Ever wonder what happens at the museum after dark or what is behind closed doors? Want to know where and how artifacts not on display are housed and cared for?
The Museum of the West will hold three behind the scenes tours - October 30th, November 20th and December 18th. The tours start at 5:30 pm [...]
Snyder Grand Valley Memorials donated a crane and men to move John Otto’s Cross of Ages Rock that he created in 1915. The rock was moved to its new location at the entrance to the Museum of The West.
E Clampus Vitus, the Al Packer Chapter, a fraternal organization dedicated to the preservation of western [...]
On Thursday, September 24, 2009, The Museum of the West will close its doors to the public from 10am to 2pm to host a special luncheon for United Way of Mesa County.
Theme suits the location…
The theme for this year’s United Way Campaign is “The Wild West” and so the Museum of Western Colorado has offered [...]
From The Daily Sentinel -
“Hold your fire. They haven’t gone Nazi at the Museum of the West.
The Grand Valley’s perhaps most misinterpreted and abused monument - vandals’ bullet holes and all - found a new home Wednesday at the front entrance of the downtown Grand Junction museum.
Colorado National Monument explorer John Otto’s 7,000-pound creation, “Cross [...]
Enjoy a nice evening stroll and learn about the colorful characters, local legends and beautiful buildings on our new series of walking tours of historic downtown Grand Junction. The tours will meet at the Museum of the West at 5:30 pm and last ninety minutes. Each will cover different locations and topics so make sure [...]
To honor the Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, President Lincoln (John Foreman) showed up Friday to greet children at the 10th Annual Re-Enactors’ Day.
Also some of his Boys in Blue helped to celebrate the event at the Museum of the West. Â
Middle photo: Sgt Garry Brewer, Major Bill Buvinger, President Lincoln, Capt Michael Menard, Sgt Terry Hammer [...]
The Lincoln Bicentennial Committee sponsored a special screening of the PBS series, Looking for Lincoln. It was held at the Museum of the West Thursday, February 5th. Steve Schulte, Professor of History, Mesa State College, was the featured speaker.
Garry Brewer, Gary Parrott, Cecil Tapey, Bill Buvinger and Steve Schulte
The Museum of the West’s recent temporary exhibit on St. Mary’s Hospital and health care in western Colorado has been featured in the latest issue of Catholic Health World. The exhibit features photograph and text panels telling the story of St. Mary’s and three display cases with medical instruments spanning the last hundred years.  Just be glad most of [...]