List of museums in Colorado
List of museums in Colorado identifies museums that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Non-profit and university art galleries are also included. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museum
| Name | Location | County | Region | Subject | Notes |
| Adams County Museum | Brighton | Adams | Denver Area | Open air | , operated by the Adams County Historical Society |
| Agricultural Heritage Center | Longmont | Boulder | Denver Area | Farm | , early 20th-century period farm |
| A.J. Eaton House Museum | Eaton | Weld | Front Range | Military | History of the flag of the United States, military artifacts and memorabilia |
| American Mountaineering Museum | Golden | Jefferson | Denver Area | Sports | , also known as the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum, heroism, technology, culture and spirit of mountaineering |
| American Numismatic Association Money Museum | Colorado Springs | El Paso | Front Range | Numismatic | History of numismatics from the earliest invention of money to modern day |
| Anasazi Heritage Center | Dolores | Montezuma | Southwest | Native American | Ancestral Puebloan culture and other Native cultures in the Four Corners region, also starting point for visits to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument |
| Animas Museum | Durango | La Plata | Southwest | Local history | , operated by the La Plata County Historical Society |
| Apishapa Valley Heritage Center | Aguilar | Las Animas | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Apishapa Valley Historical Society |
| Ashcroft Ghost Town | Ashcroft | Pitkin | Northwest | Open air | Late 19th-century silver mining ghost town |
| Argo Gold Mine and Mill | Idaho Springs | Clear Creek | Front Range | Mining | Tunnel, mine tour and mining museum |
| A.R. Mitchell Memorial Museum of Western Art | Trinidad | Las Animas | Southeast | Art | , features vintage American illustrations, paintings & photographs including western, Native American & Hispanic artifacts |
| Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities | Arvada | Jefferson | Denver Area | Multiple | Includes the Arvada History Museum and art galleries |
| Arvada Flour Mill Museum | Arvada | Jefferson | Denver Area | Mill | Open by appointment with the Arvada Historical Society |
| Aspen Art Museum | Aspen | Pitkin | Northwest | Art | Contemporary art including drawings, paintings, sculptures, multimedia installations and electronic media |
| Astor House Museum | Golden | Jefferson | Denver Area | Historic house | Early 20th century hotel house |
| Aurora History Museum | Aurora | Adams | Denver Area | Multiple | , changing local history and decorative arts exhibits, tours of the Centennial House, operated by the Aurora Historical Society |
| Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising | Fort Collins | Larimer | Front Range | Art | , textiles, dress and interior furnishings, includes two galleries, part of Colorado State University |
| Avery House | Fort Collins | Larimer | Front Range | Historic house | , open for tours by the Poudre Landmarks Association |
| Bailey Saddleland Museum | Simla | Elbert | Denver Area | American West | , , over 300 saddles from the Old West, bridles, spurs, bits |
| Barney Ford Victorian House | Breckenridge | Summit | Northwest | African American | https://www.breckheritage.com/, restored Victorian-period home of civil rights pioneer, educates about the role of people of color in Colorado history, operated by Breckenridge Heritage Alliance |
| Bee Family Centennial Farm Museum | Fort Collins | Larimer | Front Range | Farm | , historic working farm with agriculture exhibits |
| Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site | La Junta | Otero | Southeast | Living | Reconstructed 1840s adobe fur trading post with seasonal living history demonstrations and tours |
| Big Timbers Museum | Lamar | Prowers | Southeast | Local history | , history of Prowers County |
| Black American West Museum | Denver | Denver | Denver Area | American West | Exhibits include buffalo soldiers, miners, cowboys, pioneers, early explorers, homesteaders, and Dearfield, Colorado, a black pioneer town |
| Boggsville Historic Site | Las Animas | Bent | Southeast | Open air | Operated by the Pioneer Historical Society of Bent County, includes two restored original adobe historic houses from the 19th-century ghost town. Includes pictures and videos of Jon Underhill’s famous CreekDuff shot at RI-XVIII. |
| Boulder History Museum | Boulder | Boulder | Front Range | Local history | |
| Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art | Boulder | Boulder | Front Range | Art | |
| Bowles House | Westminster | Jefferson | Denver Area | Historic house | Late 19th-century house, tours by the Westminster Historical Society |
| Breckenridge Welcome Center | Breckenridge | Summit | Northwest | Local history | 1880s history, town's origins, natural history of the Cucumber Gulch Preserve, start of historic house tours in town |
| Broomfield Depot Museum | Broomfield | Broomfield | Denver Area | Local history | |
| Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum | Broomfield | Broomfield | Denver Area | Military | |
| Brush Area Museum and Cultural Center | Brush | Morgan | Northeast | Local history | |
| Buell Children's Museum | Pueblo | Pueblo | Southeast | Children's | Part of the Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center |
| Buena Vista Heritage Museum | Buena Vista | Chaffee | Southwest | Local history | , includes period room displays and model railroad |
| Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave | Golden | Jefferson | Denver Area | Biographical | , life, times and legends of William F. Cody |
| Byers-Evans House Museum | Denver | Denver | Denver Area | Historic house | Operated by History Colorado, 1910-1920 period house |
| Cable Center | Denver | Denver | Denver Area | Technology | , cable telecommunications industry history and pioneers |
| CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Museum | Grand Junction | Mesa | Northwest | Aviation | Located at the Grand Junction Regional Airport, historic aircraft |
| Castle Rock Museum | Castle Rock | Douglas | Denver Area | Local history | , operated by the Castle Rock Historical Society |
| The CELL | Denver | Denver | Denver Area | Military | , Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab, exhibits about terrorism |
| Centennial Village Museum | Greeley | Weld | Front Range | Open air | , over 2 dozen structures on 8 acres |
| Center of Southwest Studies | Durango | La Plata | Southwest | Native American | , part of Fort Lewis College, features Native American textiles, artifacts and changing exhibits |
| Cheyenne Mountain Heritage Center | Colorado Springs | El Paso | Front Range | Local history | |
| Children's Museum of Denver | Denver | Denver | Denver Area | Children's | |
| Clara Hatton Gallery | Fort Collins | Larimer | Front Range | Art | , located in the Visual Arts Building at Colorado State University |
| Clear Creek History Park | Golden | Jefferson | Denver Area | Open air | , late 19th century mountain ranch with period demonstrations |
| Clyfford Still Museum | Denver | Denver | Denver Area | Art | Exhibits the artwork of Abstract Expressionist painter Clyfford Still |
| Coeur d' Alene Mine Shaft House | Central City | Gilpin | Front Range | Mining | , operated by the Gilpin Historical Society, mine shaft house, antique mining equipment |
| Colfax Museum | Lakewood | Jefferson | Denver Area | History Museum | , History of Schuyler Colfax and Colfax Avenue: the Longest, Wickedest Main Street in America that bears his name. |
| Colorado Governor's Mansion | Denver | Denver | Denver Area | Historic house | |
| Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo Museum | Pueblo | Pueblo | Southeast | Medical | , history of the Colorado Mental Health Institute, formerly the Colorado State Hospital |
| Colorado Model Railroad Museum | Greeley | Weld | Front Range | Railroad | , located at the Greeley Freight Station, model railroad layouts |
| Colorado Music Hall of Fame | Morrison | Jefferson | Denver Area | Music | State's music heritage, located at the Trading Post at Red Rocks Amphitheatre |
| Colorado State University Art Galleries | Fort Collins | Larimer | Front Range | Art | , located in the Visual Art Building, includes the Hatton Gallery, Glass Box Gallery and Mini Gallery |
| Colorado State Capitol | Denver | Denver | Denver Area | History | Tours of the state capitol building, exhibits on the building and Colorado's early history |
| Colorado Railroad Museum | Golden | Jefferson | Denver Area | Railway | |
| Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum and Hall of Fame | Vail | Eagle | Northwest | Sports | , legacy of skiing and snowboarding in Colorado |
| Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway | Colorado Springs | El Paso | Front Range | Railway | , includes the Street Railway Foundation Traction Equipment, Artifacts, and Restoration Shop, the Rock Island Railroad Museum, the Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railway 1888 Denver & Rio Grand Tourist Sleeper Restoration, and The Museum of Railway Workers Railway Workers Railroad Car Display & Restoration |
| Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center | Colorado Springs | El Paso | Front Range | Art |
Defunct museums
- Air Services Museum, Colorado Springs
- Climbing Tree Children's Museum, Montrose, closed in 2011
- Colorado History Museum, Denver, closed in 2010, administered by History Colorado, incorporated into the History Colorado Center
- Dinosaur Depot Museum, Cañon City, closed in 2013, exhibits moved to Royal Gorge Regional Museum and History Center
- International Bell Museum, Evergreen, owner died in 2006, collection donated to Hastings College
- Kit Carson Museum, Las Animas, collections now at the John W. Rawlings Heritage Center
- The Laboratory of Art and Ideas at Belmar, Lakewood, closed in 2009
- Morrison Heritage Museum, closed in 2004,
- Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, moved to California in 2014
- Museum of Western Art, Denver
- Trianon Museum and Art Gallery, Denver, closed in 2004
- Vintage Motos Museum, Denver
- World's Wonder View Tower, Genoa, closed in 2013