Ski Into History!
The Peaks Resort & Spa 136 Country Club D, Telluride, CO, United StatesFridays in February. Free and open to the public!
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Ski Into History!
The Peaks Resort & Spa 136 Country Club D, Telluride, CO, United StatesFridays in February. Free and open to the public!
FREE
Ski into History
The Peaks Resort & SpaA Telluride favorite! Hit the slopes with local storyteller Ashley Boling for this eye-opening skiing tour exploring Telluride’s legendary history. Free and open to the public! 10:00 a.m., The Peaks Resort and Spa (meet at the Valet counter on the 2nd floor)
Free
Historic Nordic Tour
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin long time local and story teller Ashley Boling as he shares the history of Trout Lake’s settlement, prospecting, and the great flood on the old railroad grade Nordic trail at scenic Trout Lake. Meet at the Telluride Nordic Center, located between the Town Park offices and the new Ice Pavilion, at 9:30 a.m. All […]
$45.00
Ski into History
The Peaks Resort & SpaA Telluride favorite! Hit the slopes with local storyteller Ashley Boling for this eye-opening sking tour exploring Telluride’s legendary history. Free and open to the public! 10:00 a.m., The Peaks Resort and Spa (meet at the Valet counter on the 2nd floor)
Free
After School at the Museum: Wireless Electricity
Telluride MuseumCome experiment with the wild ideas of wireless electricity and find out how Telluride's electrifying history weaves its way into the magical world of wireless.
Educator Open House
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesCalling all educators! Join us for this sneak peak at the Museum's offered educational programs! Fun for all ages, come enjoy some wine and cheese and learn how your class or group can take part!
Free
Museum Closes for Off Season
Telluride MuseumThe Telluride Historical Museum will be closed for the Spring Off Season beginning Sunday, March 30. We will re-open on Thursday, May 22. Please call or email for private appointments or tours.
CANCELLED – Family Field Trip to the Ute Indian Museum
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesTHIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Gather the family for a day at the Ute Museum in Montrose! Enjoy a guided tour of the Museum and dig into Ute history with fun hands-on activities. We will leave the Telluride Museum at 9:00am, returning by 3:30pm. Transportation is by carpool. Please bring your own lunch. Adults $10.00 […]
$5 – $10
Family Field Trip – Museum of the Mountain West – CANCELLED
Museum of the Mountain West 68169 Miami Rd, MontroseBring the kids for this exciting glimpse into 19th century Colorado at the Museum of the Mountain West in Montrose. Enjoy a guided tour through an extensive collection of artifacts and buildings, including a railroad depot, granary, church, log cabin, blacksmith shop and more! We will leave the Telluride Museum at 9:00am, returning by 3:30pm. […]
$10
Museum Opens for the Summer
The Museum re-opens for the Summer season on Thursday, May 22, 2014. Summer Hours: Monday - Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Thursdays until 7:00 p.m. Thursday is Locals Day when locals get in free!
FREE Swing Dance Lesson!
Sheridan Opera House 110 N Oak St, , Telluride, CO 81435, United StatesJoin locals Laura and Lance Colbert for a FREE and laid back beginner swing dance class at the Sheridan Opera House. Learn to cut-a-rug and pick up some new moves for the Telluride Historical Museum's "Swingin' at the Sheridan" swing dance on June 6. A second class will also be held on Tuesday, June 3 […]
FREE
Art from the Archives: Brittany Miller
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesArt from the Archives: with Brittany Miller From historical facts to pop culture, each artist will dust off the mystery behind some of our most loved pieces.
Free
FREE Swing Dance Lesson!
Sheridan Opera House 110 N Oak St, , Telluride, CO 81435, United StatesJoin locals Laura and Lance Colbert for a FREE and laid back beginner swing dance class at the Sheridan Opera House. Learn to cut-a-rug and pick up some new moves for the Telluride Historical Museum's "Swingin' at the Sheridan" swing dance on June 6. "Swingin' at the Sheridan" is in celebration of the Telluride Historical […]
FREE
Exhibit Opening, “Voices of Wartime: Telluride During WWII”
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesBe the first to see the Telluride Historical Museum's new annual exhibit, Voices of Wartime: Telluride during WWII. Experience wartime Telluride from those who lived and fought during this tragic twentieth-century conflict. The era is brought to life through vibrant oral histories, period film reels, iconic images, and never before seen artifacts. This event […]
Free
Swingin’ at the Sheridan!
