Our Victim Advocate group toured the CELL and enjoyed a lively discussion and exploration of ideas and concerns regarding terrorist activity. Thank you Elizabeth and Daniel for making this possible and creating an exciting experience. Be advised - standing for long periods of time - wear comfy shoes!

Im a DPS teacher, and have been bringing students here since the CELL opened. We always have a decent time. My middle school students do learn a lot of crucial vocabulary when discussing terror. Most of them are still in the concrete stage in life and just see thing in black and white. The online worksheet and the 2nd exhibit help students see that there grey areas as well.In my opinion, the museum has been out of date for several years, and not all the equipment functions. The simulation is exciting but is more a tool of propaganda then really teaching anything. The Docents are energetic and knowledgable, but sometimes a bit too one sided for my liking, and not enough emphasis is but on domestic terrorism which is more likely to happen to my Brown and Black students than any outside attack. I hear they are FINALLY closing in May for a remodel which is overdue, but I am excited to see what will takes its place. Im glad This facility is here in Denver.

They offer free Boy Scout Merit badge clinics. Very helpful and educational. This is a great service to the community.

We took a group of high school students on a field trip to The CELL, our tour guide was very engaging and informative, he answered all of the students questions. Will be back again with another group of students in the future! They loved it.

Great I formation to learn here. Well presented, the staff is knowledgeable and has pride in what they do.

What kind of person wants to go to a museum about terrorism? I dont know, but I recently visited on a free night out of a sense of morbid curiosity. Even for free, it was a bad deal. The museum is essentially nothing but fear mongering, including a room where youre subjected to 360 degree views of explosions and graphic images of terrorist attacks. Fun for the whole family! The museum wraps up with an 8 point plan about how to keep an eye out for suspicious activity from potential terrorists lurking among us. Give me a break. There are so many good museums in Denver - this is the worst.

Great facility with an incredible staff. Scheduling the tour for my high school students was EASY and the two hour tour was INFORMATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL. Students were engaged with the very interactive tour and left better informed and PREPARED! THANK YOU!

Very relevant information. It was so humbling to see and touch a piece of the World Trade Center

Its a very short experience but theres lots of great information on being safe in the world.

A very educational place to learn about terrorism prevention and the definition of terrorism. I went when I worked for the City of Aurora which has a huge role in setting up this place. I learned a lot about terrorism, but not its causes and the reason why terrorism starts in the first place. A good place to bring your kids and learn.

Very interesting place.Annnnd my boy scout can knock out merit badges lightening fast.We will sign up for every merit badge they offer!

I have tried to visit 2 times in last few months. Both times was closed. Website is not up to date. Very disappointing

Great place to learn about terrorism and emergency preparedness. Great program for scouts emergency preparedness.

This place is really good for learning about terrorism

Thought provoking and not necessarily an easy set of exhibits to experience, but given the subject matter I expected that.

The cell came and did a presentation at our Cub Scout Twilight camp. They were very professional kept the kids really engaged parents commented as to how much they learned and appreciated it.They also gave us papers which detailed what items were signed off in various Cub Scout ranks so we didnt have to go back and figure that out. That was greatly appreciated. Would recommend they do a program for you anytime.

I went in thinking it would give a good amount of information and be educational; it ended up being a few rooms with videos I could have watched on the history channel.

Very informative content. Helpful and knowledgeable staff. Great place to learn about counterterrorism and the warning signs of imminent threats to public safety.

Came up for a Boy Scout Merit badge clicnic. The staff was great with the scouts and very helpful. I would come back for any merit bade

Michaela was an awesome thir dude, her knowledge and background was outstanding. Thank you. Im so glad The CELL is going to go through a renovation ! Cant wait to see the new do@

The Cell lab is an amazing experience and I highly recommend it for people interested in American history and our involvement with counterterrorism. Its interactive, its immersive, its eye-opening and its actually a great way to spend an afternoon.

Reviews seem to be fives, or ones. I found it to be an important topic and presented with some value, but with some failings. Good interpretive technique says to engage the visitors emotions, provoke them to further thought, and provide information to move forward. The CELL overwhelms the emotions with significantly less practical skills to gain. The authentic object of a beam from 9-11 is powerful; all the other exhibits are models, not original objects which have much less power over the visitor. The giant screen simulation overwhelms without teaching. Why not use it help visitors look for threats and safety routes in public places. Following a simulated explosion how do you look for safe zones, where should you go, what can you do to help until first responders arrive, how do you watch for secondary devices or other threats . . . this room simply tries to overwhelm. Unfortunately more than half of the learning technology (monitors, touch screens, projection tables, ipads) were malfunctioning or off completely. This museum feels outdated, underfunded, underutilized, and misses the mark on an important topic.

Really enjoyed the experience and information that is offered at this museum. We really need to be aware of our surroundings and alert, to be safe on our day to day life.

