History Colorado is proud to partner with Refugees + Immigrants United (RIU) as they launch an exciting and vibrant Colorado coalition that is refugee-founded and refugee-led. RIU is a dynamic and passionate group of advocates who are committed to connecting, educating, and inspiring the public with the unique stories and perspectives of our diverse communities. […]
Colorado's own cryptid, the Slide-Rock Bolter, invites you to Creeporado: An Evening of the Strange and Unusual. Come check out some of the oddest artifacts in our collection (mountain man dentures? bottles of strychnine? weird dolls?), make your own Victorian hair wreath, hear the best ghost and true crime stories from our state's past, enjoy […]
Join us for a discussion on how Indigenous crime fiction is uniquely suited to tackle complex topics such as colonization and sovereignty Join award-winning novelist and professor of Native American Studies and Political Science David Heska Wanbli Weiden (Sicangu Lakota Nation) for a discussion on how Indigenous crime fiction is uniquely suited to tackle complex […]
Join us for an introduction to the extraordinary life of Alexander von Humboldt, described by Charles Darwin as "the greatest travelling scientist who ever lived." This presentation will focus on Humboldt’s observations during his perception-changing voyage crisscrossing Latin America in 1799-1804, as well as the subsequent decades of meticulous data analysis that he recorded in […]
Join Samantha Martin, Temple Buell Associate Curator of Architecture, online for a special Behind-the-Scenes Tour of History Colorado's Architecture & Urban Planning Collection Attendees will get a unique look into the Collection to view a selection of architectural drawings, photographs, architectural models, and building fragments. Tour highlights will include the work of Robert S. Roeschlaub […]
History Colorado is proud to partner with the Associazione Benàch to present the film, The Lost Mountaineers. This historical documentary film focuses on the story of 25 soldiers who tragically lost their lives in a boat accident in 1945 History Colorado is proud to partner with the Associazione Benàch to present the film, The Lost […]
Join us to learn more about Colorado's arts and crafts movement, see the new collection donated by Ray & Donna to History Colorado, and even try out some of Griswold's leather punches to take home a little piece of history. Free with Museum admission. Coloradan Lester Griswold grew up learning leathercrafting and silvercrafting from Mexican […]
Please join History Colorado’s Blaxplanation and Askkanwii Filmmaking Hub for a day of film, food, and cultural expression as we celebrate Colorado’s own Cameroonian community. Askkanwii Filmmaking Hub is dedicated to telling the stories of the African Diaspora both at home and abroad. This day of events will feature the premier of their documentary on […]
