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Casting Member Event

Dinosaur Journey Museum 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO

Join us to make your own festive dinosaur cast ornament! This event is free for Museums of Western Colorado Members. Check your email for the link to register, or call the front desk. Members support the Museums of Western Colorado through their membership, and in turn get invitations to special events not open to the […]

Free

Sensory Friendly Museum Night

Dinosaur Journey Museum 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO

We are partnering with the Occupational Therapy Program at Colorado Mesa University for a free low sensory event for children with sensory processing needs, and their families. This event is at Dinosaur Journey Museum, part of the Museums of Western Colorado. Space is limited and registration is required. Please register for your family.

Free

Cannibals, All

Dinosaur Journey Museum 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO

This talk examines the history of cannibalism as both a practice and a fear in early America. Mutual suspicions of cannibalism shaped interactions between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans in the American colonies. Of course, most cultures have historically tolerated the consumption of human body parts under certain conditions, such as famine or for medicine. Nevertheless, diverse inhabitants of […]

Free