Category: Collections and Exhibits

Glimpses of Golden Opens at Golden History Museum

by Doug Skiba | Feb 27, 2026 | City of Golden, Collections and Exhibits, Golden History Museum

Glimpses of Golden Opens at Golden History Museum GOLDEN, Colo., February 27, 2026 – A new long-term exhibit, Glimpses of Golden, is now open at Golden History Museum, offering visitors a series of vivid snapshots into the people, places, and moments that shaped the...

Fall 2025 Discover Magazine

by Doug Skiba | Oct 31, 2025 | City of Golden, Collections and Exhibits, Discover Magazine

Top Stories in Fall 2025 Discover This issue highlights several exciting developments: the City’s new Arts & Culture Commission, which is charting a vibrant path for creative partnerships and public art; remarkable additions to the museum’s collection, including a...

We Are Still Here: The Endurance of Native Jewels

by admin | Aug 17, 2024 | Collections and Exhibits, Golden History Museum, Indigenous Connections Project

We Are Still Here: The Endurance of Native Jewels By Stephanie Gilmore Continuing our Indigenous Connections initiative, Golden History Museum & Park is hosting its first-ever exhibit co-curated by members of the local Native community. We Are Still Here: The...

Clear Creek: The Heart of Golden

by admin | Aug 7, 2024 | Collections and Exhibits, Golden History Museum

Clear Creek: The Heart of Golden By Stephanie Gilmore Clear Creek Canyon…The grandest scenery in the mountains, as it twists and turns marvellously (sic), and its stupendous sides are nearly perpendicular, while farther progress is to all appearance continually...

Summer 2024 Discover Magazine

by admin | Jul 13, 2024 | Collections and Exhibits, Discover Magazine, Indigenous Connections Project

Top Stories in Summer 2024 Discover The current issue of Discover magazine features an update on two exciting new exhibitions which will open in August. The Clear Creek Room is the museum’s newest exhibition and program space that explores the unique history of...

Arapahoe City: Jefferson County’s First City

by admin | Mar 18, 2024 | Collections and Exhibits

Arapahoe City was located north of Clear Creek, west of present-day McIntyre Street approximately two miles east of Golden. Initially, a mining district, and the earliest city in Jefferson County, it was founded on November 28, 1858. Members of the Arapahoe Town...