Be 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 […]
Calling 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 […]
More 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 […]
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 […]
What do Martha the last passenger pigeon, a fragment from Plymouth Rock, and Julia Child’s kitchen have in […]
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 […]
What 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 […]
Art 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 […]
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 […]
Live 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!
"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 […]
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 […]
The 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 […]
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 […]
Join 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 […]
Art 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 […]
Learn 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!
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. […]
Join 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. […]
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 […]
"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 […]
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 […]
"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 […]
The 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 […]
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 […]
Join 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 […]
Don'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 […]
Don'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 […]
Learn 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. […]
This 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 […]
Join 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 […]
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 […]
Don’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 […]
Join 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 […]
Don’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 […]
Don’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 […]
Join 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 […]
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 […]
Join 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. […]
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 […]
Photo 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 […]
Gather 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 […]
Join 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 […]
The 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 […]
Join 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 […]
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 […]
What 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 […]
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 […]
Join 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 […]
Art 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 […]
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 […]
The 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 […]
A 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 […]
A 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 […]
Gather 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 […]
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.
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 […]
Telluride 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. […]
The Telluride Historical Museum will be closed on Thursday, January 1, 2015 for New Year's Day. Happy holidays!
Join 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, […]
Join 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 […]
Join 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, […]
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 […]
A 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 […]
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 […]
The 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 […]
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 […]
Bruce 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 […]
Join 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, […]
Bruce 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 […]
Bruce 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 […]
Discover this unusual ecosystem of year-round wetlands whose age stretches back over 10,000 years, right in Telluride's backyard!
Join 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 […]
Bruce 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 […]
Gather 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/ […]
Discover 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!
Everyone 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 […]
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!
Join 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 […]
Museum 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. - […]
Join 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 […]
Join 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 […]
Join 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 […]
This 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 […]
Deep 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 […]
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. […]
Stop by the Museum after the Fourth of July Parade and enjoy a rootbeer float and free admission!
In 2011, Sylvan Bald stumbled upon two exposed dinosaur fossils near Telluride while on a hike. After working with a paleontologist and other local experts, Sylvan helped piece together the […]
See Telluride as you've never seen it before! Join local historian Rudy Davison for an enlightening trek up Bear Creek and beyond to the historic Nellie Mine. Hikers should be […]
"Tough Men in Hard Places: A Photographic Collection" The mines in southwestern Colorado were in trouble and needed cheap, reliable electric power to keep running. This is the story of […]
"Tough Men in Hard Places: A Photographic Collection" The mines in southwestern Colorado were in trouble and needed cheap, reliable electric power to keep running. This is the story of […]
Join local mining historian Rudy Davison for a trek to this historic mill above Telluride!
Ores to Metals: The Rocky Mountain Smelting Industry James Fell discusses his book, a comprehensive treatment of the smelting industry of Colorado. Packed with fascinating stories, statistics and mining data, […]
James Fell discusses his book, a comprehensive treatment of the smelting industry of Colorado.
Meet Enos Mills in person as presented by storyteller and biographer John Stansfield.
Meet Enos Mills in person as presented by storyteller and biographer John Stansfield.
Join us for the 12th Annual Feasting on History, a benefit for the Telluride Historical Museum, on Saturday, August 29th from 6:30PM to 10PM at La Piazza del Villaggio […]
Join us for this special film screening of episode 5 of The Civil War and discussion with award-winning, documentary film director Ken Burns. Episode 5: "The Universe of Battle" focuses […]
Join us for a night of trivia and fun for the September Art Walk! No need to put together a team, Museum trivia is an individual sport. This will be […]
At the end of the last Ice Age, North America was populated by mastodons, woolly mammoths, lions, tigers, one ton sloths, camels, and other exotic animals. As humans began to populate North America, most of these megafauna went extinct.
