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Location, Hours, and Maps

Our exhibitions at the galleries are designed to be self-guided for both individuals and groups; guided tours are not provided. There is no charge for visiting the exhibitions during public hours of operation.

Avenir Museum Flagship Location

Our facility includes the Avenir Museum Gallery, The Richard Blackwell Gallery, and The Lucile E. Hawks Gallery, featuring exhibitions from our extensive collection of textile and historic costume artifacts.

Location: 216 E. Lake St., University Center for the Arts-East building – Campus Map
Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Friday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Admission: Free; self-guided
Closed: on national and university holidays
Contact: (970) 491-1983
Parking: There is no dedicated visitor parking for the Avenir Museum. On-street parking is located in the neighborhoods surrounding the University Center for the Arts and the Avenir Museum.
Photography: Guests at the Avenir Museum may take photos without using the flash feature.

Gustafson Gallery

The Gustafson Gallery features regular exhibitions of creative student and faculty apparel design and merchandising scholarship.

Location: Room 318, Gifford Building (502 W. Lake St.), on the CSU campus – Campus Map
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday: 9-4 p.m.
Contact: (970) 491-1629
Parking: For campus parking information for visitors, see Colorado State’s parking information website. The closest parking lot to visit this gallery is in the Lake St. Garage.

Animals in the Museum

Thank you for helping to care for the Avenir Museum collection by respecting the CSU policy regarding animals on university premises. Only official service dogs are allowed in the museum.

Attention: School Groups

We welcome students of all ages wishing to visit the Avenir Museum in organized groups, and ask that teachers contact us a minimum of four weeks in advance of your intended visit date. Please do this before arranging permissions or transportation from your school authority.

Early coordination is required so that we may advise you if adequate staff and the Avenir Museum’s support facilities are available on the date/time you wish to visit. For instance, the Avenir Classroom and Reading Room are both frequently in use by CSU students or faculty during the morning hours, and these are the only areas where paper, pens/pencils, or electronic devices are allowed for the field trip educational activities you have planned for your students’ learning experience. If these spaces are already scheduled for CSU use, we are not able to accommodate external use on that date.

Thank you for understanding that the Avenir Museum’s paramount responsibility is the safety and long-term preservation of the historic clothing and textiles collection. We are happy to work with you, at least four weeks in advance, to coordinate a mutually available time for a group visit. Please call or email the Avenir Museum at (970) 491-1983 or avenirmuseum@colostate.edu