Support your Museum’s future on Colorado Gives Day!
For 125 years, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science has been a place where discovery comes alive because of donors like you. From fossils uncovered on the Western plains to leading research around the globe, your generosity has helped awaken curiosity and inspire generations to explore, learn and dream.
Our Legacy
For more than a century, the Museum has preserved treasures of the earth and sky, shared the wonders of science, and created experiences that ignite curiosity in visitors of all ages. From hands-on exhibits to immersive theaters, every moment connects people to the natural world and sparks a lifelong love of learning.
Today
The Museum is alive with discovery every day. Scientists uncover fossils that rewrite history. Families share unforgettable moments exploring exhibits. Students and lifelong learners leave inspired, with curiosity burning brighter than when they arrived.
The Future
With your support, the next 125 years can be even more extraordinary. Your gift fuels cutting-edge research, supports education programs, preserves priceless collections and ensures that everyone has a place at the Museum.
Join the Movement
On Colorado Gives Day, be a part of something bigger than yourself. Carry forward a legacy of exploration and ensure the Museum continues to inspire wonder here in Denver, across Colorado, and around the world.
Be part of the next 125 years of discovery. Give today.
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 mission and vision were adopted by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science Board of Trustees in April 2014.
OUR VALUES
• We love science.
• We are curious, creative, and playful.
• We cultivate relationships: with each other, diverse communities, the environment, and for our future.
• We think critically and act with empathy.
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:
• Make science accessible, inclusive, fun, understandable and meaningful;
• Activate human imagination that will catalyze a generation of explorers, problem solvers, creative strategists and analytical thinkers; and
• 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