The Victor Improvement Association, Inc., is the 501(c)3 non-profit corporate entity whose purpose is to own and operate the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum. The museum's mission is to conserve, collect, research, and interpret the history of Victor and the surrounding Mining District.
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Adults
Families
General population
Young Adults (20-25 years)
Guided history and mining tours of the Cripple Creek and Victor Mining District.
This is our second year of offering the tours. We have recorded numbers of tickets sold to prove attendance.
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Adults
Families
Parents
Teachers
Young Adults (20-25 years)
Guided walking tours of historic downtown Victor are held some Saturdays in the summer. See victormuseum.com for details.
Last year was our first year offering these events - they were popular over our Gold Rush Days event in July.
Education
Adults
Families
General Public
A day of mining tales, legends by old timers from the mining district.
Last year we had a great event with 50 attendees. This year a donor provided $1000 to ensure we continue to offer the event.
Education
Adults
Children ages 5 to 21
Families
Young Adults (20-25 years)
We sponsor every May a tour of our historical cemetery to highlight the lesser known pioneers who were part of the gold rush.
Also summer Saturday tours are held.
See above
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Adults
Children ages 5 to 21
General Public
General Public/Unspecified
During the summer months we teach and demonstrate gold panning in our outdoor trough. We hope to give kids of all ages a taste of what it was like to prospect Colorado gold in the 1890s. This program has been very successful.
Increased numbers in visitors, especially youth, who come to pan and also tour the museum.