Sheridan Opera House 110 N Oak St, , Telluride, CO 81435, United StatesCalling all dolls and dreamboats! Put on your dancin' shoes for a 1940s G.I. Swing Dance at the Sheridan Opera House! Jive to a live swing band, enjoy booze at the cash bar, and jitterbug the night away at this dynamite dance! This event is in celebration of the Telluride Historical Museum's exhibit opening, "Voices […]
$1010
Telluride Unearthed: Uranium Mining on the Western Slope
Wilkinson Public Library 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO, United StatesMore about Dr. MIchael Amundson Dr. Amundson is a professor of history at Northern Arizona University. His research focuses on the Atomic Age in the American West. As a relatively new field, Atomic History incorporates all things nuclear including such fields as community, environmental, cultural, social, political, and scientific history. Dr. Amundson is also a […]
Free
Historic Walking Tour
Telluride MuseumJoin long time local and storyteller Ashley Boling every Thursday through August 28 for this fun and lively tour about town! Learn more about the people, buildings, and events that make Telluride unique. Meet at the Telluride Historical Museum. There will be no tour on Thursday, July 3. $10 Museum Members / $15 non-members. Click here […]
$15
Richard Kurin lecture and book signing, “Smithsonian’s History of America in 101 Objects”
Wilkinson Public Library 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO, United StatesWhat do Martha the last passenger pigeon, a fragment from Plymouth Rock, and Julia Child’s kitchen have in common? Each of these objects tells an important story about the diverse history of America. These and 98 other objects are part of The Smithsonian’s […]
Free
Historic Walking Tour
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin long time local and storyteller Ashley Boling every Thursday through July 31 for this fun and lively tour about town! Learn more about the people, buildings, and events that make Telluride unique. Meet at the Telluride Historical Museum. There will be no tour on Thursday, July 3. $10 Museum Members / $15 non-members.
$15
After School at the Museum: Uranium Mining
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesWhat does Uranium have to do with Telluride? Explore how Uranium mining was important to Telluride during WWII, then make your own glow-in-the-dark uranium inspired art! A FREE program in conjunction with the Telluride Historical Museum's exhibit "Voices of Wartime: Telluride During WWII" on display through March 2015 The event takes place Wednesday, June 25 5:15 […]
Free
Art from the Archives: Dean Rolley
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesArt from the Archives with Dean Rolley The second of five conversations on art, life and inspiration hosted by some of your favorite local artists. Each month one artist will pull something fabulous (maybe something you've never seen before!) from the Museum archives and open up a discussion of their choosing. From historical facts to […]
Historic Walking Tour
Join long time local and storyteller Ashley Boling every Thursday through July 31 for this fun and lively tour about town! Learn more about the people, buildings, and events that make Telluride unique. Meet at the Telluride Historical Museum. There will be no tour on Thursday, July 3. $10 Museum Members / $15 non-members.
$15
Free Admission All Day – Annual 4th of July Program
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesLive entertainment at our annual fourth of July program with Ute dancers and lemonade from 12:30 to 3:00 and free admission all day at the Museum!
Free
Telluride Unearthed: Samuel Holiday, Navajo Code Talker
The Elks Lodge 472 W. Pacific Ave., Telluride, United States"Were it not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima." - Major Howard Connor, 5th Marine Division. A Telluride Unearthed program exploring the WWII Navajo Code Talkers, from cultural repression to confidential heroism and eventually public recognition. Join Samuel Holiday, author of the book Under the Eagle as he recounts his […]
$10
Historic Walking Tour
Join long time local and storyteller Ashley Boling every Thursday through July 31 for this fun and lively tour about town! Learn more about the people, buildings, and events that make Telluride unique. Meet at the Telluride Historical Museum. $10 Museum Members / $15 non-members.
$15
Screening of Uranium Drive-In
The Nugget Theatre 207 W. Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO, United StatesThe Telluride Historical Museum is hosting a screening of locally-produced documentary film, Uranium Drive-In. The screening and Q&A by producer Michelle Hill also serves as a prelude for the Museum's guided field trip to the town-site of Uravan, led in conjunction with the Rimrocker Historical Society. Uravan was a Manhattan Project site where Uranium was […]
$10
Historic Walking Tour
Join long time local and storyteller Ashley Boling every Thursday through July 31 for this fun and lively tour about town! Learn more about the people, buildings, and events that make Telluride unique. Meet at the Telluride Historical Museum. $10 Museum Members / $15 non-members.
