Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures — Attraction in Fort Collins

This a great little museum for geographers and travelers - a permanent exhibit has high quality craft miniatures showing traditional clothing and homes from the world - the mini Mongolian yurt was a favorite. Another exhibit touched on European immigrants to the United States and had some nice photography, artifacts, and clothing pieces on display to include a giant bearskin coat from Russia, old snow globes from France, and a Christmas Market display with some impressive gingerbread houses. A display of about twenty maps of varying projections and style composed the hallway cartography exhibit - the interesting digital wordmap of surnames in the U.S. is available for exploring in the European immigration...

It looks small but allow plenty of time. In addition to the changing featured displays there is a huge permananent collection of items from all over the world. Many are small with tiny details and you can take plenty of time enjoying the details and learning about countries and cultures and leave wanting to learn more. This is a hidden gem in downtown Fort Collins that would be interesting to all ages, even as simply art and craft if the culture is not your thing or for children. Homeschoolers, this is a fantastic field trip. Easy...

This is one of the best kept secrets in Northern Colorado. The museum offers many events throughout the year about different countries. Well respected speakers who not only are travelers, many are professors with more in depth knowledge about the seasons countries being on display. Don't miss the annual holiday displays. My favorite is the Dia de Las Muertos. Many local families, including students, share their own displays. Looking for something exciting and different to show guests this weekend? Come to the Global...