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• Sept. 11 museum in New York closer to a reality

  September 10, 2012 7:50 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says an agreement that paves the way for the completion of the Sept. 11 museum has been reached a day before the 11th anniversary of the terror attacks. Cuomo announced the agreement between the Port Authority of New York and New... more »

• Space shuttle Discovery to arrive at Smithsonian Musuem

  April 19, 2012 6:43 AM

  CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) - Space shuttle Discovery is preparing to move into its new home at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum annex in northern Virginia. This morning, the world's most traveled spaceship will be lifted off its Boeing 747 carrier and towed to the museum near Dulles International... more »

• Springsteen exhibit opening at Philadelphia museum

  February 15, 2012 6:55 PM

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - It's like the promised land for Bruce Springsteen fans at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The Boss' guitars, handwritten lyrics, personal scrapbooks and 1960 Corvette are among 150 items in the exhibit "From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen."... more »

• Controversial crucifix film part of NYC exhibition

  November 9, 2011 2:23 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - A major exhibition of gay-themed art that includes a film of ants crawling on a crucifix is opening at the Brooklyn Museum next week. The controversial work was pulled from the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., when the exhibition was shown there last year. "A... more »

• Inscribed stone unveiled at Colo. history museum

  October 7, 2011 9:02 PM

  DENVER (AP) - History Colorado President and CEO Ed Nichols says History Colorado's new museum has been completed on time and on budget. Gov. John Hickenlooper and his predecessor Bill Ritter unveiled an inscribed, limestone dedication stone outside the museum Friday. The building won't open to the public until... more »

• FasTracks builder working on the railroad museum

  August 25, 2011 8:28 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - The contractor building a light rail line from downtown Denver to Golden is donating $50,000 worth of labor, materials and equipment for a project at the Colorado Railroad Museum. The Regional Transportation District says Denver Transit Construction Group will build 300 feet of track for the... more »

• Fire burns at Frisco Historic Park and Museum

  June 19, 2011 7:00 PM

  FRISCO, Colo. (AP) - Frisco police are investigating what caused a fire at one of the buildings at the Frisco Historic Park and Museum. Town officials say a passing driver noticed flames around 7 a.m. Sunday and called for help. Firefighters extinguished the flames at the Ruth House building before... more »

• Fundraiser slated for steel museum

  February 1, 2011 6:36 AM

  The Bessemer Historical Society will host a dinner fundraiser on February 19 at the Pueblo Convention Center. This year's theme, The Bessemer Neighborhood: 125 Years of Sweat and Steel, serves as the kick-off for a year-long celebration of activities commemorating the incorporation of the town of Bessemer into the... more »

• Volunteers asked to help create a museum exhibit

  January 31, 2011 4:42 PM

  The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum is inviting people to help research and build an exhibit. Volunteers will go into the museum's collection and work with staff members to build something to put on display. The project will include research, construction, label writing and installation. "The Museum Experience... more »

• Learn Native American beadworking from Apache descendant

  January 27, 2011 4:07 PM

  Native American Beadworker Connie Garcia, a Jicarilla Apache descendant, will teach two classes on her craft Feb. 15 and 17 at the El Pueblo History Museum. Participants will learn the traditional lazy stitch during the two-day workshop and complete their own rosette. Registration is required at least three... more »

• Rosemount Museum sparkles during the holidays

  December 21, 2010 5:57 PM

  During the holidays a popular attraction is the Rosemount Museum. The historic landmark on Pueblo's northside is filled with hundreds of lights and decorations. "It's a really fun time of year for us, it's our busiest time, we see a lot of people for the holidays," said Deb Darrow, Director... more »

• Old fashioned Christmas event

  December 7, 2010 3:55 PM

  El Pueblo History Museum in Pueblo plans an old-fashioned "Plum Pudding Christmas" on Saturday, December 18. It happens from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Children 7 to 12 years of age and family groups will make plum pudding, hand-crafted ornaments, enjoy a taffy pull, decorate cookies and sample... more »

• New hangar to open at Pueblo aircraft museum

  December 7, 2010 12:12 PM

  The Pueblo aircraft museum at the Pueblo Airport will open a second hangar on Thursday. This comes after a million dollar fundraising effort and lots of hard work by a dedicated group of volunteers. The museum features an array of old aircraft, including some from World War II. The... more »

• Volunteers needed at steel museum

  December 2, 2010 2:12 PM

  The Bessemer Historical Society needs volunteers to work at Pueblo's Steelworks Museum. Volunteers will be expected to greet the public and give basic introductions of the museum to visitors, lead pre-arranged tours of school aged and adult groups, take admission money and ring up sales as well as assist... more »

• Mammoth dig continues in Aspen

  November 3, 2010 5:19 PM

  Scientists from The Denver Museum of Nature and Science continue to excavate bones found during a reservoir construction project a couple of weeks ago. The first bones found belonged to a juvenile Columbian mammoth. An excavation began Tuesday at the Ziegler Reservoir outside of Snowmass Village. Almost immediately they... more »

