Museums of Western Colorado

The Museums of Western Colorado inspires and connects our community by championing the scientific and cultural heritage of the Colorado Plateau.

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Did you know that Museums of Western Colorado is comprised of 3 different museum sites?
🍎Cross Orchards - Agriculture & Railroad
🦖Dinosaur Journey - Paleo & Natural Science
🧭Museum of the West - Local History
Come visit us and check out what we have to offer!
#museum #history

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Eight Years Ago Today... 8 year old Lachlan made the discovery of a lifetime at Mygatt-Moore Q, an intact Apatosaurus skull & neck! This is the 4th complete Apato skull ever found. Here, he stands beside the skull in the Paleo Lab. #dinosaurs #40YearsDigging #BLMPaleo

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Julia McHugh, our Director of Paleontology, just shared the inside scoop with Colorado Public Radio on the longest dinosaur track ever uncovered in Colorado! https://t.co/qbVkKP9c1J

#DinosaurDiscovery #OurayCO #MuseumsofWesternColorado #JuliaMcHugh #PrehistoricFind

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Scenic Jeep Tour of Ouray's Wildflowers & Waterfalls!

Register Online at https://t.co/zl0mxP7VDs

Join Museums of Western Colorado Trips & Tours Program and explore beautiful Yankee Boy Basin in a guided jeep adventure.

#TripsTours #MuseumTrip #Adventure

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Another week, another #WhatsItWednesday! The #MuseumsofWesternColorado took in this artifact near the end of last year and we have all been very excited to have such a unique piece in our collection! Can you guess what it might be?
#history #artifact #grandvalley #museum

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Seven Years Ago Today... CMU student Stephanie found something wonderful & rare! Mygatt-Moore is a quarry full of gigantic dinosaur bones, but Stephanie instead found a tiny fragment of a jaw with five teeth from a lizard-relative called a sphenodontian. #40YearsDigging #BLMPaleo

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Happy #FashionFriday! We are head-over-heels in love with this watermelon dress from 1965 😍🍉 Would you wear this one in-a-MELON fit this summer?
#summerfashion #vintage #summervibes #sayyestothedress #muse

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Our's is definitely to visit more museums 😉🏛️
#history #summervibes #adventuregram #cherishedmemories #grandvalley #leisureactivities #bucketlist #adventures

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Happy First Day of Summer! ☀️Its the season for endless adventures and cherished memories. Join us in celebrating with this delightful family from the Grand Valley's past, showcasing their favorite leisure activities and talents. What's on your summer bucket list? Comment below!

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A new kind of #WhatsItWednesday! Can you guess what decade this dress is from? Share below!
#whatsitwednesday #dress #textiles #history #museumcollections #dressbydecade #grandvalley

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Still want context? Check out this entry and more here:
https://t.co/G8HG6qvzfx

#collection #historylover #onions #captionthis #historyinpictures #historyhumor #localhistory #agriculture

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#CaptionThis ! We love finding strange photos as we comb through our collections. While context is what makes these pictures relevant to history, some may say that giggling over onions is also very A-PEELING! 🧅

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#fathersday #father #shapehistory #dadjoke #historylover #museum #grandjunction #westslope

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Why did the curator's child bring a ladder to school on Father's Day? Because he wanted to his dad -up- in history! To the dads who've shaped history one dad joke at a time, happy Father's Day! 👨‍👧‍👧

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(4/4) If you would like to donate items or share stories to help preserve history, check out this link!
https://t.co/dghyqBBhg9

#amazinghistory #localhistory #collection #historylover #westslopebestslope #museum #museumacquisition #donate #donation #preservation

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Check out one of the latest additions to our local history collection ⛰️ This hanger was found by the donor at an estate sale all the way in Portland, Oregon!
(Check thread for more! (1/4))

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(3/4) During it's lifetime, The Fair Store was highly regarded for its quality merchandise and professionalism of its staff.
From the photo, do you know where this building is located?

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Another #WhatsItWednesday! Can you identify this item from the #museum collection?
HINT: It has to do with the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad 🚂🛤️
#museumcollection #identify #trains #history #grandvalley #localhistory

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Walk in the Footsteps of Dinosaurs!

Register Online at https://t.co/x22KvqOSHS

Travel with the Museums of Western Colorado Trips & Tours Program and explore the dinosaur tracks of Moab with real paleontologists as your guides!

#TripsTours #MuseumTrip #Adventure #dinosaurs

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31 Years Ago... MWC volunteers Dorothy Fredette & Pete Mygatt thought they were digging different bones at Mygatt-Moore Q. But they'd actually found two ends of a HUGE Apatosaurus sacrum! Today, the sacrum is on display in the exhibit hall. #dinosaurs #40YearsDigging #BLMPaleo