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: 10am - 3pm
Tuesday through Saturday

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

CF&I Themed License Plate Petition

The Steelworks Center of the West is collecting electronic signatures from Colorado residents authorizing the production of a CF&I themed license plate beginning in 2022.

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.

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.

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.

Steelworks Museum of the West

News, Events and Announcements

CONTACT INFORMATION

Address: 215 Canal Street,
Pueblo, CO 81004 ( map )
Phone: (719) 564-9086
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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!

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.

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.

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.

What people say about us

Verified Google Reviews

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