Every year, we invite families to attend our annual Colorado Grown Family Fun Day and Festival of Lights Family Fun Day. In 2019, we added the inaugural Night at the Museum to our Family Fun Days. Families saw history come to life, and interact with historic figures from Colorado Springs history. We enjoyed adding another opportunity for guests of all ages to explore the 1903 El Paso County Courthouse in this after-hours fall event. 2019 was also a big year for recognition and awards for the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. CSPM once again received one of the highest recognition available to any museum in the United States, accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). Initially accredited in 1992, the museum must undergo an extensive evaluation every ten years in order to maintain that status. The CSPM is one of only 24 museums in Colorado to achieve that status. “We are impressed by the way the museum is seeking and responding to input from the community and incorporating that information into its exhibitions and program offerings—this is a great example of embodying the principles of diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion.” – AAM Accreditation Evaluator Shortly afterward, the National Endowment for Humanities awarded the CSPM a $290,000 grant towards a $600,000 project to install an HVAC system at the museum’s off-site storage facility. This is a transformative project to expand the museum’s ability to preserve and share the cultural history of the Pikes Peak region. We made significant strides this past year, and we are looking forward to sharing more with you soon in our By the Numbers Annual Report for 2019. We cannot thank you enough for your participation and support towards the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, and we are looking forward to seeing you here soon in 2020. THANK YOU Through the generosity of Helen McCaffrey Charitable Trust and individuals, we raised $10,900 through the Indy Give! Campaign. Together, we are preserving and sharing our cultural history at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. Thank you again to all of our supporters! We look forward to sharing your impact throughout the year. MUSELETTER JANUARY 2020| PG 3 (Above) [Dis]Information: American Indians Through the Lens of Roland Reed exhibit (Left) Gregg Deal speaking on panel discussion
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