Fort Collins Museum of Discovery

Help Us Celebrate 10 Years. Give the Gift of Discovery.

The importance of community is something you hear often from us at Fort Collins Museum of Discovery – and with good reason! As our 10th anniversary year draws to a close, we find ourselves reflecting on the power of community and the profound impact it has on the museum. It's a time when we come together, not only to celebrate our shared successes, but also to acknowledge the challenges we've faced and the strength we've drawn from one another. Through the support of our community, we can now celebrate what we’ve built together:

• The Teen Self-Care Fair, in partnership with Imagine Zero Coalition and the Alliance for Suicide Prevention, engaged over 1,000 youth and their caregivers in conversation and resource-sharing related to youth mental health. 
• Sonic Spotlight, a music showcase for emerging artists aged 22 and younger hosted in collaboration with Bohemian Foundation and 105.5 Colorado Sound, provided over 50 artists in Northern Colorado with the opportunity to collaborate and “level-up” their craft.
• The Indigenous Science, Technology, Arts, and Resilience (ISTAR) program grew from a one-week summer camp to a year-round program including a two-week camp, after school support through ISTAR Connections, and quarterly gatherings that connect Native and Indigenous families. 
• Summer Mobile Program, a traveling, bilingual engagement partnership between Fort Collins Bookmobile, Poudre Libraries, Larimer 4H, Food Bank of Larimer County, and FCMoD brought lunch, STEAM activities, and books to more than 2,400 participants in eight neighborhoods.
• The museum’s Discovery for All program supported a wide array of access, with free or reduced-price visits making up nearly half of all museum admissions in 2023.
• FCMoD continues to host world-class special exhibitions that inspire curiosity and spark conversations, with four exciting, all ages experiences slated through 2025.

These examples, while deeply significant to our work, are only a glimpse of what happens every day at FCMoD. To explore in greater detail the breadth of community collaboration at the museum, as well as see our upcoming offerings for 2024 and beyond, we invite you to check out the Impact page on our website.

We are incredibly grateful to our members, donors, partners, and visitors who make Fort Collins Museum of Discovery such a vital community resource. Your continued support is critical to this work, and we are so grateful to be a part of this vibrant community.