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March 2020
Museum Tour with Tom Bogdan
As of March 13th, this event has been canceled. Updates will be available on the Museum of Boulders website as soon as possible Get a behind the scenes tour of the Museum and its exhibits with a lead docent, Tom Bogdan. A long time Boulder resident, retired scientist, and bass player, Tom has volunteered with the Museum since 2015. Learn about the development of the permanent exhibit, The Boulder Experience, and go behind closed doors with Tom on this magical…
Find out more »Postponed Until Further Notice I Chalk Exhibit Closing Event: Impermanence
As of March 13th, this event has been postponed until further notice. Updates will be available on the Museum of Boulders website as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience during this time. Join us at The Museum of Boulder for Bryce Widom's last live chalk demonstration. This will be the last time to view Bryce in action before he erases his chalk creations. Erasing will begin at 5:30pm, live music will be provided and beer & wine…
Find out more »Canceled I Museum Tour with Tom Bogdan
As of March 13th, this event has been canceled. Updates will be available on the Museum of Boulders website as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience during this time. Get a behind the scenes tour of the Museum and its exhibits with lead docent, Tom Bogdan. A long time Boulder resident, retired scientist, and bass player, Tom has volunteered with the Museum since 2015. Learn about the development of the permanent exhibit, The Boulder Experience, and go behind…
Find out more »Canceled I Poison – The Perfect Murder Weapon
As of March 13th, this event has been canceled. Updates will be available on the Museum of Boulders website as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience during this time. Every true crime aficionado knows poisons can be the ultimate stealth murder weapon. Deaths can easily be attributed to illness or other natural causes, and, in some cases, years may pass before a poison death is identified and an investigation is initiated—if it's ever identified at all. Join us…
Find out more »Canceled I Animation Station Drop In Studio
As of March 13th, this event has been canceled. Updates will be available on the Museum of Boulders website as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience during this time. Join Steve & Kate's Camp at the Museum for a pop-up film studio! Kids are natural-born storytellers. This studio gives them the tools to bring their most imaginative stories to life through stop-motion animation film. This drop-in event is free with Museum admission.
Find out more »Museum Tour with Tom Bogdan
As of March 13th, this event has been canceled. Updates will be available on the Museum of Boulders website as soon as possible Get a behind the scenes tour of the Museum and its exhibits with a lead docent, Tom Bogdan. A long time Boulder resident, retired scientist, and bass player, Tom has volunteered with the Museum since 2015. Learn about the development of the permanent exhibit, The Boulder Experience, and go behind closed doors with Tom on this magical…
Find out more »Canceled | Family Feedback Playtime
Members only event We need your help! We’re looking for families with children ages 2 to 8 years old to come test out our Playzeum children's exhibit. Join us over Spring Break for an hour of playing and experimenting, then share your feedback to help us make the grand opening in April the best it can be. By attending this event, you consent to your feedback being gathered anonymously via written notes, audio recordings, and surveys. Want your photo to…
Find out more »Canceled I Meet Martha Maxwell
As of March 13th, this event has been canceled. Updates will be available on the Museum of Boulders website as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience during this time. Join us for an interactive morning with Mrs. Martha Maxwell, a pioneering taxidermist from Boulder (1831-1881) as portrayed by BJ Schwendler. Maxwell was the first woman to hunt, prepare and exhibit Colorado mammal and bird specimens. She even had a museum in Boulder to share her work with the…
Find out more »Canceled | Family Feedback Playtime
Members only event We need your help! We’re looking for families with children ages 2 to 8 years old to come test out our Playzeum children's exhibit. Join us over Spring Break for an hour of playing and experimenting, then share your feedback to help us make the grand opening in April the best it can be. By attending this event, you consent to your feedback being gathered anonymously via written notes, audio recordings, and surveys. Want your photo to…
Find out more »Museum Tour with Tom Bogdan
As of March 13th, this event has been canceled. Updates will be available on the Museum of Boulders website as soon as possible Get a behind the scenes tour of the Museum and its exhibits with a lead docent, Tom Bogdan. A long time Boulder resident, retired scientist, and bass player, Tom has volunteered with the Museum since 2015. Learn about the development of the permanent exhibit, The Boulder Experience, and go behind closed doors with Tom on this magical…
Find out more »SCHEDULE A FIELD TRIP NOW
Thank you for your interest in field trips to the Museum of Boulder! We are now taking registrations for field trips.
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Kids and Families
The museum is always alive with new activities for kids and families! Excite curious minds with a visit to the Google Garage — come again and again for creative tinkering, there’s always something new! Keep an eye out for events for the family, below. Join our newsletter to stay informed.
trunks and costume rentals
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Plains Indians Trunk
Explore the lives of the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes with touchable artifacts, books, games and more, all ready to travel to your classroom. Show your class how to erect a tipi, use real tools and instruments, and explore some of the local natural resources essential to the lives of the Arapaho and Cheyenne people.
$15/week + $25 refundable deposit
City in a Suitcase
Explore the lives of people from Boulder’s Sister Cities with hundreds of Museum-quality objects and teacher resources. Trunks are great tools for teaching many subjects, and have been used in art, language arts, geography, Spanish and history classes. $15/week + $25 refundable deposit
- Dushanbe, Tajikistan Sister City Trunk
- Mante, Mexico Sister City Trunk
- Yateras, Cuba Sister City Trunk
- Lhasa, Tibet Sister City Trunk
Period clothing and prop rental
Find the perfect costume for your performance! Great resource for National History Day or historical plays.
$10/item/week + $10/item refundable deposit
