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Stop by the museum for our fun and free events all month long! Our store has lots of great holiday gifts for the special people in your life. Shop old school games, local art, “Crested Butte” home gifts, and so much more.

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Join us for a rollicking evening at The Center for the Arts in Crested Butte to celebrate Duane Vandenbusche, Colorado State Historian and Western Colorado University History Professor. This game show style event will feature Duane and many of his supporters, friends, and colleagues over the years and is sure to be a hilarious night laughing with (and at) Duane Vandenbusche. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Center for the Arts website.

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The Crested Butte Museum preserves, shares, and celebrates the history and traditions of Crested Butte and the Gunnison Valley. Through engaging educational and cultural experiences, the museum connects people to the past, the place, and each other. We invite you to visit the museum to explore our exhibits, attend a historic walking tour of Elk Avenue, join an educational event, or experience the museum at home through our history at home recordings and more.

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Get in the holiday spirit and join us at the museu

Get in the holiday spirit and join us at the museum this upcoming Saturday, December 4th, from 2 pm-4 pm to listen to the sounds of Karen Jansenn and Christopher Kogos as they perform live music at the museum. Listening is free, and we’ll have lots of holiday goodies in our store to browse while enjoying the music.

Plus, stay tuned for more upcoming holiday events at the Crested Butte Museum! This photo is from the Rademan collection, which was taken sometime between 1974-1985.

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Support the Crested Butte Museum while getting a c

Support the Crested Butte Museum while getting a chance to win one of many fabulous prizes! This holiday season, you’ll have the opportunity to win the following: a 5-day stay in Minerve, France with a wine tasting and gift certificate to a 5-star local restaurant, a custom pair of Romp skis featuring a top sheet with historical photographs, $250 gift certificate to the Crested Butte Nordic Center, $500 cash, $100 Divvy gift card, $100 Breadery CB gift card, and a museum package (2 winter event tickets, museum swag, and a gift certificate for our store).

This is a virtual raffle, so you don’t need to be present to win! These tickets make fantastic holiday gifts - we draw on December 30th at 4 pm and announce winners online. Purchase tickets by visiting www.crestedbuttemuseum.com. Raffle tickets are only $5.50 Each or 6 Tickets for $26!

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Today is Giving Tuesday and we are only one week a

Today is Giving Tuesday and we are only one week away from Colorado Gives Day! Colorado Gives Day raises money for over 3,000 nonprofit organizations throughout the state of Colorado. In 2020, this day generated over $50 million dollars in just 24 hours for all of the non-profits throughout Colorado. This celebration of giving is a chance for our donors (you!) to make a difference and allow the museum to continue its mission to preserve, share, and celebrate the history and traditions of Crested Butte and the Gunnison Valley. Through engaging educational and cultural experiences, the Museum connects people to the past, the place, and each other. You can donate to the museum by using the link in our bio.

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Not only is Crested Butte known for its steep and

Not only is Crested Butte known for its steep and extreme skiing at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort but, it's also known as the Nordic Ski Capital of Colorado. Crested Butte Nordic grooms over 50 km of trails for classic skiing, skate skiing, and snowshoeing. This spectacular trail system is accessible right from town with no driving required!

This photo is a part of our beloved Rademan Illuminations Collection; David Sumner took this photo in 1982.

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Don't forget to stop by the Museum Store tomorrow

Don't forget to stop by the Museum Store tomorrow for 20% off store-wide! Get ahead of the game on your holiday shopping with unique gifts from the Crested Butte Museum Store. We are open 11-5pm.

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Today is the day opening day at Crested Butte Moun

Today is the day opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort and their 60th anniversary season! Plus, a #throwback to 1981 Silver Queen covered chairlift. Do any of you remember this version of the Silver Queen lift?

This photo is a part of our beloved Rademan Illuminations Collection; David Sumner took the picture.

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Want to put your knowledge to the test?! Tuesday,

Want to put your knowledge to the test?! Tuesday, November 30th at 7 PM, come by the Brick Oven Pizzeria & Pub for trivia night! Costumes are encouraged and space is limited so, arrive early. Partial proceeds to this specific trivia night will go toward the Crested Butte Museum, we will also be giving out some sweet gifts to the winners.

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#FlashbackFriday Ice skating on Peanut Lake in 189

#FlashbackFriday Ice skating on Peanut Lake in 1895. If you have historic photos and stories from Crested Butte history, feel free to share with us! The museum loves learning from the community.

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Join us TOMORROW at 7 PM for the season finale of

Join us TOMORROW at 7 PM for the season finale of our online learning series with State Historian Dr. Duane Vandenbusche! This week's topic will be all about Colorado History from the 1900s - the present day. Special thanks to our sponsors, Western Colorado University Foundation, Bill Peatross, and Bud Bush at Bluebird Real Estate!

If you do miss a session- don't worry; you can re-watch them on our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo2iRYKx4PSxk5zJyygsZwDUgRKYmIDpp.

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PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE THIS POST!!! Thank you @col

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Thank you @coloradohumanities for choosing the @cbmuseum as a grant reciepent for the 2021 Colorado Sustaining the Humanities Grant!

We are so thrilled and grateful and will be using this grant to further our technology and digital programming.

Please like and share and stop by the museum Thursdays thru Sundays till December 12th!

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Did you know that the Crested Butte Museum has one

Did you know that the Crested Butte Museum has one of the largest elk killed on record on display? This elk was killed in 1899 in Crested Butte by John Plute in the Dark Canyon of Anthracite Creek. In 1961 this elk was certified as the largest elk in the world on record as a 442 3/8-inch bull. It was declared a world record for almost three decades until Denny Austad broke the record in 2008 in Utah for a Spider Bull that was 478 5/8-inches!

The last photo is a beautiful piece by Bill Duehren. Duehren was born in Crested Butte in 1915 and moved with his family to Milwaukee in the 6th grade. He would return to his hometown regularly and create incredible drawings like this. Here is Tony behind the counter at the Conoco with the World Record Elk hanging above.

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The Crested Butte Museum would like to personally

The Crested Butte Museum would like to personally thank @coloradohumanities for being a grant recipient for the 2021 Colorado Sustaining the Humanities Grant through the American Rescue Plan!

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