountaineers from America and around the globe, with exhibits that focus on climate, science and scenery.
The Madden Museum of Art may be located in a Denver Tech Center office building, but its exhibits can be over-the-top eclectic. The collection includes works by the likes of Thomas Hart Benton, Robert Rauschenberg, Thomas Moran and Jackson Pollack; there are also special, themed exhibits.
Next time you drive through the mountains and see an old mine that evokes romantic images of Colorado’s gold-rush days, stop by the Idaho Springs Heritage Museum and Visitor’s Center. The Clear Creek Watershed Exhibit that takes up an entire back room is a stunning documentation of the old mining days.
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The Counter Terrorism Education Learning Lab – the CELL — is located across the plaza from the Denver Art Museum. The nonprofit center, which is funded by local real-estate mogul Larry Mizel, focuses on the state of terrorism in modern times.
A cycling research library and museum of cycling history, with a mock 1889 bicycle repair shop and exhibits of Victorian-era bikes and bicycling accessories and clothing, located in Golden along the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway.
The Stiles African American Heritage Center is an on-site extension of African American History on Wheels, which got its start in 1992. The center is located in a Victorian frame house in Five Points, in the heart of Denver’s historic African-American community. The museum displays pictures and artifacts that piece together the lives of dozens […]
Leaves Durango for Silverton several times daily, through Oct. 29.
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Exensive collection of artifacts, photographs and documents relating to firefighting history from 1866 to the present.
The Wildlife Experience — now part of CU South Denver — is an art and natural history museum that is home to an impressive wildlife art collection and interactive, educational displays including Globeology, Science on a Sphere and special exhibits. Featuring large format films in the Movie Theater.
Exhibits include antique automobiles, railroad equipment, the world’s largest locomotive, Amelia Earhart’s car, motorcycles, trolleys, carriages, bicycles and more.
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Permanent exhibits on the life of Buffalo Bill Cody and a Native American gallery dedicated to tribespeople who performed in Cody’s Wild West show; including Buffalo Bill: The Showman, exhibit on Buffalo Bill Cody’s rise to fame.
Permanent exhibits of Aurora history and changing exhibits on various topics of general interest, classes and lectures.
The Children’s Museum of Denver, which was founded in 1973, provides an interactive and fun learning experience for children, newborn through eight, and their parents. With hands-on exhibits, daily programming and year-round special events, it’s hard not to enjoy being educated here, no matter what your age.