Museums of Western Colorado Museum Headlines Museum of the West brings back the ‘speakeasy’ The Museum of the West is commemorating the opening of a new 1920’s exhibit by bringing back the classic speakeasy. Local museum is taking us back a century As we embark upon the 2020’s, the Museums of Western Colorado remind locals of what the Western Slope was like a century ago with a new exhibit. Anti-mask anger forces children’s museum to close DENVER (AP) — A Colorado children’s museum is the latest casualty of harassment by people angry over mask mandates designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, for decades a popular downtown attraction primarily devoted to those age 8 and under, temporarily closed on Wednesday because of escalating harassment of […] Denver museum gives up allegedly looted Cambodian … DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors have filed a complaint in federal court seeking the forfeiture of four Cambodian antiquities that were sold to the Denver Art Museum by a late art dealer accused of pillaging and illegally selling ancient artifacts. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed the complaint Monday, and the […] A fall day on the farm at Cross Orchards GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – (KREX) After COVID-19 cancelled the event last year, the Cross Orchards Historic Site reopened to the public today, for the return of Fall Day on the Farm. With the change in seasons, the fall harvest is here and Cross Orchards offered community members the chance to taste some fresh cider and […] ‘Fall Day on the Farm’ live studio interview for … Celebrate the fall harvest at Cross Orchards Historic Site. It is on October 9th, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Events to Look Forward to at the Museum of the West The Museum of the West in downtown Grand Junction will host two special events June 13 at 5:30 p.m, Museums of Western Colorado Offers Free Admission … The Museums of Western Colorado announces it will join museums nationwide in participating in the tenth summer of Blue Star Museums, a program which provides free admission to our nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families this summer. The 2019 program is available now and will run through Monday, September 2, 2019, Labor Day. Military can find the list of participating museums at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums. Locals Offered Free Museum Entry on First Monday … Proof of Grand Junction residency will be required for free admittance to the Museum of the West on the first Monday of the month. Ute Heritage Day Mount Garfield Middle School hosted Ute Heritage Day that provided all types of learning experiences for students. Grand Junction Speakeasy Event The Museum of The West in downtown Grand Junction will be hosting the first annual speakeasy event tomorrow. Historic Homes for Sale When “George Crawford’s” house was seen for sale, a little investigation took an interesting turn. Colorado Experience: Sheep & Cattle Wars Gretchen Henderson of Roaring Judy Pictures, Ltd., stopped by the KREX 5 News Studios to tell us more about a free screening of the PBS documentary Colorado Experience: Sheep & Cattle Wars at Museums of the West on December 5 from 6-8 p.m. The film is about the lives of the sheep men and cattlemen in Colorado from the last decades of the 19th century through the third decade of the 20th century. The Buried History Of The Grand Valley Around Halloween, cemeteries become a popular backdrop for scary tales. But cemeteries are more than a place to remember our loved ones or be a setting for spooky stories. That’s because there’s history in those headstones. Museum News: The Challenge of Maintaining National … The Museums of Western Colorado (MWC) offers a full and comprehensive range of educational and interactive exhibits focusing on a variety of topics. With a paleontology museum, a regional history museum, and a working historical agricultural and transportation museum, the three sites offer something for everyone. With this responsibility, however, comes the challenge of maintaining each facility to a high standard of quality. Historic Downtown Grand Junction Adds More History Historic Downtown Grand Junction now has more history with the addition of 16 commemorative plaques. Past Presidential Visits In The Grand Valley This includes Harry Truman, Ronald Reagan. Barack Obama, Donald Trump and John F. Kennedy for would-be-presidents on the campaign trail. How The Colorado National Monument Came To Be The date is April 1905. A rugged time during the turn of the century. President Theodore Roosevelt's health bounces back from a case of malaria, who then decides to explore north of Glenwood Springs after being bed-ridden. 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Museum of the West brings back the ‘speakeasy’ The Museum of the West is commemorating the opening of a new 1920’s exhibit by bringing back the classic speakeasy.
