Golden Museum and Archives — Attraction in Golden

Neat little small town museum that has lots to offer! We spent about an hour here reading the placards and learning about the history of Golden and the region. There a width breadth of topics covered, including Indigenous history and the resource extraction history of the region.

The entrance is by donation and there is also a small gift shop inside with books, postcards, and a small selection local handicrafts. The staff here are also super friendly and eager to answer any questions.

Overall it is a great place to stop while in Golden and is great for people...

Not very good, we were expecting a little more, but the museum wasn't very well done. There was a lot of reading texts, the layout wasn't very good, and some parts looked like there was zero effort put in. There were tablets that had chords plugged in across the ceilings, some of the displays looked like it was part of a high school science fair, black and white Microsoft word document photo copies glued onto science boards. I know there's limited information to work with but a bit more effort could be put in for the only...

This museum celebrates Baptiste Morigeau (Metis) and Theresa Kaius (Ktunaxa Nation) my great grandparents - for their contributions to the history of the land. Grateful to the museum for housing some of our families important documents and information, as well as advocating for awareness around the important contributions and history of the Indigenous peoples of these lands 💜 Hiy-hiy Maarsi Thank you

Wheelchair accessible space and...