Forney Museum of Transportation

Our Mission

The Forney Museum of Transportation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which exists to collect, preserve, and exhibit items of artistic, historical and technological interest relating to transportation for the purposes of education and personal enrichment.

Donation Guidelines

All artifact or physical item donations are reviewed by the Donation Review Committee. The Forney Museum of Transportation may not accept certain donations based on the following criteria:

• Condition
• Duplication within the collection.
• Inability to properly preserve or display.
• Outside the scope of our mission.

For the Donor

Please provide the museum the following in order for your donation to be considered:

• A detailed description of the item(s). If multiple objects, then a comprehensive inventory list.
• Photographs of each object.
• A completed donation application.

Note: The Museum may not place every donation it receives on display. The Museum reserves the right regarding either temporary or permanent display of donated item(s). Appropriate space, relevance, and theming will be determining factors.

Bulk magazine donations require an inventory list to assist The Museum in determining their usefulness. Recent issues may not be accepted.

Thank you for considering the Forney Museum for your donation. Your cooperation with our accession process is gratefully appreciated. Should your donation not be accepted, we will (to the best of our ability) be happy to assist you in finding a more appropriate organization as recipients.

Please email:

Contact The Automobile Library for information on donating Books, Periodicals, and Documents.

A list of needed and not needed periodicals can be found here.

Forney Bike Drive

2027 Bike Drive

In an effort to improve equity in cycling and transportation, the Annual Bike Giveaway event gives bikes, helmets, locks and accessories to adults and children in need. In August 2021, our partners got together at the Valdez-Perry Branch Library to generate interest and share resources with the community on bike repair, bike paths, local bike libraries and more! Thanks to supporters and partners, we gave away a total of 83 bikes and fixed up 10 bikes for community members at the annual event. To keep this initiative going, the Forney is continuing to accept donations all year round.

If you would like to donate or get involved, check out this link!

What We Need:

• We are accepting stable bicycles in riding condition.
• Functional bike locks
• Helmets, no older than 3 years
• Bike repair kits
• Elbow and knee pads

We are looking for volunteers and sponsors to help grow this event to serve more Denver communities.

Join the Cause!

Special thank you to our collaborators:

   

   

   

For questions and how to contribute, contact our