Telluride Historical Museum

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The Telluride Historical Museum cordially invites you to attend its 50th Anniversary Golden Gala Fundraiser Thursday, July 28th, 2016 at the Peaks Resort and Spa, 136 Country Club Dr., Telluride, CO 81435 Cocktails: 6:30 pm | Dinner: 7:30 pm | Dancing: Till 11:00 pm Formal Golden Attire Encouraged Tickets: Museum Friend $150 ~ Museum Lover […]

Join us for this special film screening of episode 5 of The National Parks: America's Best Idea and a discussion with award-winning, documentary film director Ken Burns.

Join local photographer Audrey Mann on a tour through Telluride’s historic alleys. Please bring your preferred camera and a basic understanding of its use. Participants will learn: the basics of photo composition, how to select the best photo of a shoot, history of the Telluride’s alleyways and the sheds that adorn them. Participants’ photos will […]

Red Light and Recreation Walking Tour Wednesday, October 5th 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Meet at the Telluride Historical Museum $20 members | $25 non-members During the heyday of Telluride’s mining era, life was by no means all work and no play. Join Executive Director Kiernan Lannon and award-winning poet Kierstin Bridger on a tour […]

The Museum will be closed for the offseason beginning on Friday, October 14th. We will reopen on Tuesday, December 6th. We look forward to seeing you in the winter!

The Museum re-opens for the winter season on Tuesday, December 6th. Our winter hours will be Tuesday through Saturday, 11AM-5PM. We'll be open late - until 7PM- on Thursdays. Thursdays are also locals free day! We look forward to seeing you at YOUR museum.

Join us and the Telluride Adventure Center for a Historical Snowshoe Tour: "Navigation in the Wilds Before GPS" Sign up for an exclusive guided snowshoe tour on Saturday, January 21st. Experience the exquisite natural beauty of the San Juan Mountains while learning basic skills used by early explorers in the region that enabled them to […]

CALLING ALL FOODIES: Learn winter plant identification like you never have before. This is your chance to touch and sample some of the foods and beverages the Native Americans, early settlers and explorers depended on to live in Southwest Colorado. Sponsored by the Telluride Historical Museum and led by local naturalists John SirJesse and Connie […]

The Telluride Historical Museum hosts their first annual winter fundraiser,  The Social: Craft Cocktails of the Past on February 25, 2017 Join the Telluride Historical Museum for its first annual winter fundraiser, The Social: Craft Cocktails of the Past on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at 7:00 pm!  The event will take place at the Ah Haa School for […]

Celebrate the debut of the Museum's newest exhibit with refreshments and fun on June 1 from 5:30-7:30 pm during First Thursday Art Walk. All are welcome to attend this free event! Experience the wild history of the gateway to Telluride! Turning the corner towards Telluride is a magical moment. Seasons reveal either a lush meadow […]

Summer Lecture Series: The Valley Floor and Our Native Heritage Tuesday, June 20 |6:00 pm |FREE The Valley Floor’s human history began with the Nuchu, or Utes, who were the first people to visit the Telluride Valley Floor and are the area’s longest continuous residents. Join us at the Museum as former Uintah and Ouray […]

Crawl -  don’t walk - back in time!! RBG (Roma Bar & Grill) | Sheridan | Liberty Join the Telluride Historical Museum for a Historical Pub Crawl to three of Telluride’s most enjoyable bars. The crawl kicks off at Roma Bar and Grill, otherwise known as RGB. This historic bar has been home to various […]

Free Admission All Day! Root Beer Floats will be served at the Museum starting at 12:30 after the parade is over.  

  Hike into History: Blue Lake Saturday, July 15| 9:00 AM | | $20 / $15 Museum Members | Meet at the Museum This hike will take approximately 5 hours and is a strenuous hike. The route will follow the Pulaski aerial tram and later the renovated pipelines connecting Lewis Basin and Blue Lake. Participants […]

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 | 5:30pm  - 6:30pm Join the Telluride Historical Museum and award-winning poet Kierstin Bridger on a tour through Telluride’s notorious, historic Red Light District. Tour begins at the Museum. Tickets can be purchased online or at the Museum.

