Denver has a powerful new reason to visit History Colorado Center this fall. Where the Buffalo Roam Again opens on Thursday, November 12, 2026, a major exhibition that follows the American bison’s near extinction and its hopeful return to tribal and public lands across the Plains, led in large part by Indigenous communities.
An opening reception runs from 5 to 8 p.m. on November 12, with Chad Yellowbird of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes as a featured speaker. Tickets are $15 for the general public, and admission is free for History Colorado members and for Indigenous community members, following the museum’s practice of welcoming tribal citizens home without charge.
The story at the heart of the show is a comeback. In recent years the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes have welcomed reintroduced herds, and the City and County of Denver has cared for its own bison herd for more than a century. Herds at Tall Bull Memorial Grounds, Wind River and the Southern Ute Tribe round out a living map of restoration that visitors can explore in the galleries.
The exhibition stays on view through mid-January 2028, so there is plenty of time to plan a visit, bring the family and learn how one iconic animal is roaming the Plains again thanks to patience, partnership and care.
Photo: Michael Kwok (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
