Molly Brown House Museum
Molly Brown House Museum
A tour through this house is like stepping back in time and it's easy to tell that the staff here really enjoys their job they are all dressed in appropriate clothing for the era and they are full of information about the home and the furnishings. Molly Brown would be proud!
Restored to its 1910 appearance, the Molly Brown House has a large collection of early-20th-century furnishings and art objects, many of which belonged to the Brown family. There are also temporary exhibits some have been about the detailed lives of servants in Brown's day and trends in Victorian undergarments The museums purpose is to pay tribute to Margaret (Molly) Brown from 1894 to 1932. The "unsinkable" Molly Brown became a national heroine in 1912 when the Titanic sank. The famous story is true; she took charge of a group of immigrant women in a lifeboat and later raised money for their benefit.
The Molly Brown House, a three-story Victorian home typical of Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood, used to be one of Denver's quaint little cultural secrets, the home where the Unsinkable Molly lived at the turn of the century. But the 1996 film "Titanic" changed all that. Though the character of "Molly" Brown was only a minor element in the movie, this Hollywood hit caused a run on the museum.
You can learn about the story of the society matron's rise from rags to riches and her political activism and colorful life, including her adventures surviving the Titanic sinking (which was popularized in the musical "The Unsinkable Molly Brown") as you tour the museum. She was also one of the first historic preservationists, and appropriately, the home is now owned and operated by Historic Denver Inc.
A carriage house with a museum store, a very popular gift shop, at the rear is open to visitors. The house can be seen on guided tours.
