The Ouray Museum will open for the season on Thursday, April 19th. This museum has been dubbed “One of the Best Small Museums in the West” by the Smithsonian and should not be missed.  It has 27 rooms of Ouray County History on display as well as old photographs and other exhibits of early mining[continue reading...]

On Saturday, May 19th – Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Homestead Act by traveling back to the period of pioneers and self-sufficient living. Coordinated by the Aurora History Museum, spend the day experiencing life as it was in the 1860s while exploring Aurora’s historic Delaney Farm. Participate in special activities, tours, and presentations with[continue reading...]

Come to the Aurora History Museum on Sunday, March 11th and Join storyteller & writer John Stansfield for the story of John Otto, the first superintendent of Colorado National Monument. John Otto was the tireless booster and trial-builder for Colorado National Monument, which is celebrating its centennial year in 2011-2012. For two decades, the eccentric[continue reading...]

Be a part of the visitors who are enjoying the new 2012 exhibit: “The Invisible Connectedness of Things” by internationally recognized visual artist Kim Abeles and co-presented by the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and EcoArts Connections. Combining art and science, the exhibit vividly explores lichens as bio-monitors and indicators of air quality,[continue reading...]