Golden History Museum & Park

02/27/2026

Glimpses of Golden is now on view at GHM! Thanks for the great write up Golden Transcript.

Is it possible to condense a city’s 160-plus history into a single room?

02/21/2026

Check out Preservation Oaks podcast for fascinating stories about museums and historical societies throughout the United States! Our curator Stephanie Gilmore was privileged to record a session that will air on February 23rd!

Join us for Episode 116 of the Preservation Oaks Podcast with Stephanie Gilmore, Curator at the Golden History Museum & Park! Sean delves into Golden Colorado’s unique history and museum treasures. Available wherever you stream podcasts!

01/07/2026

Summer Camp Registration opens next week!

Members-only Registration: Wednesday, January 14
Registration Open to all: Friday, January 16

Themes for Ages 6-8
Critter Investigations & The Art Lab
Messy Makers & History Mystery The Case of the Stolen Dinosaur Tooth

Themes for Ages 9-12
Silent Stars
Frontier Explorers Science & Engineering and Home & Hearth

Pricing:
Member: half-day $195, full-day $390
Non-member: half-day $220, full-day $440

GoldenHistory.org/Summer-Camp

01/02/2026

Top 10 of 2025: GHM&P became part of the new Arts, Culture and Museum department. The Museum is now the official custodian of the City’s amazing public art collection.

01/01/2026

Top 10 of 2025: GHM&P hosted 140 people representing 40 municipalities, 50 museums, and 8 Tribes for the first-ever Indigenous Connections Summit in March 2025. At the same time hosted the exhibit “This is Native Art” curated by Danielle SeeWalker.

12/31/2025

Top 10 of 2025: Chicken coop and bee yard renovation and welcoming new hens to the flock!

12/31/2025

Top 10 of 2025: while preparing to install this drawing of the Jolly Rancher Sugar Bar Ranch, our curator Stephanie discovered the artwork was secured with two vintage Fire Stix shims.

10/07/2025

Celebrate Fall Break with Golden History Museum & Park

Design & Build
Friday, October 10, 2025 9 am – 4 pm
Explore historical examples of architecture and engineering in Golden and Colorado while also using their creativity and problem-solving skills to design and build their own structures.

Historical Concoctions
Monday, October 13, 2025 9 am – 4 pm Did you know that Jolly Rancher started in Golden, Colorado, or that Coors made pottery and malted milk for candy bars? We’ll spend the day mixing up materials and exploring what happens.

During these school break programs for ages 6-11, participants will explore science, art, history and more while enjoying the unique setting of our history park, whether it is a visit to the chickens or cooking something in the historic Pearce/Helps Cabin. Space is limited.

Register online using Active. https://campscui.active.com/orgs/GoldenHistoryMuseumPark

08/13/2025

Registration is now open for fall youth programs at Golden History Museum & Park. Space is limited to register soon!

The Garden Lab After School Club
Wednesdays, 4-6pm, September 10 – October 15

Fall Break
Design & Build on October 10
Historical Concoctions on October 13

Thanksgiving Break
Survival Days with Hutch on November 24 & 25

Register today on Active.
https://campscui.active.com/orgs/GoldenHistoryMuseumPark

05/20/2025

Looking for a fun history program? Join us this Thursday, May 22 at 6:00 PM for our "Brewed at Altitude" program, presented by Sam Bock and Jason L. Hanson! Learn more and purchase tickets at https://www.goldenhistory.org/learn-do/events/.

05/10/2025

Almost ready to fly the coop (or rather move to the coop)! Our chicks are growing fast and expected to be in the coop in June. We cannot thank 79 Golden 4-H enough for their hard work and dedication raising the chicks! (Show your support for our new flock by making a donation at goldenhistory.org/donate)