Telling the tales of the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado. Thank you to our members and partner The oldest town in Colorado is San Luis.
The San Luis Valley Museum
Mission: Enrich human lives and to educate San Luis Valley citizens to respect and value cultural diversity, the local heritage of the San Luis Valley, as well as local and international wildlife and the arts. The San Luis Valley is one of the largest alpine valleys in the world. It was originally home to Ute, Apache, and Pueblo Native Americans. Famous explorers
like Conquistador Juan de Bautista, Zebulon Pike, and John Freemont all led expedition through the valley. It was founded in 1852 by Hispanic settlers from Taos New Mexico. Forts Massachusetts and Ft. Garland guarded the valley beginning in 1852. Kit Carson was the Commandant of Ft. Garland for two years. The San Luis Valley Museum displays photos, artifacts, and artworks covering the long history of the SLV Region. There is a series of murals on the north side of the building depicting, famous people, landscapes, towns, and attractions related to the SLV. The museum operates a small gift shop stocked with SLV themed post cards and greeting cards, Colorado souvenirs, regional history books, and children's toys.
Operating as usual
We'd like to welcome back our Sandhill Crane buddies! In honor of the Crane festival this upcoming weekend, (Mar. 10-12), The San Luis Valley Museum will be selling blank Sandhill Crane gift cards with envelope for only $4 ea. There is a limited supply so please come in before they 'fly away'.
We'd like to thank Kendal Wood for her excellent presentation of culturally modified trees in the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
Our new artist of the month for March is Amie Hazlett. She is a professional photographer who specializes in maternity, newborn and childhood milestones. Recently she opened up her own studio at 307 Main St. (in front of Safway) Please check out her work at the SLV Museum and visit her website at: www.amiehazlett.com
For 'First Friday' the SLV Museum will feature a guest speaker from the Sand Dunes NP. Kendal Wood will be discussing culturally modified trees in the Park and Preserve @ 6pm, March 3rd. Admission is FREE for all, so please be our guest Friday evening.
Telling the tales of the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado. Thank you to our members and partnering organizations the National Endowment for the Humanities, Colorado Humanities, and the Alamosa County Local Marketing District.
Desi Parker is our featured artist of the month for Feb. She's an excellent ceramics and pottery artist that will be on display throughout the month. She also has a studio in Monte Vista that she shares with other outstanding artists at 234 Adams St. that is now open to the public during business hours.
We would like to extend our gratitude to 'Rocky Mountain Memorabilia' and Lyn Bogle for the fine work and kind donation of a memorial plaque to John and Dorothy Brandt. They were the founders, chief benefactors of the SLV Museum and amazing philanthropists. We sincerely appreciate his fine work and craftsmanship.
Thank you very much Lyn.
We'd like to announce our new 'artist of the month' for January is featured artist Ed French. a former Disney animator for 15 years. Ed's work entails his original Zebulon Pike prints and several pieces of his excellent animal art as well. The SLV Museum is open Tues-Sat 10~4
We want to thank Gerri Cummings for the lovely decorated Christmas wreaths. One is to honor volunteers and the other one honors Veterans.
Please stop by the SLV Museum and see our new artist of the month for December. The talented art team of Evelyn Sprouse & her husband George Rowe is "out of this world". The museum is open 10-4 Tues. through Sat.
The SLV Museum wishes all a very happy holiday season. We really appreciate all of the support from our community partners in making this an extremely successful year for our museum. Please remember that the San Luis Valley Federal Bank is sponsoring the 'Spirit of Giving Program' again this year. Every account you have open with them will count as a vote for a non-profit agency like us. So every vote we garnish will help us in donation dollars from the bank. We are always very grateful for any contributions that help expand our programs, operations and performance to our citizens from the valley and beyond.
Seasons Greetings from the staff and Board of Directors of the San Luis Valley Museum and thank you all again!
Great morning for a Veterans day parade. Downtown Alamosa, CO !
Please come in and see our now Veterans display at the SLV Museum. The exhibit will run throughout the month of November.
THANK YOU VETERANS!
Thanks to all who participated in our last 'First Friday' program of the year. The first year theatre dept at ASU did a fine job and we're are proud of their creative efforts and success at the SLV Museum.
A NIGHT OF ART & PERFORMANCE AT THE MUSEUM.
Please join us @ 6pm November, 4th for the SLV museum's last 'First Friday' event of the year. In conjunction with Adams State University, we will host a first-year theatre class who will do an individual interpretive presentation of a work of south western art for their school project. Special thanks goes out to professor Gerke for this novel and creative idea.
This event is free and open to the public.
Jon Betz (pictured below) is our new featured artist of the month at the San Luis Valley Museum. Please stop in to check out his selected watercolors. Open 10-4 Tues-Sat.
Along with our featured artist of the month, Greg Stoker, (whose art for sale), We're delighted to have Wesley Buninger's beautiful watercolor work featured for the Alamosa Art's Festival. Please come in to the SLV Museum to view their fine works.
We are pleased to announce our new artist of the month for September. Greg Stoker is a native Coloradoan and nature photographer. His spectacular prints are done on Aluminum and feature beautiful landscapes of the southwest. His fine tuning and composition is sensational. The SLV museum is open 10-4 Tues through Saturday.
The SLV Museum is proud to announce a new and unique program on Fri. Sept 2nd. We will be honored to welcome Bessie Konishi to speak about the contributions of the Japanese-Americans in the SLV . The program will be part of the 'First Friday's' events and will have the MOKI food truck outside at 5pm. Furthermore, we will feature our new sensational artist of the month, Greg Stoker with his works at 6pm. Free admission and fun for the general public.
