On the Move: Keeping History Alive at the Museum of Boulder

Dates and Times

• Friday, Oct 25, 2024  9am - 5pm
• Saturday, Oct 26, 2024  9am - 5pm
• Sunday, Oct 27, 2024  9am - 5pm
• Monday, Oct 28, 2024  9am - 5pm

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The Museum’s new exhibit, On the Move: Keeping History Alive at the Museum of Boulder (1944 – 2024), celebrates the unique history of Boulder. The exhibit will feature some beloved objects, including a model of Boulder’s first schoolhouse made from the original building’s lumber, a beautiful landscape painting by early local artist JB Sturtevant, and a popular collection of barbed wire from area ranches. Additionally, original documents such as the minutes from the historical society’s first meeting and a newspaper clipping reporting on the 1958 fire that destroyed many of the Museum’s cherished items will be on display.

Today, the Museum has expanded its focus beyond the early Boulderites to include a broader range of stories from our diverse community. One such story is that of the popular street performer Bashi. His “cube,” recently donated to the Museum, will be featured as part of this exhibit.

Since 1944, the Museum of Boulder has been dedicated to preserving Boulder’s story. The Museum’s founder, A.A. Paddock, publisher of the Daily Camera, began soliciting donations of photographs, documents, and objects from community members as early as the 1920s. The Museum, as we know it, was formally established in 1944 as the Boulder Historical Society. Over the years, it has moved and changed its name several times, amassing a collection of over 45,000 objects and archival records along the way.