Ouray County Museum

Features of this historical musuem include ranching, mining and railroad exhibits, photographic displays and a large collection of local artifacts. A research library is also featured in this musuem, which boasts three floors of exhibition areas. This downtown attraction is located in the former miner's hospital on sixth avenue.

This small, but surpisingly stocked museum highlights the history of mining, ranching, and railroading in the San Juan Mountains. The basement features a life-size model mine shaft, as well as an impressive collection of locally found gems and minerals. Other exhibits include Native American artifacts and depictions of domestic and commercial life in the late 1800s. The building itself is a...

Lodged in the original Miners' Hospital, which was completed in 1887 and operated by the Sisters of Mercy, this large three-story museum is packed to the rafters with fascinating exhibits from Ouray's past. There are more than two dozen exhibit rooms, each having a different theme, plus many small displays and changing exhibits. You'll see pioneer and mining-era relics, items relating to...

This museum specializes in historical research and display of artifacts.

About Us: The Museum is housed in the original St. Joeseph's Miners' Hospital that was built in 1886 and finished in 1887. In its early days it was operated by the Sisters of Mercy, all of whom came to Ouray from Durango, Colorado and Omaha, Nebraska. It was a hospital until 1964. In 1971 the Ouray County Historical Society began exhibiting in the building. In 1976 the historical society...