Wood River Museum of History and Culture

Sun Valley Idaho
> History Museums
> Wood River Museum of History and Culture

Wood River Museum of History and Culture

Did you know that the first chair lift ever to be used on a ski hill was used at Sun Valley Resort? This is just a piece of the history of Sun Valley and its relationship to skiing that can be explored at the Wood River Museum of History and Culture. This Museum's focus is on preserving the history of the Upper Wood River Valley and it associated history with the ski industry. Read More

All the exhibits at the Wood River Museum of History & Culture include interactive elements, where visitors are encouraged to write, type, talk, and remember – because we all are part of history! For example, in the Hemingway exhibit, individuals can sit at a typewriter like the one that Hemingway used and try typing their own true sentences. The Museum also includes a small gift shop with unique gifts that relate to the exhibits and regional history.

Exhibits:

  • Shoshone-Bannock Homelands
  • How in the World Did you get to Sun Valley?
  • A Writer in the New Country: Hemingway in 1939
  • Portrait of a Mountain
  • The Cabinet of Wonders- interactive exhibit

 

Entry to the museum is free.

 

Hours of Operation

Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm