Broomfield Veterans Museum Adds New Exhibits, Resumes Coffee and Conversation Series By Kristen Beckman
Like many organizations, the Broomfield Veterans Museum was forced to adapt its operations when COVID-19 hit earlier this year, including temporarily closing to the public for a couple of months. But the museum’s volunteers put that downtime to good use by working to improve existing exhibits and creating new ones. One new exhibit that visitors won’t want to miss is a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of World War II, including a wall-length illustrated timeline, period newspapers, and artifacts from the war on display. The second new exhibit is a walk-in replica of a fall-out shelter, that provides a glimpse into what life would have been like if people had been forced to take shelter. The exhibit includes bunk beds, a table set for a meal, bookshelf and books, and a desk with time-appropriate artifacts. Other new items on display are a Norden Bombsight, a Navy signal lamp, and a chunk of Trinitite – which is nuclearblast-fused sand from the Trinity site where the U.S. Army detonated the world’s first atomic bomb. With new exhibits in place, the museum was happy to welcome visitors back in June. “The Broomfield Veterans Museum has reopened — with virus precautions of course — and has resumed its community role as a center for veterans and historians to share
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their experiences, students to learn about our nation's history, individuals or groups to explore the rotating exhibits, and families to honor loved ones who served in the military,” said Jim Groh, the museum’s director of marketing and public relations. The museum has also recently resumed its popular Coffee and Conversation speaker series, which brings local veterans and others with a military connection to the museum twice a month on Saturdays to share their experiences and knowledge. In response to COVID-19, the museum is now streaming the sessions on its YouTube
