We offer curriculum and Standard’s aligned programming sure to entertain and engage your students. Our tour guides encourage your “experts” to share their Boulder history stories. We invite eager and curious minds to ask questions and discover new answers together.

State Standards and benchmarks addressed in Museum programs are available upon request.

“Excellent program! The museum staff was very knowledgeable and kept the students engaged.”
– 3rd grade teacher

Contact Laura Stroud, Curator of Education to schedule your program. 303-449-3464 ext. 12 or email.

Logistics for planning your fieldtrip.

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Fall Exhibit - Pocketbook Anthropology: A Treasure of Handbags Women's special relationship with their pocketbooks is examined in this colorful exhibit of diverse, thoughtful and creative handbags. Over 50 handbags from varied points in history and culture are displayed.

History Detectives Your students will complete a Storymakers exhibit scavenger hunt and guided tour followed by a hands-on program in the 3rd floor classroom. Students will explore life in early Boulder through experiences with authentic artifacts and other primary source materials of the time. Maximum 30 students, call for options for larger groups. $1.50/Student (1.5 hours)

Interactive Historic Walking Tours Let's get outside and explore the history all around us! Your students will search local historic neighborhoods and monuments for clues from the past. Using authentic, historic materials as our guide, together we will connect to Boulder's unique history during these interactive, fun tours. Historic Walking Tours are available at the following sites: University Hill Neighborhood Pearl Street Historic District Columbia Cemetery Maxium 30 students, call for options for larger groups. Scheduling limited to August-October and April-June. $1.50/Student (1 hour)

Banjo Billy Bus & Museum Tour Let Banjo Billy Bus Tours take your students on a fun ride through Boulder's history! Your students will travel Boulder's fabled avenues and shady lanes with Banjo Billy, followed by a guided tour of the Boulder History Museum's Storymakers exhibit. The bus can pick up a maximum of 28 students and chaperons at one time at your school and provide round trip transportation. (2.5 Hours) This tour is priced on a slide scale: 80+ students - $6.75/Student 50-80 students - $8.25/Student <50 students - $10/Student

Spring Exhibit - Snoopy World War I Flying Ace Snoopy and the whole Peanuts gang are featured in this art print and interactive exhibition. Starting in 1965 and lasting well into the 1990s, Charles Shultz created the imaginary adventures of Snoopy the World War I Flying Ace in his widely read comic strips. This exhibition features 40 prints of the original comic strips as well as biographical photos of Charles Schultz. Visitors are encouraged to interact with the comics of Charles Schultz through reading and art making.