Telluride Historical Museum

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 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! […]

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 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 […]

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 story of these bones. Sylvan has recently published “The Ice Blue Bones of Telluride: A Discovery Story”, a children’s book chronicling his find. Sylvan will […]

  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 in Mountain Village.  Tickets prices are Museum Lover at $275 and Museum Friend at $200 both include VIP admission to An Evening with Ken Burns […]

A FREE Show-and-Tell Storytelling Event Enjoy the stories told and objects shared from your community, or share an object yourself!   Want in on the action? 1. Bring an object with you. It should be able to fit through the door. 2. Presenters are chosen at random by drawing. There is a chance that you won’t […]

Join us for this two-mile downhill snowshoe tour along the Ridge Trail, as Telluride Adventure Center guide Eric Jorgensen discusses how fires, logging, agriculture, and mining in the area have influenced the forest we see today and how contemporary decisions set the trajectory for the forests of the future! Participants meet at 10:30am at the Telluride […]

A FREE Show-and-Tell Storytelling Event Enjoy the stories told and objects shared from your community, or share an object yourself! Want in on the action? 1. Bring an object with you. It should be able to fit through the door, and it does not have to pertain to Telluride. 2. Presenters are chosen at random […]

Enjoy the stories told and objects shared from your community, or share an object yourself!

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 […]