Events | Museum of Authenticity

STORY ART & ANCESTRY, 3 October 2026 Saturday

Set against a backdrop of exquisite mid-century prints by women artists that visually convey a sense of the past, STORY ART & ANCESTRY brings the past to life through the spoken word. Please join us for what promises to be a provocative, enlightening, and entertaining afternoon.

CREATIVITY UNLIMITED, 1 May 2026 Friday

On 1 May 2026 Friday, in response to Fall of Freedom’s call, the Museum of Authenticity will host CREATIVITY UNLIMITED an event designed to acknowledge the value of creative self-expression and to celebrate the role the arts play in social change.

ART MATTERS, 21-22 November 2025 Friday-Saturday

FALL of FREEDOM is calling for artists to host events nationwide on Friday-Saturday 21-22 November. In response, the Museum of Authenticity is hosting ART MATTERS: the Thrill of Mutiny, the Power of Community, a grassroots event designed to acknowledge the value of creative self-expression and to celebrate the role the arts play in social change.
Museum of Authenticity Annex, 119-b east 1st street, salida CO

Poet Mark Irwin at MoA

The Museum of Authenticity is delighted to host award-winning poet, Mark Irwin, for a reading of his works related to the theme of the Museum’s current exhibit, HOMING.

30 May 2024 Thursday
5:30pm gallery tour & book signing
6:00pm reading

YOU MAY PLOW HERE: twice in April [Denver & Manitou Springs]

the return of YOU MAY PLOW HERE will be held at the Denver Woman’s Press Club 9 April Tuesday and at the Manitou Art Center 25 April Thursday.

HOMING: More Than a Gallery Talk [Salida]

24 MARCH 2024 Sunday
HOMING: MORE THAN A GALLERY TALK
4:00pm gallery tour, 4:30pm gallery talk
Museum of Authenticity
124 E 2nd Street
$15 [cash or check]
thordis@museumofauthenticity.org / 303.585.1783
The current exhibit of works by Thordis Niela Simonsen and other artists that evoke a feeling of home and/or the road home serves as a backdrop for a moving presentation about the “sheep corral” in a Greek village that Thordis single-handedly restored and recently sold after a 38-year relationship.

YOU MAY PLOW HERE re-release celebration [Salida]

5 MARCH 2024 Tuesday
CELEBRATING the release of YOU MAY PLOW HERE 2023 edition with photographs
4:00pm reception and book signing
4:30-5:30pm reading and discussion
Museum of Authenticity Annex
119-B E 1st Street
thordis@museumofauthenticity.org / 303.585.1783
Please see 13 OCTOBER 2023 post for more information

THE RETURN OF YOU MAY PLOW HERE [ONGOING]

13 OCTOBER 2023
THE RETURN OF YOU MAY PLOW HERE is a campaign to raise $22,000 for the NEW EDITION of The Narrative of Sara Brooks to be published, with an essay and photographs, by The Fundamental Note in conjunction with the Museum of Authenticity. At a time when books by Black writers and books about Black history are being removed from library shelves and school curricula, and disinformation about the African American experience is being disseminated, the re-publication of YMPH could not be more relevant.

genuine encounters art & culture series

april, may, june 2023
The Museum of Authenticity is thrilled to introduce GENUINE ENCOUNTERS, a quarterly series of events related to arts and culture with its SPRING 2023 schedule. Held in the Museum or the Museum Annex, events will typically be held on the third Thursday of the month, with additional events scheduled when possible for the first Thursday.

An Odyssey of Your Own

22-23 October 2022
Using Thordis’, your own, and others’ stories as springboards, and employing dialogue, writing, and creative visualization, we will explore four important themes:

celebrating your accomplishments
acknowledging your fears
honoring your intuition
defining and acting on your unfulfilled dreams