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Museums
“That means the new exhibits include stories told in their own
voices,” says Zach Werkowitch, community relations coordinator for
History Colorado. “It also means that the museum houses the most
authentic and complete collection of Ute Indian artifacts in the nation.”
Built in 1956, the museum has displayed thousands of unique items
and ethnographic objects relating to Ute history, as well as works
by contemporary native artists. Werkowitch says that, in addition to
seeing more items from the attraction’s collection in the new gallery
spaces, travelers can enjoy more immersive tour offerings.
“Visitors can have hands-on experiences, such as beadwork
making and learning how to put up a tipi,” says Werkowitch. “If the
group is looking to have a relaxing, educational experience, the
museum offers a tour of the Native Plant Garden and a showing of the
cultural film on the Ute Bear dance.”
In addition the Ute Indian Museum, History Colorado manages eight
other museums across the state:
Ute Indian Museum in Montrose, Colorado
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Byers-Evans House Museum (Denver)
El Pueblo History Museum (Pueblo)
Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center (Fort Garland)
Fort Vasquez Museum (Platteville)
Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park (Georgetown)
Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin (Leadville)
History Colorado Center (Denver)
Trinidad History Museum (Trinidad)
In June, the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose, Colorado, unveiled the
results of an extensive expansion project. History Colorado, which
manages the museum, collaborated with representatives from a
number of local Ute tribes about design elements and worked closely
To learn more, contact Werkowitch at [email protected]
with them to develop new programming.
or go to historycolorado.org.
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