6 Decades, 6 Stories: Monarch’s Remarkable Journey By Reilly Teixeira, Curator of Archaeology Monarch, taxidermied American bison (#A743) on display at the Museum of the West. Photograph by…
Topaz Stories: Remembering the Japanese American Incarceration A Special Traveling Exhibition August 25 – October 3, 2026 Whitman Building at the Museum of the West 462 Ute Avenue…
Bringing the Museum to You Not every classroom, library, or community group can make it to one of our museum sites—but that doesn’t mean they have to miss…
by Dr. Julia McHugh
An exciting new special summer exhibition has landed at the Dinosaur Journey Museum in Fruita! Pterosaurs: Life in the Sky is a traveling exhibition by Fossil Crates that brings the world of flying reptiles to life.
Written by Dr. Julia McHugh Hiking is second nature to folks out here in western Colorado! From Grand Mesa to Devil’s Canyon, hitting the trails is always…