“The subjects come off as courageous, crucial and groundbreaking.

But also fanatical, self-righteous, menacing and, even if they were not aware at the time, dangerous.

This sort of equilibrium is difficult to achieve, but the museum’s staff pulls it off in a way that demonstrates broad respect for the way visitors will experience the exhibit while jumping over the minefields present in a country that is very much in the middle of a culture war over how to interpret American history.

It is practical, compelling and a model for how exhibitions can be done

in this excitable moment — when presenting ideas with confidence

can be perilous. It does not quite take the audacity of Domínguez and Escalante to venture into this current-day museum terrain, but there

is definitely a bit of heroism in the trying.”

 

–Ray Rinaldi The Denver Post

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History Colorado Center 2025

Photography Courtesy of Trevor Gass