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Welcome to The Museum of Western Colorado
 

 

 

Check out our new displays! We have two new exhibits that feature one-of-a-kind prehistoric pottery from the Colorado Plateau, Navajo rugs, and rock art panels from the Fremont and Ute Indians. Take a stroll down the boardwalk and step back into the early days of Grand Junction and experience the Pastime Saloon and the Park Opera House. Visit the Nelson and Post Saddle Shop with our collection of recently restored 19th Century saddles. Climb into a full-size stagecoach and take an interactive ride. All this and much more make history come alive! Click here for pictures of our new exhibits!

From fossils to man-made artifacts and photographs, we capture our region’s rich prehistoric past and decades of post-settlement history. The Museum of Western Colorado, which has served our area for more than a quarter of a century, is embarking on a new vision - The Museum of the West, the new name of our Downtown Grand Junction facility. You are invited to become
part of our exciting future!

The Museum of Western Colorado is headquartered in Grand Junction and is accredited by the American Association of Museums. We have several major facilities: The Museum of the West, Cross Orchards Historic Farm, Dinosaur Journey, History Museum/ Smith Educational Tower and the Whitman Education Center. The Loyd Files Research Library and the administrative offices are located in the Museum of the West. Riggs Hill, Dinosaur Hill and the Rabbit Valley Research Natural Area are the Museum’s outdoor sites.

In addition, the Museum of Western Colorado offers summer Dinosaur Excavations for youngsters and their families in the dinosaur-rich Morrison Formation near Fruita, Colorado. We are also home of the Western Investigations Team, solving some of the West's most interesting mysteries and questions. 

2008 Education and Outreach Program -
and our 9th Annual
Re-Enactor's Day

Look where we're going this year!
2008 Trips Passport On-Line.

2008 Dinosaur
Expeditions
Brochure

Herb Bacon Lecture Series - Ethiopia, Brazil and More!


  


To learn more, just click on the photos at the top or the links to the left. Please contact us with any questions or comments about our facilities or our web site. We'd love to hear from you!

Museum Hours
Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Admission: $5.50 for adults, $4.50 for seniors,
$3 for children, and family groups, $16. Free to members.
Combination tickets for Cross Orchards,
the Museum and Dinosaur Journey:
$12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8 for children

Click here to view and print maps to all our facilities and sites!

 

9th Annual
Re-enactors' Day
Friday,
April 25, 2008
9:30 am - 2:30 pm
$3.50 per student (no charge for teachers and chaperones)

 

 

 

 

  

 

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462 Ute Ave.
Grand Junction, CO 81501
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