A hands-on children's museum at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center in downtown Pueblo, with an imaginative play area, koi fish and the We Create: Sculpture exhibit. Free parking next door, strollers welcome, and a private room with a changing table on the second floor.
Know before you go. The Buell Children's Museum doesn't list sensory hours or a quiet room. Here's what it does say about getting in and getting around.
Hours
Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 12 pm to 4 pm, closed Monday. New Year's Eve, Thursday Dec 31 2026: 10 am to 4 pm, with the Noon Year's Eve Ball Drop. Online admission isn't sold for Nov 26, Nov 27, Dec 24 or Dec 25 2026, so call 719-295-7210 before going on those days.
Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, 210 N. Santa Fe Ave., Pueblo, CO 81003
“No large bags or backpacks are permitted in the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center campus buildings. This includes the Jackson Conference Center, the Buell Children's Museum, and the Helen T. White Galleries.”
“Walk, do not run, while inside the museum. Running, horseplay, and the use of wheeled shoes are permitted on the outside grounds, but not inside the Arts Center.”
“Strollers and wagons are welcome in the museum and permanent galleries. Some special exhibitions may restrict the use of strollers or wagons.”
“A private room with a power supply, changing table, and diaper disposal is located on the second floor of the Buell Children’s Museum if you would prefer privacy.”
“Join us for a festive noon countdown filled with music, dancing, and plenty of fun!”
The New Sensory Space is a hands-on corner of the We Create: Sculpture exhibit where kids touch materials used in sculpture. It's an exhibit, not a quiet room or a place set aside for sensory breaks.
Santa visits 11 am to 2 pm Dec 5 2026 (a Saturday), included with admission: kids can deliver a letter to Santa, take selfies with Santa, and try a snowflake station, reindeer voting, face gems and holiday crafts.
The Noon Year's Eve Ball Drop on Dec 31 2026 is a noon countdown with music, dancing, a photo booth, and hats and horns while supplies last, so expect it to be loud around noon. It's included with admission.
Winter Wonderland at the Buell starts in December: vote for your favorite reindeer, find Snowflake, the museum's own Elf on the Shelf, and build a fort and test it with a friendly snowball fight.
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 12 to 4 pm; closed Monday. Call 719-295-7210 before going Nov 26, Nov 27, Dec 24 or Dec 25 2026.
Adults $12, children $10, members free; a $10 rate for several groups is sold at the front desk.
No large bags or backpacks; small diaper bags and medically necessary items checked by security are allowed.
Admission: adults $12, children $10, military and seniors 65+ $10, members free. Online ticket types are Child (1 to 16), Senior 65+, Students and Adult. The $10 discounted rate for seniors (65+), military, veterans, educators, education faculty and staff, students, first responders, healthcare workers, museum workers and library workers is bought on site at the front desk. Member pricing shows in your cart once you log in.
Returns or exchanges: contact or visit the front desk, or call 719-295-7200 (10 am to 4 pm) during business hours.
Parking: free adjacent parking in the South Lot (entrance at the 2nd Street light) and the North Lot (entrance off 4th Street by the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce).
Campus bag policy: allowed are small purses or handheld clutches and clear plastic bags no larger than 12 x 5 x 12 inches, medically necessary items that have been inspected by security, and small diaper bags. Leave at home large bags and purses, outside food and drinks, water bottles, backpacks, camera bags and weapons. All bags are subject to inspection at each entrance. The Arts Center's prohibited-items list is a little different: it says personal water bottles may come in empty and that backpacks must be worn on the front or carried in hand. The campus bag policy, which names the Buell, is the stricter one.
Food, drinks, gum and candy aren't allowed in the galleries. Water stations are throughout the Arts Center, and drinking fountains are near the restrooms. Breastfeeding is welcome anywhere in the museum; bottle feeding should happen outside the galleries. A private room with a power supply, changing table and diaper disposal is on the second floor of the Buell, and changing stations are in all multi-stall restrooms.
Strollers and wagons are welcome in the museum and permanent galleries; some special exhibitions may restrict them. Child carriers are allowed with the child on the front.
All children under 15 need to be with a parent or guardian over 21. Visitors may not wear costumes, hoods or full-face paint in the museum. Flash photos are not allowed in the galleries.
Service dogs and service dogs in training are welcome. Emotional support, comfort, therapy and companion animals are not allowed in the museum.
If you need help, find the nearest employee or Museum Security Officer. Multi-stall restrooms are on each floor; pick up a visitor map or ask a staff member for the nearest one.
Buell Children's Museum phone: 719-295-7210. Arts Center front desk: 719-295-7200.
