/tags/museums Museums en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-16/a-new-exhibit-at-the-longmont-museum-allows-visitors-to-experience-picassos-artistic-journey About 60 pieces of work from artist Pablo Picasso are now on display at the Longmont Museum. Sun, 16 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-16/a-new-exhibit-at-the-longmont-museum-allows-visitors-to-experience-picassos-artistic-journey Alex Murphy /regional-news/2025-01-27/from-paper-to-pixels-mountain-west-researchers-bring-bee-collections-into-the-digital-age Digitizing the bee collections at museums could answer important questions like whether certain species are still buzzing in the same places they once were, or if their bodies have changed over time in response to stressors like climate change. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2025-01-27/from-paper-to-pixels-mountain-west-researchers-bring-bee-collections-into-the-digital-age Rachel Cohen /regional-news/2024-11-05/scientists-want-your-help-to-digitize-historic-data-on-bees In many natural history museums, bee specimens are accompanied by little slips of paper that have details about each specimen, like the species name, who found it, where and when. It’s a treasure trove of data but it needs to be digitized. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:37:40 GMT /regional-news/2024-11-05/scientists-want-your-help-to-digitize-historic-data-on-bees Rachel Cohen /regional-news/2023-07-10/postcard-from-the-mcgill-drugstore-museum In a tiny town on a lonely stretch of Nevada highway, a drugstore, and everything in it, is almost exactly as it was on the day it closed – more than four decades ago. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:13:40 GMT /regional-news/2023-07-10/postcard-from-the-mcgill-drugstore-museum Jeff Whittington /news/2023-04-13/new-immersive-exhibits-in-denver-allow-fans-to-experience-virtual-magic Disney's new exhibit is similar to the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit, with a virtual reality-like setting. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-04-13/new-immersive-exhibits-in-denver-allow-fans-to-experience-virtual-magic Michael Lyle /news/2023-03-02/museums-celebrate-the-women-that-made-colorado March is Women's History Month, and museums around the state are honoring that by celebrating the women who made Colorado the state it is today. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 23:29:49 GMT /news/2023-03-02/museums-celebrate-the-women-that-made-colorado Dylan Simard /2022-06-30/the-rockpile-museum-recognizes-125th-anniversary-of-buffalo-soldiers-crossing-the-powder-river-basin The U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment, comprised of approximately 20-25 African American, or Buffalo Soldiers, crossed northeast Wyoming in June and July 1897 on their way from Fort Missoula, Mont. to St. Louis, Mo. The nearly six week journey proved very challenging at times, including severe bouts of illness from contaminated drinking water and going days without reliable meals. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:40:18 GMT /2022-06-30/the-rockpile-museum-recognizes-125th-anniversary-of-buffalo-soldiers-crossing-the-powder-river-basin Hugh Cook /science/2021-12-26/idaho-experiment-that-showed-nuclear-power-was-more-than-a-weapon-turns-70-years-old 70 years ago, experimenters first proved that nuclear power could be used as more than just a weapon. Sun, 26 Dec 2021 12:00:00 GMT /science/2021-12-26/idaho-experiment-that-showed-nuclear-power-was-more-than-a-weapon-turns-70-years-old Madelyn Beck /2021-11-30/ohio-museum-repays-nez-perce-tribe-600-000-for-artifact-collection An Ohio history museum is reimbursing the Nez Perce Tribe after forcing it to pay for a collection of its own artifacts more than two decades ago. Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:15:52 GMT /2021-11-30/ohio-museum-repays-nez-perce-tribe-600-000-for-artifact-collection James Dawson /community/2021-03-30/boulder-museum-works-with-past-mass-shooting-survivors-to-balance-grief-while-preserving-history Hours after 10 people were killed in a mass shooting in a Boulder King Soopers, memorials began popping up with flowers, cards and artwork commemorating the victims. The Museum of Boulder is working with local officials, as well as organizations across the country, to archive this moment in history while giving the community space to grieve. Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:27:40 GMT /community/2021-03-30/boulder-museum-works-with-past-mass-shooting-survivors-to-balance-grief-while-preserving-history Stacy Nick, Colorado Edition