$15
Habitat and History – Bear Creek Hike
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin experts in the local history and native plants of Telluride as they team up to lead a historical nature hike through beautiful Bear Creek. Space is limited. Click here to purchase tickets Saturday, July 19 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Ages 12+ Depart from the museum $20 / $15 Museum Members
$15 – $20
Art from the Archives: Kierstin Bridger
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesArt from the Archives with Kierstin Bridger Girls on the Line: When Contemporary Poetics meet Telluride's Turn of the Century Red Light District. "Demimonde," literally, "half-world," and the liminal space these women occupy. The third of five conversations on art, life and inspiration hosted by some of your favorite local artists. Each month one […]
Free
After School at the Museum – Codebreaking
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesLearn the science of cryptography and about the ultra-secret program that helped the Allies win WWII. Then learn how to make real secret codes -- and how to break them!
Free
Historic Walking Tour
Join long time local and storyteller Ashley Boling every Thursday through 28 for this fun and lively tour about town! Learn more about the people, buildings, and events that make Telluride unique. Meet at the Telluride Historical Museum. There will be no tour on Thursday, July 3. $10 Museum Members / $15 non-members. Click here to purchase tickets
$15
Dr. Tom Romero: Race-Making in Colorful and Colorblind Colorado
Wilkinson Public Library 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin us as Dr. Tom Romero, Associate Professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, explores the struggle for human and civil rights in Cold War Colorado. Dr. Romero will cover the legal and cultural history of race and racism in our state: KKK involvement in the 1920s, anti-Mexican sentiment in the 1930s, […]
Free
Historic Walking Tour
Join long time local and storyteller Ashley Boling every Thursday through August 28 for this fun and lively tour about town! Learn more about the people, buildings, and events that make Telluride unique. Meet at the Telluride Historical Museum. $10 Museum Members / $15 non-members.
$15
Fireside Chat: Rosie the Riveter (Norwood)
The Livery Playhouse 1555 Summit Street (The Barn), Norwood, CO, United States"We can no longer ignore that voice within women that says: 'I want something more than my husband and my children and my home.'" - Betty Friedan Part performance and part Q&A, this living history event features "Gail Murphy," one of millions of "Rosies" who went to work in industrial jobs to supply the front […]
Free
Historic Walking Tour
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin long time local and storyteller Ashley Boling every Thursday through August 28 for this fun and lively tour about town! Learn more about the people, buildings, and events that make Telluride unique. Meet at the Telluride Historical Museum. $10 Museum Members / $15 non-members.
$15
Fireside Chat: Rosie the Riveter (Mountain Village)
Hotel Madeline 568 Mountain Village Blvd, Telluride, CO, United States"We can no longer ignore that voice within women that says: 'I want something more than my husband and my children and my home.'" - Betty Friedan Part performance and part Q&A, this living history event features "Gail Murphy," one of millions of "Rosies" who went to work in industrial jobs to supply the front […]
Free
Fireside Chat: Flint Whitlock (Norwood)
The Livery Playhouse 1555 Summit Street (The Barn), Norwood, CO, United StatesThe 10th Mountain Division was instrumental in Italy during World War II, and its veterans went on to play a prominent role in the rise of the ski industry after the War. Join Flint Whitlock, author of "Soldiers on Skis: A Pictorial Memoir of the 10th Mountain Division," for an engaging Fireside Chat about […]
Free
Historic Walking Tour
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin long time local and storyteller Ashley Boling every Thursday through August 28 for this fun and lively tour about town! Learn more about the people, buildings, and events that make Telluride unique. Meet at the Telluride Historical Museum. $10 Museum Members / $15 non-members.
