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Hungry, Hungry Dinosaurs! How the Giant Plant Eaters of the Jurassic Got Enough to Eat

Dinosaur Journey Museum, Paleontology•Posted January 21, 2021
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There are a lot of animals that eat plants. Think about the vast herds of wildebeest, antelope, and zebra migrating across the Serengeti, or dense herds of elk during the […]

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Dave Bailey Retires from Museum of the West!

Museum of the West•Posted January 4, 2021

Curator of History David Bailey’s Retirement I have enjoyed being the Curator of History for the last 28 years at the Museums of Western Colorado. The countless exhibits, research projects, […]

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Meeker Incident

History•Posted September 29, 2020

The Meeker Incident was one the final incidents in a long history of animosity between the Ute people of Western Colorado and the white settlers from the east.  Here we […]

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Death & Decay in the Late Jurassic

From Our Collections, Paleontology•Posted September 4, 2020

What happens after you die? Well, if you are a dinosaur from the Jurassic Period of western Colorado… it is not pretty. New research from the Mygatt-Moore Quarry in McInnis […]

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The KKK in Grand Junction

History•Posted July 10, 2020

The Museums of Western Colorado’s archives are a wealth of primary source material for us to gain perspective on events of the past; and we want to provide a timeline […]

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Kaia Michaelis Joins Museums of Western Colorado as Executive Director

Cross Orchards Historic Site, Dinosaur Journey Museum, Museum of the West, Museums of Western Colorado•Posted October 3, 2019

The Museums of Western Colorado is pleased to announce that Kaia Michaelis has joined our organization as our new Executive Director. Kaia has been the Director of both the Brigham […]

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