History Colorado Center

In celebration of Colorado's long history of murals, we're excited to present the work of Anthony Garcia Sr., director of Birdseed Collective in Denver's Globeville/Elyria-Swansea neighborhood. Anthony will be hand-painting the wall of our...

Boarders and non-boarders alike will find inspiration in this look at the artistic side of snowboard design. Colorado artisans including Never Summer, Donek, Weston, Meier, and High Society will fill the History Colorado Center atrium with...

Hear the story of Colorado's longest continuous residents, told in their own voices. Take a journey to iconic Colorado places the Ute people call home. You'll see traditional arts, gorgeous photography, and contemporary video showing how...

On the second Saturday of each month, families have the opportunity to explore and create their own history, art, and culture through hands-on, immersive activities like adobe brick making, building log cabins, live performances, and role...

After the explorers came the trappers, the traders, the homesteaders and, close behind, the moneymen. This is a story of the people who began by financing early agriculture before the Civil War through the development of our suburbs and...

R. L. Cole weaves a retro style and tone with an electric, energetic howl and unique, wild performances. It's a hard-to-match mix of up-tempo primitive rock'n'roll, early psychedelic and blues ballads. Etched into the ebbs and tides of...

Tiny Tots gets children truly inside the orchestra by seating the audience on the floor and surrounding them with a 30+ piece orchestra. Designed for children six and under, this 45-minute program gives young ones the chance to interact...

Build (and keep!) your own Colorado-style LEGO® set, then take a special guided museum tour based on your creation. On February 16th, we'll build the LEGO Romantic Valentine Picnic Kit. The kit includes blooming tree on a heart-shaped lawn...

The Mile High Chapter of the Japanese Americans Citizens League is hosting the annual Day of Remembrance event marking February 19, 1942—the day President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, clearing the way for 120,000...

Lecture by Dr. Jared Orsi, Colorado State University Jared Orsi, professor of history and director of Colorado State University’s Public Lands History Center, will present from his book Citizen Explorer: The Life of Zebulon Pike. The...

As Denver's real estate "color line" began to move, so did African Americans. The early 1950s brought a flood of military personnel and all the sub service personnel and their families. Communities moved east past Downing Street, then to...

Terri Gentry, volunteer docent at the Black American West Museum, highlights the westward migration of African Americans and the significant contributions of black cowboys, educators, entrepreneurs, homesteaders, miners and medical and...

The Vocal Coalition—who affirm the inherent dignity in all cultures and their musical manifestations by supporting young musicians—are presenting a special atrium concert featuring students and other local contemporary musicians. Back by...

The lawlessness of the Wild West quickly lost its appeal for some. Theft, claim-jumping and murder were enough to bring Colorado's legal practices more in line with the civilized East. We examine the history of law—one of the most treasured...

On the second Saturday of each month, families have the opportunity to explore and create their own history, art, and culture through hands-on, immersive activities like adobe brick making, building log cabins, live performances, and role...

Build (and keep!) your own Colorado-style LEGO® set, then take a special guided museum tour based on your creation. On March 16th, we'll build the LEGO City Airshow Jet Kit. The kit includes a colorful airshow jet plane toy plus a pilot...

Lecture by Steven Conklin, Broadcast Pioneers of Colorado The rich history of radio in Colorado is shared through the stories of many of the broadcast pioneers, including the dentist who put the state’s first commercial station on the air...

In the 1800s, Denver's districts of debauchery included access to "nymphs and fairies." The state's legal documents talked of "crimes against nature," and dressing in "non-conforming" clothing could lead to violence. Colorado has come a...

Lecture by Dr. Erica Ellingson, University of Colorado A thousand years ago, the Ancestral Puebloans built a great civilization in a landscape where even now the sky is a powerful presence. In this presentation, we’ll explore the deep...

Lecture by Dr. Tom Noel Join our new State Historian, prolific author Tom “Dr. Colorado” Noel, as he reflects on five decades of studying Colorado history and how he’s seen the field rethink the state’s heritage. In this address he’ll look...