$15
Fireside Chat: Flint Whitlock (Mountain Village)
Hotel Madeline 568 Mountain Village Blvd, Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin Flint Whitlock, military historian and author of "Soldiers on Skis: A Pictorial Memoir of the 10th Mountain Division," for an engaging Fireside Chat about the Colorado ski industry, World War II, and the surprising relationship between the two. A FREE program in conjunction with the Telluride Historical Museum’s exhibit: “Voices of Wartime: Telluride During […]
Free
11th Annual Feasting on History: A Culinary Tour Through Telluride
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesDon't miss the 11th Annual Feasting on History: A Culinary Tour of Telluride! Join us for a guided walk through Telluride’s Historical District, learning about important landmarks and making visits to the finest gourmet restaurants in town. Restaurants include: Flavor Telluride, The River Club, there..., Smuggler's Brew Pub, La Marmotte, Arroyo, Telluride Truffle, and Flavor […]
$175 – $250
11th Annual Feasting on History: A Culinary Tour of Telluride
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesDon't miss the 11th Annual Feasting on History: A Culinary Tour of Telluride! Join us for a guided walk through Telluride’s Historical District, learning about important landmarks and making visits to the finest gourmet restaurants in town. Restaurants include: Flavor Telluride, The River Club, there..., Smuggler's Brew Pub, La Marmotte, Arroyo, Telluride Truffle, and Flavor […]
$175 – $250
Intro to Conservation Photography with Artist Riley Arthur
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesLearn more about the local history of Telluride, the basics of conservation photography, and join in at a shoot at Alta Lakes. Sign up by emailing info@telluridearts.org Limited space available. Bring: Yourself and your camera. DSLR preferred but not required. Meet: at the Telluride Historical Museum. Be prepared for a trip up to Alta Lakes […]
Free
CANCELLED – Art from the Archives: Patrick Apoc Felsenthal
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesThis event has been cancelled. Sorry for the inconvenience Art from the Archives: Presenting Artist Patrick Apoc Felsenthal #HISTORYBRO A look at Telluride's past through the digital eyes of the present from local graphic designer Patrick Apoc Felsenthal The third of five conversations on art, life and inspiration hosted by some of your favorite local […]
Free
Fireside Chat: Dr. Bonnie Clark (Norwood)
The Livery Playhouse 1555 Summit Street (The Barn), Norwood, CO, United StatesJoin Dr. Bonnie Clark, Associate Professor of anthropology at the University of Denver, and discover how archaeologists and historians unravel this history of Colorado's notorious Japanese Internment camps constructed during the Second World War. Bonnie Clark rediscovers this dark period by preserving the tangible history of the Amache internment camp, giving insight into the lives […]
Free
Historic Walking Tour
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin long time local and storyteller Ashley Boling every Thursday through August 28 for this fun and lively tour about town! Learn more about the people, buildings, and events that make Telluride unique. Meet at the Telluride Historical Museum. $10 Museum Members / $15 non-members.
$10 – $15
11th Annual Feasting on History: A Culinary Tour of Telluride
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesDon’t miss the 11th Annual Feasting on History: A Culinary Tour of Telluride! Join us for a guided walk through Telluride’s Historical District, learning about important landmarks and making visits to the finest gourmet restaurants in town. Restaurants include: Flavor Telluride, The River Club, there..., Smuggler's Brew Pub, La Marmotte, Arroyo, Telluride Truffle, and Flavor […]
$175 – $250
Fireside Chat: Dr. Bonnie Clark (Mountain Village)
Hotel Madeline 568 Mountain Village Blvd, Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin Dr. Bonnie Clark, Associate Professor of anthropology at the University of Denver, and discover how archaeologists and historians unravel this history of Colorado's notorious Japanese Internment camps constructed during the Second World War. Bonnie Clark rediscovers this dark period by preserving the tangible history of the Amache internment camp, giving insight into the lives […]
Free
11th Annual Feasting on History: A Culinary Tour of Telluride!
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesDon’t miss the 11th Annual Feasting on History: A Culinary Tour of Telluride! Join us for a guided walk through Telluride’s Historical District, learning about important landmarks and making visits to the finest gourmet restaurants in town. Restaurants include: Flavor Telluride, The River Club, there..., Smuggler's Brew Pub, La Marmotte, Arroyo, Telluride Truffle, and Flavor […]
$175 – $250
11th Annual Feasting on History: A Culinary Tour of Telluride
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesDon’t miss the 11th Annual Feasting on History: A Culinary Tour of Telluride! Join us for a guided walk through Telluride’s Historical District, learning about important landmarks and making visits to the finest gourmet restaurants in town. Restaurants include: Flavor Telluride, The River Club, there..., Smuggler's Brew Pub, La Marmotte, Arroyo, and Telluride Truffle! TOUR […]
$175 – $250
An Evening with Ken Burns, film screening of “The War,” and audience Q&A
The Palm Theater 721 W. Colorado Ave., Telluride, United StatesJoin us for this special film screening and discussion with award-winning, documentary film director Ken Burns and his film, "The War." This special event celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the Allied invasion of France in June 1944. Book and DVD sales will also be available courtesy of the Between the Covers Bookstore. Tickets: $20/ Adults […]
$15 – $20
Historic Walking Tours
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin long time local and storyteller Ashley Boling every Thursday through August 28 for this fun and lively tour about town! Learn more about the people, buildings, and events that make Telluride unique. Meet at the Telluride Historical Museum. $10 Museum Members / $15 non-members.
