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This non-profit contemporary arts center exhibits a wide array of current works by local, national, and international artists. Artwork runs the gamut from landscape painting to conceptual installations and everything in between. The multidisciplinary center houses a local theater company and is a venue for avant-garde musical and dance performances. Special activities for young artists are also offered.
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Originally, this century-old home was the summer residence of a New York merchant. Today, it houses the Boulder Historical Society's extensive collection of photographs and historical documents, as well as permanent and changing exhibits that include a pre-electric Victorian kitchen, 19th century pharmacy, agricultural, mining and ranching tools, and an antique safety bike designed to keep a lady's skirts and bloomers out of the spokes. Lectures, classes, and special events are scheduled throughout the year.
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CU Heritage Center
Old Main, Third Floor, University Of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 · 303-492-6329
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This university museum is located in Old Main, one of the oldest buildings on the CU campus. Seven galleries house exhibits that display 19th century student life, athletic trophies and photos, and the "Space Room" that features the space suits and artifacts of astronauts that graduated from CU. Additional galleries honor the achievements of distinguished alumni and house architectural models and renderings.
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The company headquarters of the world's largest publisher of Western art greeting cards houses an outstanding collection of the contemporary Western-themed original art, including landscapes, bronzes, and humorous cowboy art, featured on the cards.
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Learn about the exciting aspects of the history, geology, botany, zoology, and anthropology of the Southwest and the Rocky Mountains at this university museum. Colorado's heritage is explored in exhibits about fur trappers, Native Americans, buffalo hunters, pioneers, miners, prospectors, and cowboys. View dinosaur fossils, including a triceratops head, as well as a sea turtle shell and Anazazi pottery.
If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
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