Hike into History: Marshall Creek Trail    Saturday, August 19th | 9:00 am| $20 / $15 Museum Members | Meet at the Museum This hike will take approximately 4 hours and is a moderate hike. The route will follow the old wagon road access to Savage basin along the lower Marshall Creek Basin, passing the north side […]

Feasting on History  Join us for the 13th Annual Feasting on History, a benefit dinner for the Telluride Historical Museum, on Thursday, August 24th from 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm at the Sheridan Opera House. This annual fundraiser will be an opportunity for the Telluride community to show their support to the Museum, celebrate our rich history and heritage, […]

  The Fireside Chats are an annual series of free lectures in which artists, authors, performers, and intellectuals discuss local and regional history. Steve Lee as L.L Nunn A living history presentation with Steve Lee as L.L. Nunn who was the manager of the Gold King Mine and the first to successfully use long distance […]

The Fireside Chats are an annual series of free lectures in which artists, authors, performers, and intellectuals discuss local and regional history. Steve Lee as L.L Nunn A living history presentation with Steve Lee as L.L. Nunn who was the manager of the Gold King Mine and the first to successfully use long distance alternating […]

The Fireside Chats are an annual series of free lectures in which artists, authors, performers, and intellectuals discuss local and regional history.  Join Norwood’s Barbara Youngblood and other locals as they tell the story of how a historical stagecoach came to Norwood and the special role it plays in community history.

The Fireside Chats are an annual series of free lectures in which artists, authors, performers, and intellectuals discuss local and regional history. Rudy Davison presents “A Bizarre Murder at the Cashin Mine.” Unravel the mystery behind a gruesome and mysterious death at this copper mine located in the Southwest area adjacent to Paradox Valley. October […]

We will reopen for Winter Hours on December 5th.

Zia leader and Artist, Peter Pino, will give a free lecture at 6 p.m. Wed. May 16th in the Magazine Room of the Wilkinson Public Library on “Petroglyphs and Zia Tradition,” co-sponsored with the The Telluride Institute, Inc. and the Telluride Historical Museum. A former Governor and War Chief of the Pueblo of Zia, Peter […]

The Telluride Historical Museum will be opening for the summer season on Monday, June 4th.  Our summer hours will be: Mon-Sat., 11AM-5PM with extended hours on Thursday, until 7PM.  Sundays, 1PM-5PM. We look forward to seeing you this summer.

Join us on June 7th, from 6PM to 8PM as we host a reception for the opening of our new annual exhibit, Children of Winter Never Grow Old: Snow Sports in the San Juans.  The exhibit, which explores the history of Telluride as a winter playground, features a number of interactive elements and highlights such […]

What if snow stops falling? What can we do to combat climate change? Join us on June 19th as Dr. Adam Chambers, consultant/co-founder of the Pinhead Climate Institute, and Jeff Proteau, VP of Mountain Operation and Planning, Telluride Ski and Golf, discuss how climate change is impacting winter and snow sports in the Telluride region. Guests will […]

Free Family Night at the Museum: Snow Sports in July Monday July 30th | 5:30pm| FREE at the Museum Join us for snacks and free admission to the museum! Experience hands-on stations for all ages focusing on snow sports and snow science. Take away crafts and enter for a chance to win raffle prizes.Fun for […]

August 18th,  9am Meeting at the Museum Hike into History: Ames Hydro Power With Rudy Davison This tour will take approximately 5 hours and is a moderate hike combined with driving portions. The tour will be carpooling from the Museum to the Ames Power Plant for a behind the scenes tour. Then we will caravan to […]

Join us on Wednesday, September 5th, for the latest in our Historical Pub Crawl series.  This crawl's theme is, "We've Seen It All."  The crawl will visit three local establishments where a guest speaker at each bar will talk about how the Town, it's character and it's characters have changed (or not changed) over the […]

The Fireside Chats are an annual series of free lectures in which artists, authors, performers, and intellectuals discuss local and regional history. “You Should be Dead but Somehow You Managed to Survive” Mining historian Rudy Davison presents a compendium of near mining tragedies in the Telluride area during the twilight of the high grade years […]

Halloween Night - Wednesday October 31st, 2018 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm $10 Adults $5 students Bring your courage for a haunted journey through Telluride’s former hospital!                                          

First day of the winter season

Free after school program at the library.

The Telluride Historical Museum is currently closed while we build for our upcoming annual exhibit. Staff will be at the Museum working on other projects for the summer including some wonderful programming and insightful events. Stay tuned for those announcements. In the meantime... If you are in dire need of visiting the Museum you can […]

After the parade head up North Fir street to enjoy some old fashion root beer floats at the Telluride Historical Museum. All proceeds benefit the Telluride Historical Museum.

The Telluride Historical Museum will open for the summer on Monday, June 3rd. Our summer hours will be: *Open seven days a week* Sunday 1-5:00 p.m. Monday - Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Thursday open until 7:00 p.m. and FREE FOR LOCALS

Supporters and Museum Premier Members (Silver and up) will get a sneak peak of the Telluride Historical Museum's newly installed annual exhibit, If These Walls Could Talk: Preservation & Change

Join us to celebrate the opening of our new annual exhibit. There will be finger food and drinks.

Experience hands-on stations focusing on building and construction activities. Join us for snacks and free admission to the museum. Take away crafts and enter for a chance to win raffle prizes. Fun for all ages! In partnership with the Wilkinson Public Library.