Take a virtual tour of our Boulder Experience Gallery with our Director of Education, Emily Zinn!
This tour guides you through displays, inter-actives and multimedia experiences that cover the history of Boulder from the earliest days of Native American inhabitants, through key times of cultural, scientific and economic change, continuing to the present day.
Become a Member! Memberships support the creation of interactive exhibits like this one. All new memberships commence upon reopening.
Explore local history from home!
Here are a few ways you can learn more about Boulder history during our closure:
• Learn more about the history of health care in Boulder with our latest blog post.
• Delve into the history of LGBTQ+ rights in Boulder with this History Colorado podcast (season 1, episode 1) and then learn more about Clela Rorex and Penfield Tate here.
• Discover the history of Carl Johnson and the secretive Rocky Flats project through this student created website.
• Check out online exhibits that bring Colorado history to life! We’re partial to the Lincoln Hills one that explores how Black Coloradans escaped racism just south of Boulder County.
• Explore the StoryMap of Boulder’s individual landmarks presented by the City of Boulder’s Historic Preservation Program. The StoryMap includes 25 of Boulder’s oldest landmarks and continue to build it to include all 200 properties! For more information contact here.
• Kids, get crafty with new videos from Tinker Art Studio or join a virtual story time with History Colorado (en español también!).
• Get moving with one of Samba Colorado’s classes or stretch out with Boulder Cupping Therapy.
Image/Video Credit: https://museumofboulder.org