$15
Habitat and History: Bridal Veil Falls
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin experts from the Telluride Historical Museum and Colorado State University Extension as they team up to lead a historical nature hike up Bridal Veil Falls. Click here to purchase tickets. Saturday, August 30 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Ages 12+ Depart from the museum and carpool to the start of the hike at Pandora Mill. […]
$15 – $20
Lone Tree Cemetery Tour
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesDon’t miss this unique look at Telluride’s history and the iconic people that lived, worked, and were buried here. The tour will depart from the Museum and end at Lone Tree Cemetery. Click here to purchase advance tickets
$10 – $15
Book signing with Susan Dalton, “Telluride: A Silver Past, A Golden Future”
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesPhoto by Heather Sackett Join us for a book signing with author and Telluride local Susan Dalton in celebration of her book, "Telluride: A Silver Past: A Golden Future." Susan's new book about Telluride chronicles the town’s history from the early days when only the Uncompahgre Utes roamed the valley to today when homegrown skiing […]
Free
2nd Annual Adult Spelling Bee
Sheridan Opera House 110 N Oak St, , Telluride, CO 81435, United StatesGather your friends and make a BEELINE to the Telluride Historical Museum's 2nd Annual Adult Spelling Bee, Tuesday, September 9, 2014, 7:00 p.m., at the Sheridan Opera House! $15 General Seating | $50 Premium Seating Quick links: 2nd Annual Spelling Bee Rules Purchase Tickets Register your Team Thank you to our BEE supporters! […]
$15 – $50
How WWII Created the Modern Acoustic Guitar
Wilkinson Public Library 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin local vintage guitar expert and collector Tom Nading for a discussion about American guitar building during the Second World War and how wartime production changes helped to establish the guitar’s prominence in 20th Century American music. More about Tom Nading After studying the piano and trombone through elementary school, Tom Nading picked up the […]
Free
Lone Tree Cemetery Tour – CANCELED
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesThe tour on September 11 has been canceled. Please join us for next week's Lone Tree Cemetery Tour. Don’t miss this unique look at Telluride’s history and the iconic people that lived, worked, and were buried here. The tour will depart from the Museum and end at Lone Tree Cemetery.
$10 – $15
Habitat and History: Fall Colors
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin experts in the local history and native plants of Telluride for a historical nature hike during Telluride’s golden season. Meet at the Museum. The hike will follow the Jud Wiebe trail. Saturday, September 13 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Ages 12+ $20 / $15 Museum Members
$15 – $20
Lone Tree Cemetery Tour
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesDon’t miss this unique look at Telluride’s history and the iconic people that lived, worked, and were buried here. The tour will depart from the Museum and end at Lone Tree Cemetery. Tickets can be purchased over the phone, at the Museum or online at www.telluridemuseum.org/shop
$10 – $15
The Archaeology of Pueblo Pottery
Wilkinson Public Library 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO, United StatesWhat are archaeologists learning from the remarkable pottery crafted by the ancestral Pueblo Indians? Around 200 C.E., Pueblo peoples in the Southwest began producing pottery—utilitarian brown wares, and later, exquisitely painted white wares. Dr. Kari Schleher, an expert in the study of ancient pottery in the Southwest, will discuss how the study of pottery is […]
Free
Lone Tree Cemetery Tour
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesDon’t miss this unique look at Telluride’s history and the iconic people that lived, worked, and were buried here. The tour will depart from the Museum and end at Lone Tree Cemetery. Tickets can be purchased over the phone, at the Museum or online at www.telluridemuseum.org/shop
$10 – $15
Field Trip: Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center 23390 C R K, Cortez, CO, United StatesJoin us for a behind-the-scenes field trip to the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center! Tour includes a hands-on visit to the Center's research lab, the Pit House Learning Center, and the the great kiva at the Dillard archaeological dig. Lunch will be provided. Meet at the Museum at 9:00am to arrange carpools. We will return to Telluride […]
$80 – $90
Art from the Archives: Art Goodtimes
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesArt from the Archives with Art Goodtimes The final program of five conversations on art, life and inspiration hosted by some of your favorite local artists. Each month one artist will pull something fabulous (maybe something you’ve never seen before!) from the Museum archives and open up a discussion of their choosing.
