Pioneers Museum starts guided tours to celebrate Black Historic Month
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum (CSPM) is hosting guided tours of its exhibits showcasing the rich and multifaceted Black history of the Pikes Peak region to celebrate black history month.
"It gives people a chance to learn a story up close and personal, and we always say, 'everyone's story matters, everyone has a story and you can find those at the CSPM,"' said CSPM Curator of History Leah Davis Witherow.
The CSPM features multiple permanent galleries showing different aspects of Black history in Colorado, including Any Place That is North and West, The Story of Us, COS@150, 50% of the Story: Women Expressing Creativity and online through our innovative Story of Us Mobile website.
The exhibits aim to "document how African Americans have continued to shape the Pikes Peak region socially, politically, intellectually, culturally and economically," the museum said.
This month, the museum is also offering mobile self-guided tours that explore how Black entrepreneurs shaped Colorado Springs history.
The museum is inviting the public to engage with these community stories this month. Visit the Colorado Springs Pioneer's Museum website to learn more.
Black History Guided Tours
Saturdays, Feb. 8, 15 and 22 at 11:00 a.m. RSVP Required.
Black History Live: Harriet Tubman
Saturday, Feb. 8 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Performed by Becky Stone, Nationally Recognized Chautauquan Scholar
Presented in partnership with Colorado Humanities
Admission is free, but registration is required.
