The Legacy Building will serve as the new home and a focal point for the National Western Stock Show world headquarters. But far more than this, the Legacy Building will serve as a home to all members of the National Western family. It will be the gathering place, a gallery and a watering hole for friends, cowboys and art lovers alike. [ learn more about the Legacy Building ]

General Information, to make a donation, or for press inquiries:

Angela Lieurance – Director of the Capital Campaign
alieurance@nationalwestern.com  |  303.919.5214
http://honoringthelegacycampaign.com/

Construction information:

Joe Ostmeyer The Wells Partnership – Project Manager for the Legacy Building
Joe@wellspartnership.com  |  303.892.6662
Kye Holtan-Brown, National Western Stock Show – Project Manager for the NWC
Kholtan-brown@nationalwestern.com   |  303.299.8642

Information will be released as we get closer to the 2022 Stock Show.

The Western Stock Show Association, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was formed in 1906 and promotes youth, adult and community development through livestock and equestrian education, innovation, entertainment and competition. WSSA provides college and graduate level scholarships in agriculture and veterinary medicine for practice in rural areas. The association produces the National Western Stock Show, one of Colorado’s preeminent tourist destinations, now held every January for 16 days. A nationally recognized western heritage and entertainment event, the stock show hosts one of the world’s richest regular season professional rodeos, one of the country’s largest horse shows and Colorado’s largest agricultural tradeshow, attracting close to 650,000 visitors each year.

In 2013 five partners banded together to rebuild the National Western’s aging facilities and reimagine the campus for the next 100 years. The primary funding partners for the NWC campus are Colorado State University (CSU), the Western Stock Show Association (WSSA), the City & County of Denver (CCD), Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS) and History Colorado (HC).

The National Western Center (NWC) campus, to be built in phases over an estimated 10 years, will be an international center of excellence in agricultural innovation, education, research, technology and imagination as well as entertainment and competition, serving the needs and interests of farmers, ranchers, tourists, researchers, students and educators around the world.

NWC master-planning was completed in spring of 2015. In November 2015, Denver voters overwhelmingly authorized public funding for phases I and II of the proposed NWC, which supports over 80% of the site’s redevelopment.  When combined with $250 million in state funding for Colorado State University’s facilities on campus, the project budget totals over $1.1 billion.