Free
Lone Tree Cemetery Tour
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesDon’t miss this unique look at Telluride’s history and the iconic people that lived, worked, and were buried here. The tour will depart from the Museum and end at Lone Tree Cemetery. Tickets can be purchased over the phone, at the Museum or online at www.telluridemuseum.org/shop
$10 – $15
Museum Closes for Off-Season
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesThe Museum closes during the off-season between October 14 and November 23. This allows us to take on some more ambitious projects that we would not be able to do while the Museum is open to the public. Look for some revamped displays and interpretation when we reopen in November. Please note that although the […]
Lamplight Cemetery Tour
Lone Tree Cemetery 1015 E Colorado Ave, TellurideA seasonal spin on our Lone Tree Cemetery Tours: the history and legends of Telluride’s past come to life in the dramatic (and historically accurate!) ambiance of lamp light. The tour will meet at Lone Tree Cemetery. Dress warmly and bring a flashlight. Tickets can be purchased over the phone, at the Museum, or online at www.telluridemuseum.org/shop
$10 – $15
Lamplight Cemetery Tour
Lone Tree Cemetery 1015 E Colorado Ave,, TellurideA seasonal spin on our Lone Tree Cemetery Tours: the history and legends of Telluride’s past come to life in the dramatic (and historically accurate!) ambiance of lamp light. The tour will meet at Lone Tree Cemetery. Dress warmly and bring a flashlight. Tickets can be purchased over the phone, at the Museum, or online at www.telluridemuseum.org/shop
$10 – $15
Haunted Hospital
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesGather your courage for a haunted journey through Telluride’s former hospital. Bring your friends and get ready to be spooked! Friday, October 31, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. $10 / $5 students (must present student ID) Click here to purchase advance tickets!
$5 – $10
Museum Re-opens!
Please note our hours change slightly during the winter season. The new hours are as follows: Tuesday-Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursdays until 7:00 p.m.
Telluride Gives 12.13.14!
On December 13, 2014, or 12.13.14, the Telluride Foundation and other local nonprofit organizations hope that every single citizen will log-on to www.telluridegives.org and contribute to their favorite local charities. Donors search for and choose a nonprofit and give directly to something that will make a difference and celebrate the magic of the Telluride region. This year, help support […]
Museum closed
Telluride MuseumTelluride Elks Club Christmas, 1910. THM 78-4381. The Museum will be closed for Christmas on Thursday, December 25. We will reopen to our normal business hours on Friday, December 26. Happy Holidays!
Museum closed
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesThe Telluride Historical Museum will be closed on Thursday, January 1, 2015 for New Year's Day. Happy holidays!
‘Ski into History’ Tour
Mountain Village Core Mountain Village Core, Uncompahgre National Forest, Mountain Village, CO 81435, CO, United StatesJoin us for a one-of-a-kind experience exploring the history of the Telluride Ski Resort with local story teller Ashley Boling! Ski into History tours depart every Friday in January through March 2015, at 10:00 a.m. from the Mountain Village Heritage Plaza. Tours will last about 1 1/2 hours and cover easier terrain for all abilities. You must […]
$15 – $20
‘Ski into History’ Tour
Mountain Village Core Mountain Village Core, Uncompahgre National Forest, Mountain Village, CO 81435, CO, United StatesJoin us for a one-of-a-kind experience exploring the history of the Telluride Ski Resort with local story teller Ashley Boling! Ski into History tours begin every Friday in January through March 2015, at 10:00 a.m. from the Mountain Village Heritage Plaza. Tickets are $20/$15 for members. Click here to purchase advance tickets!
$15 – $20
Celebrate Telluride as a Place of Invention: film screening of “Hydro Power” and student presentations
Sheridan Opera House 110 N Oak St, , Telluride, CO 81435, United StatesJoin the Museum and The Pinhead Institute as we celebrate Telluride as a "Place of Invention" with an advanced screening of Rocky Mountain PBS' "Hydro Power" and student presentations! Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at the Sheridan Opera House. A FREE event! In 2013, the Museum and The Pinhead Institute were selected by the Smithsonian's Lemelson […]
Free
‘Ski into History’ Tour
Museum of the Mountain West 68169 E. Miami Road, MontroseWhy take a walking history tour when you can do it on skis? Ski into History Tours are a fun and relaxed way to get to know the mountain and the history of Telluride with knowledgeable local guide Ashley Boling. The tours take place on the resort, so you will need skis or a snowboard and a […]
$15 – $20
Snowshoe Tour – A Landscape Through Time
Eco Adventures in Mountain Village 567 Mountain Village Blvd., Unit 110, Mountain Village, CO, United StatesA Landscape Through Time: The Natural and Human History of Turkey Creek Mesa It’s been said that whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting; find out who shot rancher Jake Lawson in a row over water rights on the next snowshoe tour with Eco Adventures guide, Eric Jorgensen. The town of Mountain Village […]
$45
‘Ski into History’ Tour
Mountain Village Core Mountain Village Core, Uncompahgre National Forest, Mountain Village, CO 81435, CO, United StatesWhy take a walking history tour when you can do it on skis? Ski into History Tours are a fun and relaxed way to get to know the mountain and the history of Telluride with knowledgeable local guide Ashley Boling. The tours take place on the resort, so you will need skis or a snowboard and […]
$15 – $20
After School with the Museum: Fun with Radar!
