215 Canal St. Pueblo, CO 81004 (map)

(719) 564-9086

Hours: 10am - 12pm & 1pm-3pm Tues-Sat

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Welcome to the

Steelworks Center

Of The West

Pueblo, Colorado's Favorite Museum

The Steelworks Center of the West provides continuing education to the public through the preservation of historic archives, artifacts and buildings of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (CF&I), and related activities leading to the industrialization of the entire Western United States.

HOURS:

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday
10:00-12:00; 1:00-3:00

ADMISSION

Admission: $8 per adult, $4 per child
Members of Steelworks Center are free.
CSU-Pueblo and Pueblo Community College students are free with valid student ID

Announcements:

Steelworks Museum is Reopening Tuesday, April 6, 2021 with a Smithsonian Exhibit!

Safe and Welcome for 2021
 
We have updated our safety measures to ensure a safe environment while you explore the history of CF&I. We ask that you please respect the following rules to ensure an enjoyable and safe museum experience for all.
 
  • By order of the Pueblo County Variance Request, Public Health Order 20-28, museum guests must be asked whether they have COVID-19 symptoms at the door, must sign-in with their name and phone number to assist public health in contact tracing should the need arise and maintain strict social distancing criteria of 6 feet or more. In addition, the museum will operate at a reduced capacity.
  • All museum guests over the age of 3 years old must wear a face covering that covers your nose and mouth at all times. If you have a medical exemption, please let us know upon entry.
  • All museum guests will have their temperature taken with a non-contact thermometer.
  • Hand sanitizing stations will be available throughout the museum.
  • Large groups of 8 or more people are requested to make special arrangements with us prior to your visit by calling staff at 719-564-9086.

NEW EXHIBIT:

Water is Life

Our relationship with water is both deep and enduring. We are attracted to water as a source of peace and contemplation, a place for recreation and making memories. Water is necessary in heavy industry for cooling purposes. Water helps shape and sculpt the landscape. Humans and animals rely on water for health, hydration, food supplies, and hygiene. Water is a shared resource. Water connects everyone and water is life.

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Visit The Museum

The Steelworks Museum is housed in the former CF&I Medical Dispensary, built in 1901. The museum features exhibits related to all facets of CF&I and related industries’ impacts on the American West.

Museum Information

Archives

Archives include over 100,000 photographs, more than 150 films, 30,000 maps and drawings, hundreds of ledgers, and internal publications such as Camp and Plant, The Industrial Bulletin, and The Blast.

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Education

The Steelworks Center offers a number of educational programs and resources for students and teachers. Our mission is to educate students and teachers about the history of Pueblo.

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News, Events and Announcements

CONTACT INFORMATION

Address: 215 Canal Street,
Pueblo, CO 81004 ( map )
Phone: (719) 564-9086
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Adventures with Alan visits Pueblo's Steelworks Museum

Adventures with Alan visits Pueblo's Steelworks Museum: This week, Alan travels to Pueblo to learn about the storied history of the steel industry that dates back more than 150 years.
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Pueblo’s Old Steel Mill Headquarters Becomes Colorado’s 26th National Historic Landmark

The Mission Revival style office building was once part of the headquarters of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. It's part of the company's former administrative complex in south Pueblo recently designated as a National Historic Landmark.
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Pueblo's history etched in steel with national landmark designation

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Packing a punch: Pueblo family's history involves boxing, 3 generations of steel mill workers

A third-generation steel mill worker was able to learn some fascinating details about his grandfather’s boxing and work history thanks to the preservation efforts at Pueblo's Steelworks Center of the West.
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Pueblo’s historic and diverse community

Long known for its steel mill and ethnic neighborhoods, there is something undeniable about Pueblo. As one of Colorado’s oldest cities, Pueblo has a certain charm that evokes comparisons to towns that dot the eastern U.S.
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Steelworkers Center for the West accepting nominations for CF&I Hall of Fame

If you or your relatives have ties to the steel mill in Pueblo, you want to consider nominating them for the CF&I Hall of Fame.
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Steelworks Center of the West seeking nominations

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KOAA News: EVRAZ to light the stacks again this Saturday

PUEBLO, Colorado — There is a rare opportunity this weekend to get a different look at the steel mill in Pueblo. As part of of it's annual Steel'ebration fundraiser, the Steelworks Center of the West and EVRAZ have arranged to once again light the stacks, shining bright flood lights on the old blast furnaces.
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Pueblo Chieftain: Celebration honors Pueblo steelmakers

Over 120 years of the steel industry in Pueblo will be celebrated Saturday through the Steelworks Center of the West’s annual Steel’ebration.
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PLEASE HELP SUPPORT OUR MISSION

Make a Financial Contribution

Your contributions help us to fulfill our mission of protecting the historic archives, artifacts, and buildings of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and the entire Industrial West, and provide educational programs to bring this history and technology to life!

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Visit the Steelworks Park

You can help to support this project and leave your own mark on the Steelworks Park by adopting a park bench or a garden area, donating directly to restore Mine Rescue Car No. 1, or by purchasing a brick.

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Become a Member

Please consider becoming a member of the Steelworks Center of the West. Your membership supports our mission, including educational programming and the preservation of the archival collections and museum artifacts.

Memberships

Volunteer

We accept volunteers of all ages. Whether you are volunteering on behalf of your school or organization, or you just have extra time on your hands contact us! We have enjoyable and interesting tasks ranging from working in the museum to working in the archives.

Volunteer Opportunities

What people say about us

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Ed T.
This is a fascinating museum. If you want to understand Pueblo, this place will thoroughly explain it's roots. The curator was full of info and delightful. I will definitely go back.
Cheryl R.
I love going to museums..I took my grandson for free day .. I learned so much about the history of the CF and I and Pueblo and surrounding counties.. you learn so much and you can feel so much history and everything you see.. it's only $6 for adults and $4 for children and I recommend more people to check this out.
Kisi T.
Dedicated staff that preserve the memories of generations of hard workers and the neighborhood. Hours of information!
AJ B.
Very very interesting true history of Pueblo and how this city "Steel City" was an integral part of the great Industrial Revolution in America
Mary R.
It brought back a laot of good memories as well as some of the bad. Strikes and layoffs were hard times. Victoria let me see Dads work record.
Terrie A.
Thank you for this great photo. My grandfather started working in the blast furnace when he was 12 years old, opening the doors to the furnace. He retired at 65 as a car operator. He spent his entire career in the blast furnaces