Museums
Wonder-Filled Wednesday
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Broadway, Boulder, CO, United StatesVisit the Discovery Corner for a hands-on introduction to the world of science and nature. Examine museum specimens, make crafts, and hear a story.
Denver Art Museum-Free Day
Denver Art Museum 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, CO, United StatesSee art collections and non-ticketed exhibitions without spending a dime. Bilingual activities available include the storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte, at 11:30am and 1pm, and a tour of Stampede: Animals in Art in Spanish at 1pm.
Mindbender Mansion
Denver Museum of Nature & Science 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, United StatesA wacky, puzzling world where brains come to play for all ages. Enter “Mindbender Mansion,” a quirky place full of puzzles, brainteasers and interactive challenges that put minds of all ages to the test. “Mindbender Mansion” is a series of thematic “rooms” filled with dozens of puzzle stations and challenges that get your whole body […]
A Daughter’s Eye/A Daughter’s Voice
Clyfford Still Museum 1250 Bannock St., Denver, CO, United StatesCurated by the younger of Clyfford Still’s two daughters, Sandra Still Campbell, A Daughter’s Eye/A Daughter’s Voice presents a highly personal and original vision of Still’s art and ideas. Two-thirds of the featured works have never been exhibited, and many have been unrolled and stretched for the first time since Still painted them. Campbell’s reflections about her […]
Snowfolk: A Community Project
Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus 2121 Children’s Museum Dr., Denver, CO, United StatesMake a unique snowfolk out of clay to be fired in kilns and glazed by clay staff. Then, select a completed snowfolk created by another guest to take home that very day.
Mindbender Mansion
Denver Museum of Nature & Science 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, United StatesGather hidden clues and secret passwords scattered throughout thematic rooms and revealed as you identify patterns, think ahead, use logical reasoning, and look at the problems from different perspectives. Manipulate a tilt table, keep up with a conveyer belt, and try out disco hopscotch spelling. See website for admission prices.
Free First Saturday
Denver Art Museum 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, CO, United StatesEnjoy art collections and nonticketed exhibitions. Bilingual activities available include the storytelling program, Cuentos del Arte, and a tour of Stampede: Animals in Art in Spanish.
Above and Beyond
Wings Over the Rockies 7711 E. Academy, Denver, CO, United StatesAttend an interactive exhibition that explores flight. This traveling exhibition features immersive simulations, interactive design challenges, iconic historical touchstones, visionary concepts for the future, and inspiring stories from game-changing innovators, past and present.
Treehouses: Look Who’s Living in the Trees
Longmont Museum 400 Quail Road, Longmont, CO, United StatesExplore and climb the forest canopy indoors at the museum’s hands-on exhibition. In the Longmont Museum’s newest hands-on exhibition, visitors roam from tree to tree as they discover the many habitats that trees provide for animals large and small, and people too. Climb through large treehouses, become an animal tracker, get face-to-face with wildlife of […]
Denver Museum of Nature and Science Free Day
Denver Museum of Nature & Science 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO, United StatesEnjoy museum favorites and special family-friendly activities plus free admission to ¡CUBA! as part of this SCFD Community Free Day.