Wilkinson Public Library 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO, United StatesThe radar operator of a No. 220 Squadron Boeing Fortress at Benbecula in the Hebrides, May 1943. On January 27, at 3:30 p.m., at the Wilkinson Public Library, the Museum will host: "Radar: what is it and how does it work?" Students will learn the fascinating history of the technology that changed the world, then […]
Free
‘Ski into History’ Tour
Mountain Village Core Mountain Village Core, Uncompahgre National Forest, Mountain Village, CO 81435, CO, United StatesWhy take a walking history tour when you can do it on skis? Ski into History Tours are a fun and relaxed way to get to know the mountain and the history of Telluride with knowledgeable local guide Ashley Boling. The tours take place on the resort, so you will need skis or a snowboard and […]
$15 – $20
‘Ski Into History’ Tour
Mountain Village Core Mountain Village Core, Uncompahgre National Forest, Mountain Village, CO 81435, CO, United StatesBruce Palmer at Dallas Divide, c. 1930. THM 2006-01-178. Why take a walking history tour when you can do it on skis? Ski into History Tours are a fun and relaxed way to get to know the mountain and the history of Telluride with knowledgeable local guide Ashley Boling. The tours take place on the resort, so […]
$15
An Evening with the 10th Mtn. Division: 20th anniversary screening of “Fire on the Mountain” and audience Q&A
Sheridan Opera House 110 N Oak St, , Telluride, CO 81435, United StatesJoin us for "An Evening with the 10th Mountain Division: 20th anniversary screening of "Fire on the Mountain" and audience Q&A. On Friday, February 6, 2015, veterans from the 10th, along with Telluride filmmakers George and Beth Gage and Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Famer Johnnie Stevens will host the 20th Anniversary screening of […]
$25 – $250
‘Ski Into History’ Tour
Mountain Village Core Mountain Village Core, Uncompahgre National Forest, Mountain Village, CO 81435, CO, United StatesBruce Palmer at Dallas Divide, c. 1930. THM 2006-01-178. Why take a walking history tour when you can do it on skis? Ski into History Tours are a fun and relaxed way to get to know the mountain and the history of Telluride with knowledgeable local guide Ashley Boling. The tours take place on the resort, so […]
$15
‘Ski Into History’ Tour
Mountain Village Core Mountain Village Core, Uncompahgre National Forest, Mountain Village, CO 81435, CO, United StatesBruce Palmer at Dallas Divide, c. 1930. THM 2006-01-178. Why take a walking history tour when you can do it on skis? Ski into History Tours are a fun and relaxed way to get to know the mountain and the history of Telluride with knowledgeable local guide Ashley Boling. The tours take place on the resort, so […]
$15
Snowshoe Tour – Prospect Basin’s Fen Wetlands
Eco Adventures in Mountain Village 567 Mountain Village Blvd., Unit 110, Mountain Village, CO, United StatesDiscover this unusual ecosystem of year-round wetlands whose age stretches back over 10,000 years, right in Telluride's backyard!
