by Mark Dodge | Apr 4, 2020 | Collections and Exhibits
Documenting the times I need your help. As curator, I collect and document life in Golden, Colorado. Among other things, you might call me an information broker. I need to be a trusted generalist on all things Golden–the good, the bad, and the ugly. Often, I...
by Mark Dodge | Mar 28, 2020 | Collections and Exhibits, Video
I’ve written about Golden’s homegrown movie star, Rex, before (he was a Morgan stallion, in case you forgot). But now, you can watch him in his acting debut, “The King of Wild Horses” from the comfort of home. From the June 2019 blog post, here...
by Mark Dodge | Mar 13, 2020 | Collections and Exhibits
Another Legacy Collection Inventory Project treasure The Golden History Museum & Park’s collection holds little relating directly to Golden’s time as the Territorial Capital (1862-1867), or so I thought. Since we have been working on the Legacy Collection...
by Mark Dodge | Mar 2, 2020 | Collections and Exhibits
Over a year ago, the curatorial department quietly started a part-time pilot project to completely inventory the Legacy Collection at the museum. We define the Legacy Collection as everything existing in the collection when the City commenced museum management in July...
by Mark Dodge | Feb 5, 2020 | Collections and Exhibits
Eighty-one years ago, Golden History Museum & Park began collecting artifacts, photographs, and archives to document and preserve Golden’s past. Today, the museum houses over 16,000 objects and is the largest, richest collection of Golden history. However, over...
