Please note we will be closed for the 4th of July weekend from Friday, July 3rd to Monday, July 6th. We will reopen on Tuesday July 7th for our normal summer hours of Tuesday - Saturday, 10AM-5PM.
Please make a note of our new phone number at (303) 482-2242.
Join today to enjoy the many benefits that membership can bring and to support our Museum in its dedicated mission to "Tell It Like It Was"!
The story begins with Paul W. Stewart's (founder of the Black American West Museum) extraordinary search and discovery of a past not recorded in conventional history books or portrayed in pop culture. His search for the "true colors" of the West has taken him to nearly every corner of the West, gathering personal artifacts, memorabilia, newspapers, legal documents, clothing, letters, photographs, and oral histories.
Click here to see Mr. Stewart receive honors at the Museum during our recent booksigning event for African Americans of Denver and to read more about the man who started our Museum courtesy of GlapionArts.
Thomas W. Bean Foundation
Boettcher Foundation
Denver Minority Opportunity Fund
Black United Fund of Colorado
If you would be interested in becoming a supporter, please contact us!
On Saturday, June 20th, the Black American West Museum is proud to present With These Hands, the Doctor Justina Ford Story. There will be two showings at 12:00 and 3:00 P.M. at the Crossroads Theater during the Juneteenth Celebration in historic Five Points. Crossroads Theater is located on the points at 26th and Welton streets. The play will also show three additional days on June 21st, June 28th, and July 5th at 3 P.M. Cost of admission is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for students and FREE for children under 12 years of age except for the Juneteenth showings which are half-price.
Recently, the Black American West Museum has acquired a major stake of the pioneer Black colony of Dearfield. Here is an interesting article describing the current status of Dearfield provided by the February Issue of the Denver Urban Spectrum. You can also read more about the founder of Dearfield, O.T. Jackson, on our Founders page.
Further, the Rocky Mountain News printed on Saturday, July 5th, a great article by Mary Voelz Chandler that follows up on our progress with Dearfield. The article is chock full of great information and photographs so please give it a read. Also, please note an accompanying story which is also part of the Dearfield story which talks about the last living former Dearfield residents, brothers Albert and Walker Groves.
The Black American West Museum proudly announces the publication of its newest book, African Americans of Denver, to celebrate Denver's 150th anniversary and the westward migration of African Americans. Authors Ronald Stephens, Ph D., and La Wanna M. Larson have drawn the images and history in this collection from the Black American West Museum, the Blair Caldwell African American Research Library and various private collections.
Wow! Did you get to the MLK rodeo this year at the National Western Stock Show?
If not click on these links highlighting the founder/promoter of the rodeo Lu Vason and Denver Black cowboy Maurice 'Mo Betta' Wade.
Would you like to do a heritage tour? Perhaps you have a family reunion that needs to have event transportation? Give Sid a call with A Private Guide, Inc. who has been guiding and leading tours since 1991! His number is 303-758-8149. His website address is A Private Guide.
Here is an interesting article about our Executive Director, La Wanna Larson (pictured here with Mayor Hickenlooper, who is a strong supporter of the Museum). It details her struggles with the museum and her personal life in the Urban Spectrum, a popular Denver newspaper that deals with people of color.
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Wondering what to do? Well, we have the answer for all your needs!
The Black American West Museum is the premier venue to learn all about the following:
We are available for your group either at the museum or at your location. Please give us a call at (303)482-2242 and set up your event today!
These are just a few of the many faces you can enjoy at the Black American West Museum's exhibits!
Clara Brown, "Angel of the Rockies"
Benjamin Anderson, 10th Cavalry
O.T. Jackson, Founder of Dearfield, Colorado
Bill Pickett, Inventor of "Bull Dogging"