Museum of Boulder explained

Museum of Boulder
Established:1944
Location:2205 Broadway
Boulder, Colorado (United States)
Coordinates:40.0051°N -105.2771°W
Type:History museum
Former Name:Boulder History Museum
Ceo:Lori Preston

The Museum of Boulder, formerly the Boulder History Museum, is a private, nonprofit, local history museum located in Boulder, Colorado and operated by the Boulder Historical Society.[1] From 1985 to 2018, the Museum operated out of the historic Harbeck-Bergheim house[2] on University Hill near the University of Colorado Boulder campus.[3] In April 2013, it purchased the Masonic Lodge building[4] at Broadway and Pine for $2.45 million.[5] Renovations began in 2017 and the new Museum opened on May 19, 2018.[1] [3]

In 2015 the Boettcher Foundation granted the museum $75,000 to renovate the former Masonic Lodge building. In addition, the museum received a $500,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to help aid in renovations. Voters approved, in 2014, $4 million as part of the Community, Culture and Safety Tax.[6] In October 2017, Stephen Tebo donated $1.5 million to the Museum of Boulder, allowing him the opportunity to name the new museum building.[7]

The Museum of Boulder works in conjunction with the Boulder Carnegie Library in order to preserve over 900,000 historic photographs and documents. The museum also has a collection of over 45,000 historical artifacts.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boulder Museum Drops History from Its Name, Not Its Game . 2015-12-07 . 2015-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928061030/http://m.kunc.org/post/boulder-museum-drops-history-its-name-not-its-game . live .
  2. Web site: History & Mission. Boulder History Museum. 24 August 2012. Boulder, Colorado. 2008. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819045544/http://boulderhistory.org/history_mission.asp. 19 August 2012.
  3. Web site: About The MOB Museum Of Boulder. www.museumofboulder.org. en-US. 2018-04-25. 2017-10-26. 2022-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20220727182118/https://museumofboulder.org/about/. live.
  4. Web site: FAQ About Yes on 2A | Boulder History Museum. 2015-12-07. 2015-12-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222021001/http://boulderhistory.org/faq-about-the-yes-on-2a/. usurped.
  5. News: Museum of Boulder to feature past and future in new setting. 2018-05-18. 2018-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20180518130500/http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_30564139/museum-boulder-feature-past-and-future-new-setting. live.
  6. News: Museum of Boulder gets $75,000 grant from Boettcher Foundation. Meltzer. Erica. July 31, 2015. TCA Regional News. .
  7. News: Stephen Tebo donates $1.5 million to Museum of Boulder. Young. Quentin. October 2017. Daily Camera. 2017-11-16. 2017-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20171117001811/http://www.dailycamera.com/entertainment/ci_31366624/stephen-tebo-donates-1-5-million-museum-boulder. live.
  8. Web site: Historic Boulder. Boulder Convention & Visitors Bureau. 24 August 2012. Boulder, Colorado. 15 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120815163015/http://www.bouldercoloradousa.com/visitor/itineraries/historic-itinerary/. live.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Museum of Boulder".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.