Local museum is taking us back a century As we embark upon the 2020’s, the Museums of Western Colorado remind locals of what the Western Slope was like a century ago with a new exhibit.
Anti-mask anger forces children’s museum to close DENVER (AP) — A Colorado children’s museum is the latest casualty of harassment by people angry over mask mandates designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, for decades a popular downtown attraction primarily devoted to those age 8 and under, temporarily closed on Wednesday because of escalating harassment of […]
Denver museum gives up allegedly looted Cambodian … DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors have filed a complaint in federal court seeking the forfeiture of four Cambodian antiquities that were sold to the Denver Art Museum by a late art dealer accused of pillaging and illegally selling ancient artifacts. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed the complaint Monday, and the […]
A fall day on the farm at Cross Orchards GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – (KREX) After COVID-19 cancelled the event last year, the Cross Orchards Historic Site reopened to the public today, for the return of Fall Day on the Farm. With the change in seasons, the fall harvest is here and Cross Orchards offered community members the chance to taste some fresh cider and […]
‘Fall Day on the Farm’ live studio interview for … Celebrate the fall harvest at Cross Orchards Historic Site. It is on October 9th, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Events to Look Forward to at the Museum of the West The Museum of the West in downtown Grand Junction will host two special events June 13 at 5:30 p.m,
Museums of Western Colorado Offers Free Admission … The Museums of Western Colorado announces it will join museums nationwide in participating in the tenth summer of Blue Star Museums, a program which provides free admission to our nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families this summer. The 2019 program is available now and will run through Monday, September 2, 2019, Labor Day. Military can find the list of participating museums at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.
Locals Offered Free Museum Entry on First Monday … Proof of Grand Junction residency will be required for free admittance to the Museum of the West on the first Monday of the month.
Ute Heritage Day Mount Garfield Middle School hosted Ute Heritage Day that provided all types of learning experiences for students.
Grand Junction Speakeasy Event The Museum of The West in downtown Grand Junction will be hosting the first annual speakeasy event tomorrow.
Historic Homes for Sale When “George Crawford’s” house was seen for sale, a little investigation took an interesting turn.
Colorado Experience: Sheep & Cattle Wars Gretchen Henderson of Roaring Judy Pictures, Ltd., stopped by the KREX 5 News Studios to tell us more about a free screening of the PBS documentary Colorado Experience: Sheep & Cattle Wars at Museums of the West on December 5 from 6-8 p.m. The film is about the lives of the sheep men and cattlemen in Colorado from the last decades of the 19th century through the third decade of the 20th century.
The Buried History Of The Grand Valley Around Halloween, cemeteries become a popular backdrop for scary tales. But cemeteries are more than a place to remember our loved ones or be a setting for spooky stories. That’s because there’s history in those headstones.
Museum News: The Challenge of Maintaining National … The Museums of Western Colorado (MWC) offers a full and comprehensive range of educational and interactive exhibits focusing on a variety of topics. With a paleontology museum, a regional history museum, and a working historical agricultural and transportation museum, the three sites offer something for everyone. With this responsibility, however, comes the challenge of maintaining each facility to a high standard of quality.
Historic Downtown Grand Junction Adds More History Historic Downtown Grand Junction now has more history with the addition of 16 commemorative plaques.
Past Presidential Visits In The Grand Valley This includes Harry Truman, Ronald Reagan. Barack Obama, Donald Trump and John F. Kennedy for would-be-presidents on the campaign trail.
How The Colorado National Monument Came To Be The date is April 1905. A rugged time during the turn of the century. President Theodore Roosevelt's health bounces back from a case of malaria, who then decides to explore north of Glenwood Springs after being bed-ridden.
Museum of the West brings new exhibit The Museum of the West wants to take you through 11,000 years of the area's history, through the evolution of man's weaponry.
