April 8
Main Street Armchair Tour
Main Street is one of the Museum’s most popular walking tours. Join us for this armchair version, it’s a lot more comfortable.

May 13
Colorado Baseball History
Dr. Thomas Altherr
Dr. Altherr teaches one of the most interesting classes at Metro State, American Baseball History. Joining us won’t get you class credit, but it will be a fun afternoon.

June 10
The Great Fort Morgan Bank Robbery
Did you know the Farmers State Bank was robbed? And there was a multi-state manhunt? Learn all about it during June’s Brown Bag.

Museum Mornings

This program meets at 10:00am on the third Saturday of the month in the Discovery Den unless otherwise noted.

There is often a fee for this program, but it is free for Museum Members.  We do ask that you let us know you will be joining us so we can ensure that we have the staffing and supplies necessary.

March 15
Stop the Presses
Printing in the backwards image has remained an important skill from early newspapers to today’s scrap-bookers.   Learn how our “printed word” is made and create your own sample just like a printing press. 
Fee: $3 per person, $5 a family

April 19
Walking Tour of Main Street
Wear comfy shoes and meet at the statue in front of the Museum for this first hand exploration of the history of Main Street.
$3 a person $5 a family

Artist Statement I have a passion for blending history, art and sometimes humour in my work. I continue to explore and interpolate my discoveries, thoughts and ideas by incorporating images and relative materials to my pieces, from pages of Mao’s Red Book to Lo Fu Gee (Chinese Benny Hill).  Biography In a literary and visual explosion, Nick’s work brings his Eurasian background to life. He was born in London in 1969 to a Chinese father and French mother. Shortly after his birth, his parents moved back to Hong Kong to raise him in a traditional Chinese setting. Nick’s parents are great supporters of artists, which provided him exposure to the art world from very young. Nick later returned to London to attend University College London and received a Bachelors of Science in Economics. While in college Nick began studying the economic effects of the Cultural Revolution on China, a land so close yet so different from Hong Kong where he grew up. Nick’s Chinese and French influences and studies of the Cultural Revolution have fused through his art to create a dynamic perspective on Chinese pop culture. His pieces feature juxtaposition of freedom and restriction. He uses collage to bring texture, bold colours to bring life and vivid images to impress thought. His work brings a new vitality to the Asian art market.

The Fort Morgan Museum is proud to present internationally known artist Nick Ng in a one man show. 

Nick's work will be on exhibit at the museum from January 15, 2008 through the middle of March.

Wow! Do to audience demand Nick's show is being extended.  It will be in the Lower Level Gallery through March 29.

October 1978 was groundbreaking in the history of American television.  It was the release of the mini-series Centennial.  This groundbreaking series covers the history of a fictional town in northeast Colorado from the late 18th century to the 1970s.  Much of the film was shot in Orchard, here in Morgan County. 

The Museum will be mounting an exhibit on the making of this cultural phenomena.  Were you an extra, did they film on your land, were part of the tech crew?  If you have memories or mementos dealing with the making of this movie we want to speak with you.

Please contact us at:

Fort Morgan Museum
curator @ ftmorganmus.org
970-542-4011

Upcoming

Linedrives and Lipstick: The Untold Story of Women's Baseball
Summer 2008
A traveling exhibit from ExhibitsUSA