History Colorado Center
Hands-on exhibitions connect Colorado landscapes to Indigenous nations, migration, mining, agriculture, protest, and the choices that continue shaping the state. Begin with the large state map underfoot, then let one community story—not chronological completeness—organize the visit.
Artwork inspired by Allen Tupper True
The History Colorado Center is a museum in Denver, Colorado, US, dedicated to the history of the state of Colorado. Construction on the $111 million building started on August 19, 2009. The museum opened on 28 April 2012 at 1200 Broadway, one block south of the site of its predecessor, the Colorado History Museum, which closed in 2010.
Begin with the large state map underfoot, then let one community story—not chronological completeness—organize the visit. Do not skip the primary voices embedded in exhibitions about displacement and civil rights; the museum is strongest where multiple accounts remain in tension.
- Focus
- Colorado history
- Best for
- Hands-on interpretation
- Allow
- 2–3 hours
Quick guide
- Orient
- The giant Colorado floor map
- Listen for
- Indigenous, immigrant, and labor voices
Quick guide
- Opening question
- Use the opening map and timeline before entering the state’s regional and thematic stories.
- Orient
- Compare prioritize Indigenous, immigrant, labor, and civil-rights voices embedded throughout the exhibits.
- Evidence to test
- Trace the hands-on environments are interpretive tools, not merely children’s activities.
- Conditions check
- Confirm temporary exhibitions and public programs can materially change a visit; check the dated calendar before arrival.
Good to know
Ordinary admission is nonrefundable but can be moved within 90 days by contacting reservations. SNAP admission uses a reduced onsite rate for the cardholder and a limited party; eligibility rules can change. Rotating exhibitions close on different dates, so verify the live roster rather than expecting every advertised gallery.
Notice these
- Colorado Stories
- Community voices
- Hands-on environments