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Welcome to the Fort Collins Museum

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Physical Address: 200 Mathews Street, Library Park, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Mailing Address: 200 Mathews Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: (970)221-6738
Fax: (970)416-2236

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Fort Collins Museum and Discovery Science Center to Merge. We're Better Together!
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Current Happenings

Poor of Me, Good of Dog: The May Wilkins Collection opened June 6

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If, as we say, a picture is worth a thousand words, what stories does an 80 year old snapshot have to tell us about the moment captured within it? What personal and historical details are reflected in objects saved over an individual's lifetime? Explore these questions and more in the Fort Collins Museum exhibit, Poor of Me, Good of Dog: The May Wilkins Collection.

Fort Collins Museum After Hours

Join the Museum on the first Friday of each month from 5-7 PM for special performances and activities. Tour other visual art galleries from 6:00 - 9:00 PM. See more info or call the Museum at (970)221-6738.

Join us on August 1 for Brazilian Beats featuring music by Sambadende and a capoeira performance by Capoeira Luanda Denver. This event will happen in the Museum's Historic Courtyard. more info

First Friday Gallery Walk map (PDF)...>>

Soapstone Prairie Natural Area

The Fort Collins Museum, in conjunction with the Natural Areas Department, is working on an Oral History Project to capture the stories of the many people who have used the Soapstone Prairie land. Supported by a Preserve America grant from the National Park Service, this project will tell the stories of the Natives, ranchers, homesteaders and others who have used the land. Watch the video, and call the Museum at 221-6738 for more information.

Local History Archive Celebrates with "Snapshots of Sandstone" Exhibition

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The Local History Archive is celebrating the one-year anniversary in its new home at the Fort Collins Museum with a new exhibit entitled Snapshots of Sandstone: A Pictorial History of the Fort Collins Museum Building. Featuring over 40 archival images dating from the 1880s to the 1970s, the exhibit traces the rich history of the 104-year old Carnegie building from its roots as the public library building to the present day as the Fort Collins Museum. Call the Museum at 221-6738 for more information.

Image: 1944 Magic Show in Carnegie Library Building auditorium, where Fort Collins Museum is today

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