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  • Santa Night at the Museum!

    Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum 331 Elk Ave, Crested Butte, CO, United States

    Santa Clause at the Museum?!?!?! Come meet and take your picture with Santa Clause during Crested Butte's annual Winterglow event. This event is completely FREE thanks to the Town of Crested Butte Come enjoy: Cookie Decorating Holiday Crafts Hot Cocoa Train rides Parents-take advantage of our gift shop for your holiday shopping! Saturday, December 6th, […]

  • From the Archives: History of Crested Butte

    Join Duane Vadenbusche for an exciting slide show on the History of Crested Butte from 1860 to the present. The show is highlighted by photo's-some never seen-and history of gold and silver mining, D&RG narrow gauge railroad, coal mining and ski history. The first of a 5 part lecture series with Colorado Historian, Duane Vandenbusche.  He came […]

  • Polka Party

    You know it and love it. And if you've never been... come on down to the Museum for a night of community polka tradition. Make sure to bring your dancing shoes! During the mining days of Crested Butte and many other mountain towns in Colorado, immigrants from Croatia, Slovenia, and elsewhere brought their native music […]

  • Children’s Book Club

    Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum 331 Elk Ave, Crested Butte, CO, United States

    Bring your little ones to learn about the adventures of Squeak! with the local illustrator herself, Mallory Logan. The Museum book club is free for all and copies of Squeak’s adventures are available for purchase in the museum gift shop.  Come early to enjoy Museum Mondays, a museum hour for children and caretakers from 10-11! […]

  • “Colorful Crested Butte” Children’s Exhibit Debut and Reception

    Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum 331 Elk Ave, Crested Butte, CO, United States

      COLORFUL CRESTED BUTTE The Crested Butte Museum’s annually-rotating, hands-on kids’ exhibit is getting an update this January! With this exciting new concept, our curator will be encouraging visitors to explore what makes Colorado “colorful” specifically in the Gunnison Valley, and acknowledging the 150th birthday of the state. This interactive display is designed to reach […]

  • Apres Ski: History of Skiing

    Join Colorado Historian Dr. Duane Vandenbusche at the Elevation Hotel for this exciting presentation about the history of skiing. Explore the history of skiing in the Gunnison Valley with archival images and stories from the 11 lift-assisted ski resorts that have operated here from 1880 to the present including 4 ski areas in and around […]

  • History Book Club

    “Of all the women who came to Colorado to start a new life in the 1860s and 1870s, Ellen E. Jack (also known as Captain Jack) could well have been the most unusual. As a young woman, she was touched by tragedy with the deaths of her husband and two of her three children. Leaving […]

  • Apres Ski: History of Crested Butte Mountain Resort

    Learn about the history of Mount Crested Butte Resort. More information coming soon.  Ticket includes light apres and n/a beverages. Cash bar available.  Apres begin at 4pm  Lecture commenses at 4:30pm  Elevation Ballroom in the Elevation Hotel