The American Soldier

May 25 through September 3, 2013
The American Soldier: A Photographic Tribute is a dramatic exhibition of photography capturing the essence of American soldiering over more than 150 years, since the very birth of photography. Learn more!

Jefferson's Bible

March 22 through May 27, 2013
Jefferson’s Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth—a rare showing from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History—opens Mar 22. Learn more!

The Denver diorama, a 1930s-era public works project showing central Denver in 1860, dazzled visitors at the Colorado History Museum for almost seventy-five years. Containing more than 350 buildings and measuring 11’ x 12’, this model is the biggest in History Colorado’s collection. Presented by Wells Fargo in the Dick and Eddie Robinson Family Gathering Space. Learn more!

Denver A to Z

Denver A to Z taps into the essence of Denver letter by letter—“A” for adrenaline, “Z” for zombies, and every letter in between. Discover the heart, the art, the whimsy, and the energy of Denver’s people, places, and moments in this lighthearted and interactive exhibit. Learn more!

Destination Colorado

Designed especially for families, this exhibit introduces visitors to the 1920s dryland farming town of Keota and invites them to enroll in the town high school, ride a Model T, gossip in a homestead, climb a hayloft, and swap eggs at the general store. Learn more!

Colorado Stories

Descend into a silver mine, take a virtual ski jump off famed Howelsen Hill, trade with Kit Carson at Bent's Fort,  learn about the resilience of Colorado's American Indian tribes, and discover life in Amache, a relocation center for Japanese Americans during WWII. Learn more!

Great Map of Colorado & Time Machines

This giant terrazzo map of Colorado embedded in the museum’s Anschutz Hamilton Hall floor comes to life with H.G. Wells-inspired time machines that visitors push over the map to reveal video stories. Click to watch a video on the time machines.

The People, the Place & the Promise

A wall of 132 interlocking LCD screens create a dynamic media presentation with a timeline and dramatic hourly program sponsored in part by Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital. Learn more!