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Colorado History Museum - Exhibitions Cont.
 Contested Lands: Photographs Around the Picket Wire
NEW Exhibit! Downstairs on the (M) Level
Examine the southeast Colorado's beauty, isolation and the people's bond to the land. This exhibition features the works of five photographers who visited and photographed the canyons and plains of Colorado's Purgatoire River basin–known locally as the "Picket Wire."
A Woman's
Place... Is on the Range
On view Downstairs on the (M) Level
In popular perceptions of the American West, the cowboy has stood
as a dominant icon on the landscape. He roped, ranched, and rodeo'd
his way into history. However, women have worked alongside men,
and
even independently of them, doing the same things. A
Woman's Place... Is on the Range looks at the lives of women in ranching,
the rodeo, and cattle and livestock associations. There will also
be a
glimpse into "cowgirl" fashion and pop culture.
Colorado
TimeScape
In Colorado TimeScape, 10,000+ years of history unfold on
a gigantic 3-D model of the state, providing an extraordinary perspective of Colorado’s
dramatic landscape. The model provides the dramatic stage
for a 10-minute multimedia presentation in which lasers move across
the terrain documenting how land and people have shaped each
other throughout Colorado’s history. The exhibit was made possible by a challenge grant from the Gates Family
Foundation and nearly 200 individuals and organizations that
sponsored their favorite places in Colorado.
Soldiers
on Skis
On view through August 2008
The historic 10th Mountain Division is re-interpreted in
a new, improved, and more extensive exhibition, Soldiers on Skis . Utilizing
artifacts from the Colorado Historical Society's collection and
photographs, letters, maps, and diaries from the Denver Public
Library, the exhibit highlights the men's experiences at Colorado's
Camp Hale and in Italy. The exhibit is
organized in
partnership with the Tenth Mountain Division Foundation, Inc., and
sponsored by Northern Trust, KEZW AM 1430, the Colorado
Endowment for the Humanities, the Harmes C. Fishback Foundation, the
Humphreys Foundation, and the Kenneth Kendall King Foundation.
The
H. A. W. Tabor Collection
Portraits and artifacts relating to the fortunes and career
of one of Colorado's most famous, and infamous, citizens.
Comin'
Up in Colorado: Images
of Childhood from the State's First Half Century
A child's eye perspective told through photographs and artifacts.
The
Colorado Chronicle: 150 Years of History
A visual timeline of the State's history through 1949.
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