Join us on Sunday, August 26th for our fifth annual An Evening with Ken Burns event! This year we will be screening episode 6, "Things Fall Apart", from his ground-breaking documentary, "The Vietnam War". The event will also feature an audience Q&A with Ken Burns and a book and DVD signing presented in conjunction with […]
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 […]
Bring your treasures or antiques for a show and tell presentation and old-fashioned ice cream tasting followed by a tour of the log cabin museum, or just come for the stories and treats! Interested in showcasing your artifact? RSVP for a presentation space with Barbara at 970-708-8245 or barbaray_45@hotmail.com Telluride Historical Museum’s fall Fireside Chats […]
Meet at the Cemetery and join Norwood’s Barbara Youngblood to hear stories of the people buried in Norwood’s cemetery and the special role it plays in community history. Telluride Historical Museum’s fall Fireside Chats are a series of weekly lectures held in the “Living Room” at the Madeline Hotel and Residences in Mountain Village as […]
Ever wondered why the town looks the way it does or what historic preservation is and why it's so important or what it is that the Historic Architectural Review Commission (HARC) does? Join along on this FREE tour to find out! HARC, in partnership with the Telluride Historical Museum, will be offering these hour long […]
Ridgway’s Pete Davis presents the history of climbing in the San Juans spanning over 150 years including tales of explorers, miners, cowboys and more recently, some of the greatest climbers the modern world has ever known. Telluride Historical Museum’s fall Fireside Chats are a series of weekly lectures held in the “Living Room” at the […]
This Fireside Chat will be held in Norwood... Ridgway’s Pete Davis presents the history of climbing in the San Juans spanning over 150 years including tales of explorers, miners, cowboys and more recently, some of the greatest climbers the modern world has ever known. Telluride Historical Museum’s fall Fireside Chats are a series of weekly […]
Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk of Towaoc, former co-chair of the Bears Ears Intertribal Coalition and past Ute Mountain Ute Tribal councilmember, will hold a roundtable at the Telluride Historical Museum on any and all Ute and Native-American subjects of concern to local citizens. Audience members are encouraged to join in the discussions. About Regina: Ms. Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk […]
Eagle Rockshelter and 13,000 Years of Living Well on the Western Slope. Along with the Telluride Institute, the Telluride Historical Museum is co-hosting retired BLM archaeologist Glade Hadden of Delta, Colorado. Hadden uncovered the Eagle Rockshelter on the Gunnison River in Delta County, the oldest archaeological site in Colorado. The site uncovered artifacts to demonstrate […]