Boulder History Museum
1206 Euclid Avenue
Boulder, CO 80302
ph: 303.449.3464
 

Adult Programs
Get your Middle and High School students excited about their local history! Our tours are designed to keep your student’s interested as they explore the Museum and historic places. State Standards and benchmarks addressed in Museum programs are available upon request.

“We appreciate your excellent resources and the enthusiasm with which you make them available to our students!” 8th grade teacher

Contact Laura Stroud, Curator of Education to schedule your program. 303/449.3464 ext. 12 or email.

Logistics for planning your fieldtrip.


Blast in the Past

Blast in the Past
We offer an interactive experience that allows your students to explore the Museum's exhibits at their own pace. A guide sheet will help them locate interesting stories and unusual facts about their community. A little healthy competition and a sweet reward at the end will help motivate them during their history investigation.

Maximum 30 students, call for options for larger groups. $1.50/Student (1 Hour)



Interactive Historic Walking Tours

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

    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 2009 Exhibit - Snoopy World War I Flying Ace

    Spring 2009 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.

    More Exhibit Information.