History Colorado Center

Colorado State University celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. From a single brick building to today's state-of-the-art Fort Collins campus, CSU continues educating, innovating and engaging students in Colorado and around the world....

The mid-twentieth century was tourism's heyday on Colfax Avenue. The main east-west thoroughfare through Colorado, "the 'Fax" beckoned visitors to the Rocky Mountain West. From its birth as US Highway 40 in 1926 until I-70 diverted traffic...

Through the lens of America's pastime, "Game Changers" highlights broader social transformations from Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Era. On the second floor in the Holland & Hart Gallery, this exhibit features extremely rare...

See historically significant paintings, sculptures, textiles, and writings from Colorado's Chicano/Mexican American community, including selections from up-and-coming artists as well as such prominent figures as Carlota EspinoZa, Carlos...

The John Denver Experience is a tranquil no-to-low touch environment. It is set amid the ambience of aspens and evergreens and backed by a soundtrack of essential John Denver songs that are punctuated with the sounds of nature. The...

On the brink of war against tyranny, FDR issued his famous proclamation that all Americans had the right to Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. Almost eighty years later, History Colorado is...

In works combining watercolor with historical photography, news clippings and text, Denver-based artist Adri Norris highlights women who've made history. She seeks to answer three questions about each woman she depicts: Who is she? What did...

Overnight Trek = Ambitious Time to turn your eyes to the skies with an exploration of the celestial sphere above us and the ways we interact with it. The highlight of our tour will be a visit to Westcliffe, the only International Dark Sky...

Join the Conversation. One hundred years ago, this country adopted the Nineteenth Amendment—the biggest expansion of voting rights in US history. Happening after decades of struggle and activism, it was a moment that revolutionized women's...

Author and journalist Tina Cassidy talks about the showdown between President Woodrow Wilson and suffrage leader Alice Paul, and what it meant for American democracy in the early years of the 20th century. Ticket Price: $15. Members $10....

The History Colorado Center is happy to open its doors for families who prefer a lower sensory museum environment. The museum will be closed to the general public, attendance limited and sounds in the exhibits turned down. Come and enjoy!...

"The Inhabitants of our Frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known Rule of Warfare, is an undistinguished Destruction, of all Ages, Sexes and Conditions." - The Declaration of Independence, 1776

Overnight Trek = Challenging History Colorado teams up again with Centennial Canoe Outfitters for this exciting trip through a wild, remote area. Along the journey, historian Dr. Andy Gulliford of Fort Lewis College facilitates the trip and...

How have American women built--and have been built by---our two-party political system? And what happens when women wield political power? Smithsonian Institute Historian and archivist Lisa Kathleen Graddy charts the birth of American...