Every discovery begins with a question.
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At the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, curiosity starts with you.
Our team of scientists ask questions, explore new ideas, venture into the field and work in our labs to better understand the natural world and share their discoveries with our community.
Note: Museum membership purchases and renewals are not eligible for Colorado Gives Day and may be purchased at dmns.org/membership.
This Colorado Gives Day, your gift will support science at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, giving our team more opportunities to pursue the questions that lead to discovery. Every Colorado Gives Day gift to the Museum will help grow a special new fund for the George Sparks Endowed Chair for Science. Named in honor of George Sparksβs 22 years as President and CEO, the endowment carries his commitment to science into the Museumβs future, creating a lasting foundation for scientific research and discovery in Colorado and beyond.
When you give today, your gift will go twice as far. Every dollar will be matched $1-for-$1, up to a total of $150,000.
Give to your Museum this Colorado Gives Day and keep the questions coming.
When you make your gift, tell us: What makes you curious?
OUR MISSION
Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science.
OUR VISION
An empowered community that loves, understands, and protects our natural world.
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science was founded in 1900 by a group of Denver citizens interested in preserving the natural history of the Rocky Mountain region. Over the last century, it has grown into one of the largest natural history museums in the west. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science is a premier source of informal education in science, culture and natural history as well as a leader in scientific research in the fields of anthropology, earth sciences, health sciences, paleontology, space sciences and zoology. All of the Museum's activities promote STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) learning throughout the community. The Museum's collections number 4.3 million objects, including an extensive library/archives and education demonstration collection. In addition to its permanent exhibitions and historic diorama halls, the Museum offers temporary exhibitions, giant screen theater films and planetarium shows. Education programs for school groups, adults, teachers and young children reach broad audiences both onsite and throughout the community.
Looking forward, the Museum is executing on its Everyone, Everywhere strategic plan, which is guided by an overarching objective to connect more and diverse people to nature and science in ways that are meaningful to them. The projects within this strategic plan aim to:
β’ Make science accessible, inclusive, fun, understandable and meaningful;
β’ Activate human imagination that will catalyze a generation of explorers, problem solvers, creative strategists and analytical thinkers; and
β’ Contribute to a strong and vibrant future for Colorado.
Organization name
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
other names
Denver Museum of Nature and Science, DMNS, Colorado Museum of Natural History, Denver Museum of Natural History
1900
Tax id (EIN)
84-0518447
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
2001 Colorado BlvdDenver County, CO, US