• Colorado museum won't replace controversial art

  October 7, 2010 4:39 PM

  Officials in northern Colorado say they won't replace a controversial piece of artwork allegedly ripped up by a woman in the city's museum. Police said Kathleen Folden of Kalispell, Mont. was arrested Wednesday at the Loveland Museum. Witnesses say she used a crowbar to smash a display case holding... more »

• As 'Peanuts' turn 60, Schulz family plans future

  October 5, 2010 11:01 AM

  Good grief, Charlie Brown. The world has certainly changed since the Peanuts gang was born. For 60 years, Charles Schulz's imaginary bunch has been a fixture of newspaper funny pages and holiday TV specials. Now, his family is working to keep Snoopy, Lucy and the rest alive for... more »

• Plan to save the Pioneers Museum

  August 17, 2010 6:03 PM

  There's a new plan to keep the Pioneers Museum in Colorado Springs open. The city owns the downtown landmark, and for 70 years has funded it. Recent budget cuts have threatened to close it. Earlier this year, a consultant was brought in through a private donation to look... more »

• Open cockpit visit to a B-29 Superfortress

  August 3, 2010 4:02 PM

  The Boeing B-29 Superfortress will forever have a place in modern history--it was the B-29 that dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The four-engine, propeller-driven heavy bomber was flown primarily during World War II and the Korean War. The military retired the planes in the 1960s. The... more »

• Roy Rogers auction attracts strong bids

  July 15, 2010 9:17 AM

  Trigger has a new home -- as do numerous items once owned by Western stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. They were put up for auction yesterday at Christie's in New York, with an auctioneer calling it the "most colorful, emotional and sentimental" sale she's experienced in her 20 years... more »

• WWII exhibit comes to Colorado Springs

  July 9, 2010 1:49 PM

  A World War II exhibit will recognize the sacrifices of the American military during the 1940s. It's called So Far From Home: The American POW Experience in WWII. This poignant exhibition at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum will feature objects and narratives drawn from local collections. Most of the... more »

• Steelworks Museum celebrates cultural days in July

  July 2, 2010 2:55 PM

  The Steelworks Museum of Industry and Culture will be celebrating culture with the Family Summer Ethnic Heritage Series the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturdays in July. Cost to attend each day is $5 and includes admission to the museum and CF&I Mine Rescue Rail Car No.1 (members of the Bessemer... more »

• Rock Ledge Ranch open for the summer

  June 9, 2010 3:41 PM

  Colorado Springs' living history museum, the Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, is open for the summer. For the young and young-at-heart, costumed interpreters will tell the stories and demonstrate work, tools, and abilities of local residents through four time periods, from the 1700s through the first half of the... more »

• Steel museum looks for a few good photos

  June 9, 2010 2:23 PM

  The Steelworks Museum in Pueblo is looking for photos of steelworkers from the last 125 years. The Bessemer neighborhood in south Pueblo, which is named after a steel making process, will turn 125 next year. The museum continues to archive maps, photos, blueprints and employment records. But they could... more »

• Mob museum planned in Las Vegas

  May 25, 2010 7:37 PM

  Organizers for a planned museum on organized crime say it could open for business in about a year. The Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement will be housed at a former federal building in downtown. The structure once served as a post office and court house.... more »

• Manitou fire museum to open this weekend

  May 25, 2010 3:28 PM

  The Manitou Springs Fire Museum will open Saturday, May 29. The Museum is located on the 1st floor of the Miramont Castle, 9 Capitol Hill Avenue in Manitou Springs. Admission is free to all active duty military and only $8 for adults which include both the fire museum and castle... more »

• Movers transport strange hovercraft through Pueblo

  April 9, 2010 4:04 PM

  There were some strange looks from sidewalks in Pueblo today as an old high-speed hovercraft was transported from one museum to another. The hovercraft's official name is the tracked levitated research vehicle. It measures 51 feet long and was built in the early 70s. The railway museum says this jet-engine... more »

• New York film museum gets Technicolor collection

  March 26, 2010 11:42 AM

  Technicolor, a color-movie pioneer synonymous with Hollywood glamour, is donating filmmaking artifacts to George Eastman House to round out the New York museum's trove of original reels of movie classics such as "Gone with the Wind" and "The Wizard of Oz." The gift of rare cameras, printers, drawings and... more »

• Music museum expands reach with archive, library

  March 1, 2010 10:14 AM

  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland has fascinating relics like Michael Jackson's "Thriller" mask. Soon it'll have space to showcase its interesting but less flashy artifacts. The museum will open its library and archives later this year in a $12 million high-tech building it shares... more »

• Denver museum gets $8 million donation

  February 1, 2010 2:21 PM

  The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has received the largest donation in its history - $8 million for a new building. The museum announced the donation Monday from the Morgridge Family Foundation. The money will build a new 40,000-square-foot, three-story Science Engagement Center for children. The museum... more »

• WWII veteran had Hitler's art book on shelf

  December 9, 2009 2:40 PM

  After fighting his way across Europe during World War II, John Pistone was among the U.S. soldiers who entered Adolf Hitler's home nestled in the Bavarian Alps as the war came to a close. Making his way through the Berghof, Hitler's home near Berchtesgaden, Germany, Pistone noticed a table... more »