A HUGE thanks go out to the fellows who helped us install these beautiful new concrete planters in front of the SLV Museum! Steve Chavez and Alcon construction, Dwight Catalano, and the museum staff did a great job. Much appreciation. Funding for these planters comes from the generosity of Colorado Garden Foundation and will feature native alpine plants.
Thanks to all of you who participated in our border-lands lecture on 'First Friday' Aug 5th. Special thanks to Dr. Nick Saenz of Adams State University for the incredibly informative presentation and to the MOKI food truck from the SLV food coalition.
The SLV Museum is honored to announce an informative public program on Friday, Aug 5th @ 7pm by Dr. Nick Saenz of ASU. It will explore the cultural history and diversity of the border-lands area of CO/NM. Dr. Saenz is a professor of history that is widely recognized for his expertise in the human history of the valley. This will be a part of the "First Friday" events sponsored by the Alamosa Visitors and Convention Bureau. We will offer free admission and have the MOKI food truck from the SLV Food Coalition in our parking lot @ 5 also. Please join us for the fun on the first friday of Aug.
Thanks to our great friends at the Christian youth organization: Youthworks and Alcon construction. Our new planters were installed along Hunt Ave. We always appreciate your hustle and dedication.
Thanks to Senator Michael Bennett's staff for attending our Veterans coffee on 6/30. They were here to listen and discuss vet's concerns and share ideas.
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Cradled between the Sangre de Cristo and San Juan mountains at the headwaters of the Rio Grande, lies the San Luis Valley. The diverse geologic and geographic features of this vast basin including lush river bottoms, an inland ocean of sand, and craggy summits reach elevations over 14,000 feet have....
The SLV Museum will support the Founders Day festivities on Sat. June 25th. They will be paying homage to the first train that came here in 1878 to help establish our town along with a host of activities associated with early Alamosa. Our museum will be open to the general public 10--4 Sat. 25th with free admission to all. The Visitors and Convention center will also be participating in the festivities. The event schedule was posted recently in the Valley Courier as well.
Say Hi to the Youthwerks organization who made a visit to the SLV Museum. In fact many such group have toured our facilities such as South West Conservation corp, Sangre de Cristo Heritage center, Antonito Senior Center, etc. The museum is always a good spot to have fun and learn a lot!
Cradled between the Sangre de Cristo and San Juan mountains at the headwaters of the Rio Grande, lies the San Luis Valley. The diverse geologic and geographic features of this vast basin including lush river bottoms, an inland ocean of sand, and craggy summits reach elevations over 14,000 feet have....
We have a new exhibit up at the Visitors & Convention bureau. It's a 1908 roll-up map of the San Luis Valley along with brochures, historical literature, and map documentation. Please come over and check it out during business hours. The exhibit will be up for one week.
The SLV Museum will once again host 'First Friday's' on the evening of April 1st from 5pm-8pm. Please come and join us for a special program. Since April is National Parks Month, will will have:
1) A special exhibit about the Sand Dunes will be featured during the month at the museum.
2) Two excellent park rangers will be on hand to present a program about 'The Sand Dunes through the ages'
3) Free museum admission.
4) A drawing for on individual museum membership. (This will take place downtown at the Visitors Ctr. booth in front of the Square Peg)
5) The Moki food truck will be outside in the parking lot. Brought to us by the SLV Food Coalition.
6) We'll also have original art from Cari Conari, (Adams St.), featured as 'the artist of the month' This is shaping up to be a lot of fun and as always is sponsored by our friends at The Alamosa Visitors and Convention Center.
The Southwest Conservation Corps is now hiring for Alamosa's Young Adult Crew! This is a great opportunity for young leaders in our community to build confidence and experience working in the outdoors!
If you know someone who is interested in applying, here is the online application: https://slvgo.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5376ba54665edd77154279265&id=a57045ec11&e=06700b80f8
Thanks to all who supported the "First Friday's" event on Mar 4th at the SLV Museum. The event was a great success and was well attended, (a lot of fun), Also thanks to the vendors, (SLV Food Coalition, the Moki food truck), and the Alamosa Convention & Visitors Bureau who sponsored it.
It is with profound sorrow that we recognize the loss of one of the museums founding members: Dorothy Brandt. There are several articles about her extraordinary life in this weeks Valley Courier. She was our perennial Chairman of the Board, our greatest supporter, and mentor and a truly marvelous individual. She will be highly missed by all who were lucky enough to know her.
Please join us for 'Night at the Museum' Friday, Mar 4 from 5-8pm
1) Free admission
2) Free drawing for one individual membership
3) Moki food truck will be in our parking lot
4) Artist of the month will be featured: Adams State undergrad Pop Up show. Meet some of our student artists
First Fridays is sponsored by the fine folks at the Alamosa Convention and Visitors Bureau
Also of note is the fact that Mary Hoffman, (of Adams St,) put in lots of time and input on the new grant. Much thanks to her. Furthermore, La Puente of Alamosa received a grant for improvements on their horticultural plots at the old Boyd School. Congratulations Lance!
The SLV museum was recently awarded a grant from the Colorado Garden Foundation given out by Jim Frike the Executive Director at the Home and Garden Show in Denver. Woo Hoo! The money will be used for garden improvements in our courtyard as well as 4 new planters along the front sidewalk.
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Thanks to everyone that came out tonight for the Induction Ceremony of the - Return of the Corn Mothers and to all the helped organize this special ceremony. Video is the start of the Induction Ceremony - a blessing to the east.
A sampling of the festivities that was enjoyed by those that attended the Hilos Culturales opening reception this afternoon. The photo exhibit by Desde Ayer will be on display at our museum until October 22nd.
San Luis Valley Historical Society
Edgemont Boulevard
San Luis Valley Historical Society
Edgemont Boulevard