List of museums in Colorado identifies museums (defined for this context as institutions including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Non-profit and university art galleries are also included. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
Museums
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Defunct museums
- Air Services Museum, Colorado Springs
- Climbing Tree Children's Museum, Montrose, closed in 2011
- Colorado History Museum, Denver, closed in 2010, administered by History Colorado, incorporated into the History Colorado Center
- Dinosaur Depot Museum, Cañon City, closed in 2013, exhibits moved to Royal Gorge Regional Museum and History Center
- International Bell Museum, Evergreen, owner died in 2006, collection donated to Hastings College
- Kit Carson Museum, Las Animas, collections now at the John W. Rawlings Heritage Center
- The Laboratory of Art and Ideas at Belmar, Lakewood, closed in 2009
- Morrison Heritage Museum, closed in 2004, Morrison Historical Society
- Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, moved to California in 2014
- Museum of Western Art, Denver
- Trianon Museum and Art Gallery, Denver, closed in 2004
- Vintage Motos Museum, Denver
- World's Wonder View Tower, Genoa, closed in 2013
See also
- Aquaria in Colorado
- Botanical gardens in Colorado
- Nature Centers in Colorado
- Observatories in Colorado
- Wikimedia Commons: Museums in Colorado
References
External links
- Colorado History Museums
- Colorado Wyoming Association of Museums
- San Luis Valley Museum Association
