The Rio Grande County Museum, Del Norte, Colorado, has a permanent exhibit dedicated toLa Loma de San José. A scaled diorama gives a three-dimensional perspective of the layout of the village and the old cemetery. Examples of pottery shards and other artifacts excavated at the site are also on display. The museum has other materials on hand that relate to La Loma de San José and the 14 pioneering families.
The Rio Grande County Museum is one block south of the traffic light at the intersection of U.S. Highway 160 and Colorado Highway 112 (from Center, Colorado). Parking is available along two sides of the museum. Museum hours are 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
Permanent exhibits include a variety of clothing, tools, quilts and other paraphernalia associated with the San Luis Valley's rural western character. An innovative exhibit composed of Paul Mohoney photographs, emphasizes the importance of water to San Luis Valley citizens. A special exhibit of San Luis Valley Native American rock art and artifacts culminates years of cooperative effort among people of various backgrounds. Sled runners from John C. Frémont's disastrous 4th expedition into the San Juan Mountains the winter of 1848-49 enhance another permanent exhibit featuring photos of timberline campsites and descriptive text from diaries kept by expedition members.
Rio Grande County
Museum takes an active role in promoting a broad perspective of San Luis
Valley heritage by hosting special events such as lectures and demonstrations.
The museum gift shop keeps a variety of items relating to exhibits
and other topics of interest to San Luis Valley visitors. Local historians
and Southwest authors are well represented in the museum's book store.
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