Historic Pub Crawl
23 August, 2018
We will start the pub crawl at the Museum where the tourists will retrieve a souvenir pint glass and have some snacks and then they will head READ MORE
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16th Annual Black & White Ball
30 June, 2018
16th Annual Black & White Ball Join us as we dance the night away, celebrating the museum moving into the iconic Tony’s Conoco building. This event is READ MORE
Historic Walking Tour of Crested Butte
21 June, 2018
Want to learn more about the history of our wonderful Town and Valley? Take a historic walking tour! Tours meet at 9am in front of the Museum READ MORE
Bike Week Historic Walking Tour
20 June, 2018
This tour begins at the museum! The Crested Butte Heritage Museum is offering a tour “geared” directly to participants and friends of Crested Butte Bike Week. Come READ MORE
Historic Walking Tour of Crested Butte
19 June, 2018
Want to learn more about the history of our wonderful Town and Valley? Take a historic walking tour! Tours meet at 9am in front of the Museum READ MORE
Historic Walking Tour of Crested Butte
14 June, 2018
Want to learn more about the history of our wonderful Town and Valley? Take a historic walking tour! Tours meet at 9am in front of the Museum READ MORE
Historic Walking Tour
12 June, 2018
Want to learn more about the history of our wonderful Town of Crested Butte and about the Gunnison Valley? Take a historic walking tour! Tours meet at READ MORE
Crested Butte Reunion Dinner
27 May, 2018
We are having a reunion dinner to bring people together, such as the descendants of the original Crested Butteans. The reunion dinner is a long tradition that READ MORE
Plute Bull Elk Welcome Back Party
27 May, 2018
The world record elk was shot in Dark Canyon, west of CB, in the early 1900s. The rack/head hung in Tony’s Conoco for many years until it READ MORE
Guerrieri Book Signing
26 May, 2018
Richard and Phyllis Guerrieri are 5th generation ranchers from Gunnison. They have written fantastic books and they have been recently published. The Museum is hosting a release READ MORE
Readers Theater production of “CRACKPOTS, CRACK SHOTS AND A CANNIBAL”
6 April, 2018
Come be a part of the going away party for historical character Sherrif Doc Shores and join us for “Crackpots, Crack Shots and a Cannibal” written by local playwright Michael READ MORE
5th Annual Miner’s Ball
10 February, 2018
Don your best western attire, put on your dancing shoes and join us for the Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum’s 5th annual Miner’s Ball taking place at READ MORE
MOVIE NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SNOWBEAST
26 January, 2018
Snowbeast was filmed in Crested Butte and the surrounding areas. It follows a young skier and his wife while visiting a ski resort during a man-beast attack, READ MORE
History of the San Juan Mining Tour and Presentation by CLCD Productions
15 December, 2017
The speaker series is held at the Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum. Doors open at 6:30pm with the speaker starting at 7:00pm. There is a charge of $10 READ MORE
Crested Butte Creative District Video Project Party
25 October, 2017
Thanks to a generous grant from the Crested Butte Creative District, the Museum partnered with Red Lady Productions and Nathan Bilow to create short videos about the READ MORE
Vinotok Frank Orazem Memorial Storytelling Evening
20 September, 2017
Vinotok Frank Orazem Memorial Storytelling Evening Gather around the pot-bellied stove of the Mountain Heritage Museum and listen to the Crested Butte legend, Tuck memorialize Frank Orazem READ MORE
Western Winter Speaker Series—Dr. Bruce Bartleson
23 March, 2017
Dr. Bruce Bartleson will discuss the “real” history of the Gunnison Country starting over one billion years ago. Bruce spent the majority of his career from 1965 READ MORE
4th Annual Miner’s Ball
3 March, 2017
Don your best attire, put on your dancing shoes and join us for the Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum’s 4th annual Miner’s Ball taking place at our READ MORE
Western Winter Speaker Series
27 January, 2017
With the success of Dr. David Rothman’s event, we have decided to offer another evening to the Western Winter Speaker Series. The infamous Dr. Duane Vandenbusche will READ MORE
Western Winter Speaker Series–Dr. David J. Rothman
15 December, 2016
The Extended Studies Department at Western is pleased to announce a partnership with the Crested Butte Heritage Museum for a Winter Speaker Series. Our first speaker is READ MORE
Santa Night
4 December, 2016
Join us at the Museum for this season’s first Santa sighting in Town! Enjoy cocoa and crafts with family and friends. Free admission to the Museum! Bring READ MORE
Canvases and Cocoa
12 November, 2016
The Trailhead Children’s Museum present’s the first in a series: CANVASES AND COCOA – a family painting event! Create your own masterpiece of a glittery cupcake! Parents READ MORE
Illuminations Slide Show at the Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum
11 October, 2016
Annual Illuminations Slide Show hosted by the Museum on October 11th. Each year offers a different emphasis on a certain part of local Crested Butte history. The READ MORE
6th Annual Historic Pub Crawl
26 August, 2016
Crested Butte pubs are known for more than just their beer. Come and enjoy a beverage while listening to local historians recount the stories and legends of READ MORE
14th Annual Black and White Ball
2 July, 2016
The 14th annual Black & White Ball is Saturday, July 2nd, 2016! Join us as we dance the night away, celebrating the museum moving into the iconic READ MORE
Summer Speaker Series
30 June, 2016
The Summer Speaker Series starts off on Thursday Sept 4th at 6:30pm! Terri Helm will be the featured speaker in the presentation HerStory. The goal of HerStory READ MORE
CB Bike Week Amateur Film Fest
23 June, 2016
After a day on the trail with one of our gO Ride clinics, join us the evening of June 23 to see films about mountain biking. The READ MORE
Book signing with Duane Vandenbusche
16 June, 2016
Dr. Duane Vandenbusche will be at the Museum for a signing of his new book “Around the Gunnison Country”.