$45
After School with the Museum: Secret Codes with Naval Flags
Wilkinson Public Library 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin the Telluride Historical Museum for After School with the Museum: Secret Codes with Naval Flags! In World War II, naval ships used technology to talk between ships that was silent, effective, and hundreds of years old - flags! Now it's your turn! Students (ages 8-15) will make their own naval flags, spell out a […]
Free
‘Ski Into History’ Tour
Mountain Village Core Mountain Village Core, Uncompahgre National Forest, Mountain Village, CO 81435, CO, United StatesBruce Palmer at Dallas Divide, c. 1930. THM 2006-01-178. Why take a walking history tour when you can do it on skis? Ski into History Tours are a fun and relaxed way to get to know the mountain and the history of Telluride with knowledgeable local guide Ashley Boling. The tours take place on the resort, so […]
$15
3rd Annual Adult Spelling Bee
Sheridan Opera House 110 N Oak St, , Telluride, CO 81435, United StatesGather your friends and make a BEELINE to the Telluride Historical Museum’s 3nd Annual Adult Spelling Bee, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 7:00 p.m., at the Sheridan Opera House! Admission: $5/ General seating Click here to purchase tickets! Teams of three work together to spell and win fabulous prizes! Returning teams receive a registration discount. Masters […]
$5
Snowshoe Tour – The Narrow Gauge RR and AC Power
Eco Adventures in Mountain Village 567 Mountain Village Blvd., Unit 110, Mountain Village, CO, United StatesDiscover the history of Telluride's railroad grade from the Denver Rio Grande to the Galloping Goose, as well as the Ames power plant and the region's electrifying past!
$45
After School with the Museum: Rocketry
Wilkinson Public Library 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO, United StatesEveryone knows that the United States won the Space Race and sent a man to the Moon, but many people don't know that modern rocketry got its start in World War II. Join us on Tuesday, March 24, 2:30 p.m., at the Wilkinson Public Library to learn more about the fascinating history of rocket science! […]
Free
Museum Closed for Off-season
The Museum will be closed beginning Wednesday, March 25 and will re-open Thursday, May 28! Look for some revamped displays and interpretation when we reopen in May!
Día de los Niños, at the Wilkinson Public Library
Wilkinson Public Library 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin the Museum and other area partners at the Wilkinson Public Library for El día de los niños (Children's Day), an annual celebration of children, families, and reading. Visitors will also meet other families, learn about local educational resources, and connect children to the world of learning. The Museum will have a historical-themed photo booth […]
Free
Museum re-opens for summer!
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesMuseum re-opens for summer on Thursday, May 28! Our summer hours: Monday - Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Thursdays open until 7:00 p.m. - Locals get in free!)
Historic Walking Tour of Telluride
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin us for a one-of-a-kind experience exploring the history of Telluride with local story teller Ashely Boling! Learn more about the people, the history, and the architecture that make Telluride so special. Tour starts at the Telluride Historical Museum. Purchase tickets online or call us at (970) 728-3344. Click here to purchase tickets!
$10 – $15
Annual Exhibit Opening: ‘Forces of Nature: Telluride’s Prehistoric Journey’
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesJoin us for our exhibit opening of the Museum's 2015-16 annual exhibit, Forces of Nature: Telluride's Prehistoric Journey! Refreshments and a behind-the-scenes tour included - Free and open to the public. More about Forces of Nature: Telluride's Prehistoric Journey What was Telluride like before there were people? Before the ski resort, the mines and even […]
FREE
Lone Tree Cemetery Tour
Lone Tree Cemetery 1015 E Colorado Ave,, TellurideJoin us for a unique look into Telluride history and the iconic people who lived, worked, and were buried here. The meeting place of this event has changed. Tours will now meet at the Museum at 1:00. Those who still wish to meet at Lone Tree Cemetery may do so. The tour group will arrive […]
$10 – $15
2015 Summer Lecture Series: “Colorado’s Newest Mass Extinction”
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesThis talk will focus on fossil, sedimentary, and chemical evidence for a massive reef-killing extinction that occurred 360 million-years-ago during the Devonian period. This evidence is contained in strata that occur in western and southwestern Colorado, and promises insights into what happens after a major ocean acidification event. James Hagadorn is […]
FREE
Lecture and Book Signing: “The Electric Edge of Academe”
Telluride Historical Museum 201 W. Gregory Ave., Telluride, CO, United StatesDeep Springs College was founded by L.L. Nunn after he brought hydroelectricity to Telluride and the world. Jackson Newell is President Emeritus of Deep Springs and the author of “The Electric Edge of Academe: The Saga of Lucien L. Nunn and Deep Springs College,” a look at the life and legacy of an irrepressible innovator. […]
FREE
Hike Into History – Tomboy Road
Join local geologist Todd Brown for a hike up historic Tomboy Road and learn about the immense geological forces that created the Telluride Valley. Meet at the Telluride Historical Museum. Tickets are $20 or $15 for Museum members. For tickets or information, call (970) 728-3344 or email lucas@telluridemuseum.org The hike will be about 5 miles […]