Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL) — Attraction in Denver

This spot is a MUST SEE!

CELL has done an incredible job with their truly non-partisan and artfully done displays of timelines, questions/answers, definitions, and wide variety of digestible yet informative videos from knowledgeable people and reputable sources.

They’ve done a wonderful job showing the both historical and potential future global impact related to humanity, religion/ideologies, and how widespread the impacts from actions/influence from both individuals and governments/large groups can be. CELL has done a beautiful job of focusing on the raw realities of both domestic and foreign terrorism, hate speech, education of situational awareness (along with showing a wide variety of perspectives’ variety of roots) WITHOUT the dramatic noise or fear-mongering common in this realm.

This space is truly vital to explore for those who may come in thinking they are ALREADY well educated, as it helps you to take a more broad look at the world and humanity at large, and how we choose to show up in it moving forward.

Come with an open mind, leave with open eyes

Big thank you to Mikayla for her open and non-partisan conversations and guiding through...

Reviews seem to be fives, or ones. I found it to be an important topic and presented with some value, but with some failings. Good interpretive technique says to engage the visitor's emotions, provoke them to further thought, and provide information to move forward. The CELL overwhelms the emotions with significantly less practical skills to gain. The authentic object of a beam from 9-11 is powerful; all the other exhibits are models, not original objects which have much less power over the visitor. The giant screen simulation overwhelms without teaching. Why not use it help visitors look for threats and safety routes in public places. Following a simulated explosion how do you look for safe zones, where should you go, what can you do to help until first responders arrive, how do you watch for secondary devices or other threats . . . this room simply tries to overwhelm. Unfortunately more than half of the learning technology (monitors, touch screens, projection tables, ipads) were malfunctioning or off completely. This museum feels outdated, underfunded, underutilized, and misses the mark on an...

I'm a DPS teacher, and have been bringing students here since the CELL opened. We always have a decent time. My middle school students do learn a lot of crucial vocabulary when discussing terror. Most of them are still in the "concrete stage" in life and just see thing in black and white. The online worksheet and the 2nd exhibit help students see that there grey areas as well. In my opinion, the museum has been out of date for several years, and not all the equipment functions. The simulation is exciting but is more a tool of propaganda then really teaching anything. The Docents are energetic and knowledgable, but sometimes a bit too one sided for my liking, and not enough emphasis is but on domestic terrorism which is more likely to happen to my Brown and Black students than any outside attack. I hear they are FINALLY closing in May for a remodel which is overdue, but I am excited to see what will takes its place. I'm glad This facility is...