Ute Indian Museum

The museum welcomes visitors with a stunning building and exhibition connecting the past with contemporary Ute life and culture. Exhibitions focus on the Ute peoples' history of adaptation and persistence, and unfold around a central theme of geography, highlighting significant locations in Ute history and Ute cultural survival, political self-determination, economic opportunity and the celebration of the Bear Dance. Nestled in the heart of traditional Ute territory, the museum was originally built in 1956. The museum and grounds are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.