Tag: museum
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75 years later: Family-owned insect museum showcases the bizarre
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Over 120 years ago, James May was hunting bugs in Brazil; using beer to get butterflies drunk before catching them. “It’s pretty bizarre,” said May’s great-granddaughter, Diana Fruh, one of the heirs to the 100,000-specimen collection. The May Natural History Museum on the southern edge of Colorado Springs has been a local hidden gem for…
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Pikes Pick: Museum tour highlights LGBTQ+ athletes who shaped Olympic history for Pride Month
Looking for a meaningful way to celebrate Pride Month? Throughout June, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum is offering a one-hour guided tour that shines a spotlight on LGBTQ+ athletes and their impact on Olympic and Paralympic history. Running daily from noon to 1 p.m., the tour explores stories of their groundbreaking achievements that helped…
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Inside the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America as grand opening approaches
Joe Arrigo’s vision is now only days away from becoming reality. Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America will open its doors June 12 in the heart of downtown Pueblo. I have been reporting on the museum’s progress for months, since before the Colorado Economic Development Commission granted final approval for the project. So Arrigo,…
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Freedom Plane national tour brings founding U.S. documents to Colorado
The Freedom Plane, a Boeing 737 carrying a collection of founding documents, has taken to the skies to celebrate a quarter-millennium of U.S. independence and will make stops in eight museums across the country, including History Colorado. “History Colorado is deeply honored to be one of only eight cultural institutions across the country selected by…
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9 events to help celebrate Colorado’s 150th birthday
By Daliah SingerSpecial to The Gazette It’s a big year for Colorado, which celebrates its 150th birthday Aug. 1. Events are being held throughout the state to mark the occasion. We’ve rounded up the ones that shouldn’t be missed. Stories in the SkyOngoing A series of nearly 150 drone shows is taking to the skies…
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AROUND TOWN: Afternoon Teas a tradition at McAllister House, City’s oldest house
Delicate formal settings were in place, dainty antique teacups at the ready. It could be the daily London tradition but instead the Afternoon Cream Tea was shared by guests at a sold-out holiday event Dec. 13 in the Carriage House at McAllister House, the stately oldest house in Colorado Springs. It was an unhurried time…
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Brick by brick: Denver museum exhibit features larger than life Lego sculptures
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To see the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s newest big animals on display, visitors don’t need to roam their expansive Wildlife Halls. Rather, artist Sean Kenney has dozens of animal sculptures up for viewing — all made entirely of Lego bricks – 1.5 million Lego bricks to be exact. Kenney’s exhibition, “Brick Planet: A…
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History Colorado debuts ‘Moments That Made US’ exhibit to mark state’s 150th birthday
History Colorado debuted a new exhibit on Saturday featuring 50 different artifacts from U.S. history to mark the state and country’s upcoming anniversaries. As Colorado celebrates its 150th anniversary and the U.S. its 250th next year, the exhibit, “Moments That Made US,” intertwines those two histories, said Senior Exhibition Developer & Historian Gwendolyn Lockman Friday…
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Fort Carson’s museum slated for potential closure
The 4th Infantry Division Museum outside Fort Carson’s gate 1 is slated for closure as the Army Museum Enterprise shutters museums nationally. The enterprise is expected to close museums at other bases, including Fort Bliss in Texas, Fort Knox in Kentucky and Fort Drum in New York, among others according to a list obtained by…
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Game of Thrones, Ted Lasso alum Hannah Waddingham in Denver to accept award
British actress Hannah Waddingham was in Denver Thursday to accept the Barbara Bridges Inspiration Award from Women+Film in a ceremony at the Denver Art Museum.