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Chemicals, Tear Gas, and Explosives, Oh My!

by admin | Dec 24, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits

Chemicals, Tear Gas, and Explosives, Oh My! by Stephanie Gilmore, Curator One of the things I love most about being a museum curator is you never know what you’ll encounter on any given day. Old collections hold so many fascinating stories—sometimes there are...

Golden Museum Hires Stephanie Gilmore as Curator

by admin | Nov 8, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits

Golden Museum Hires Stephanie Gilmore as Curator GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 8, 2022 – Stephanie Gilmore joined the staff as Golden History Museum & Park Curator starting November 1. Previously employed for more than seven years as the Colorado Railroad Museum Curator of...

Four views of Washington Avenue, 1890 – 1972

by admin | Oct 21, 2022 | City of Golden, Collections and Exhibits

Four views of Washington Avenue, 1890 – 1972 By Vanya Scott, Acting Curator What a difference the decades make! Presented here are four views of Golden’s Washington Avenue, all from a similar vantage point near the intersection of 13th St. and Washington Ave., looking...

Fall 2022 Discover Magazine

by admin | Oct 6, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits, Discover Magazine, Indigenous Connections Project

The current issue of Discover magazine features articles on an extinct amusement park in Golden, the celebrated East Tincup, as well as our Indigenous Connections Project. We’ve published a short excerpt in the magazine, but you can get the entire report at no...

East Tincup: Where the Old West Lived Again, If Only Briefly

by admin | Sep 29, 2022 | Collections and Exhibits, Discover Magazine

East Tincup: Where the Old West Lived Again, If Only Briefly By Mark Dodge, Curator For a few short years, Golden was home to two different theme parks. East Tincup and Magic Mountain Amusement Park each drew inspiration from stereotypical elements of the American...