Molly Brown House Museum

06/01/2026

Add the Molly Brown House Museum to your summer bucket list to see rare and authentic Titanic artifacts! Thanks Axios for the coverage!

Five days before the Titanic sank, American writer Archibald Gracie penned an unknowingly foreboding letter aboard the colossal ocean liner. Zoom in: "It is a fine ship this, but I shall await my journey's end before I pass judgment on her," he wrote in a letter dated April 10, 1912, sending the let...

05/31/2026

The Molly Brown House went to Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum! Our Visitor Experience Manager and Associate were given a private tour with Gary, an amazing volunteer with Wings Over the Rockies. The staff learned so much about airplane history here in Colorado and how important it is to preserve such stories and knowledge.

Margaret Brown once said, "I am a daughter of adventure… I never know when I may go up in an airplane and come down with a crash… That’s my arc, as the astrologers would say. It’s a good one, too, for a person who had rather make a snap-out than a fade-out of life."

So be a child of adventure and visit your local historical institutions! Thank you again, Wings Over the Rockies, for such a wonderful experience. 😊✈️🚀

05/30/2026

Want to learn more about Denver's past to honor Colorado's 150th? Historic Denver and the Molly Brown House Museum have great tours and events to explore Denver this summer. Get the details thanks to our friends on Mile High Living!

05/29/2026

We had a wonderful time this week welcoming students from Oklahoma's BYNG HS Band. Thank you for visiting the museum Byng!

05/28/2026

We had a rare treat this week! Phil and Jane Watkins, of Watkins Stained Glass Studio, were in the museum to share stories behind the house's stunning and unique stained glass. Their restoration, done lovingly with high craftsmanship, ensures the glass will last another century. Thank you Phil and Jane! Stay tuned for their story on Fox 31!

05/27/2026

What is it Wednesday?

This "Votes for Women" tea set is a replica of a set that Alva Vanderbilt commissioned for her 1909 suffrage rally at Marble House

05/26/2026

It's Titanic Tuesday!

This painting of Titanic was done by Michael Hartley, a descendant of Wallace Hartley. Wallace was the band leader on Titanic, and went down with the ship.

Object on loan from Evgueni Mlodik

05/22/2026

Want to contribute your idea to a historical effort? For the first time in our Nation’s history, Americans are invited to shape the vision for a new monument on the National Mall from the ground up. Contribute your ideas today and inspire the future design of the Women’s Suffrage National Monument!

For the first time in our Nation’s history, Americans are invited to shape the vision for a new monument on the National Mall from the ground up. Contribute your ideas today and inspire the future design of the Women’s Suffrage National Monument.

05/20/2026

What is it Wednesday?

In 1976, this Colorado state flag was made for Colorado’s centennial and America’s bicentennial anniversaries. Fifty years later, we celebrate the 150th and 250th anniversaries, and the people like Margaret and J.J. Brown who played important roles in our statehood and democracy.

Object on loan from History Colorado

05/19/2026

It's Titanic Tuesday!

This binnacle was onboard the RMS Olympic, Titanic's sister ship! It is similar to the one that was on the RMS Titanic before its sinking in 1912. Today, ships still use binnacles for navigation.

Object on loan from Christopher Decker