The Colorado Museum of Natural History started out in 1900 with the Edwin Carter Collection of taxidermied birds and mammals, plus some butterflies, moths and crystallized gold, in a modest display in Denver. Colorado had only become a state 24 years prior, the city's population was just shy of 134,000, and City Park was a shortgrass prairie. Today, Denver is home to more than 700,000 people and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science spans more than 711,000 square feet in a City Park complex that holds more than 4.3 million objects and operates on a $52 million annual budget.

On August 8, the DMNS will celebrate its 125th birthday with the Galactic Gold Celebration, a cosmic cowboy event that symbolizes its plans to keep exploring new frontiers.

In his dedication address, John Campi

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