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Colorado History Museum, Denver, US

The Colorado History Museum was a museum in Denver, Colorado, United States, dedicated to the history of Colorado. [1] It was at 1300 Broadway in Denver from 1976 to 2010, [2] and was administered by the Colorado Historical Society, now known as History Colorado. It closed on 28 March 2010, and the building was demolished in June to make way for a new Colorado Judicial Complex. The replacement museum, the History Colorado Center, was constructed one block to the south. [3] [4] [5]

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