The short film is actually pretty disturbing but makes you realize how screwed up terrorism is

Not informative, just fear mongering. Wouldn’t go back even if it was free.

Completely tasteless museum. There are rooms where you are subjected to horrible graphic tragedies in an attempt to cause fear and panic and brainwash visitors. Not at all a heartfelt or sympathetic piece, but rather a disgusting museum with a political agenda. I went for a special free day and would have been downright outraged if I had been charged to visit this atrocity.

I gave them a 3 because we dont actually know how good they are. We checked the days/times on the web site last night and this morning and were then dismayed to find that when we arrived (after a 1.5 hour drive) they were closed for some special event. We talked to a worker who said, Oh, you should have looked at the calendar page. No, sorry, if your page says, were open Saturdays from 10-5 Im not going to search your page to try to find someplace where it might say, Oh, except thats not really the case on this day. Well probably try to go again sometime, but we were quite disappointed by this fiasco.

Great exhibit and great training. It gets you thinking and paying more attention to what is going on around you. We live in a world of denial... It wont happen here, it wont happen to me. This brings home the question of when not if.

Please dont be brainwashed by fear mongering, the probability of an American being killed by an immigrant led terrorist attack is one in 3.64 MILLION. Please worry about more important things, like your health and happiness.Also, parts of this are very disturbing, this is not worth it at all.

Great place for kids to learn

The CELL was a great educational experience. They do a great job at taking something that is difficult for most people to understand and breaking it down in a way that makes it interesting and make sense. The front staff was very friendly. Great prices too, especially for students.

The Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL) is dedicated to the prevention of terrorism through education, empowerment and engagement. As a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution, its one-of-a-kind exhibit, renowned speaker series and training initiatives provide a comprehensive look at the threat of terrorism and how individuals can play a role in the prevention of terrorism, ultimately enhancing public safety. -- CELLKathy and I visit the museum and was overcome with emotion in the final exhibit room. I felt genuine fear that millions have experienced first hand in New York City and other countries. The Lab is very informative and included content and visuals. Everyone should add the CELL to their museum visit bucket list. It is a MUST SEE.I would not recommend taking babies or young children under 10. The final exhibit could be overwhelming with the elevated decimal level and real life visuals surrounding you in the room.

Took a group of students; the staff were very engaging, patient, and knowledgeable. My HS students really enjoyed the tour and the interactive sites.

I went to the CELLs 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony and it was fascinating. As Im looking for more ways to educate myself on international security, this couldnt have been better! John Brennan was really interesting to listen to, and I felt like Bret Stephens did a good job moderating and keeping the discussion from getting too biased. Looking forward to the next event! I also had a chance to check out the CELLs exhibit near the Denver Art Museum. I highly recommend - there are things that I never new about terrorism before walking through, and it helped me realize how important it is to learn more.

Friend and I went thinking this would be an interesting exhibit on terrorism and prevention. Turns out it’s blatant fear mongering and downright distasteful. We were the only ones there on a weekend afternoon, and while the use of technology in their demonstrations was neat (an entire room turns into 16th st mall via video walls), it left us feeling like we wasted our time. Thankfully a short exhibit, but probably not worth your time.

The experience was difficult yet very educational informative. It addressed so many of the topics that you dont think and how they impact each one of us...from the balance between civil liberties and security to our preconceived notions of who a terrorist is. I highly recommend this place.

Very interesting, important, and timely information presented in a cool, one-of-a-kind environment. I feel safer because of The CELL.

The CELL was really informative! Walking through I understood more about how terrorism occurs and what I can and should do to help prevent it in my community.

Beside the fact that this is an EXTREMELY small/short visit museum (only about 20min to get through) I had a huge problem with the delivery of the information. Instead of having a reverence for those who have lost their lives at the hands of terrorists it exploits these events to fit their theme of fear. There is an especially distasteful video shown for the sole purpose of inciting a misguided fear in museum goers of seemingly imminent attacks on all of America. The entire experience was just sickening. Luckily I went for the free event and did not help fund this garbage.

A dumbed down multi media presentation of the reality of terrorism and how citizens can help prevent attacks, reduced to sound bites for lack of time.

Very interesting. But our guide was annoying.

This was a very simple museum. It lacked exhibits and more information.There was only replicas of bombs, machetes and EIDs.

Very educational. Not all that big (which might be a good thing).

I wanted to learn more about terrorism, but other than the exhibit on what to look for in suspicious activity, and the screen about terrorist cells around our country the rest of the museum was disappointing. Seeing pictures of the lone terrorists and bombing devices and the loud bombing movie did not do anything but scare me and my family. Was that the point? To be afraid? How is this Museum funded?By the way the Museum does have an entrance fee, and some of the bloody loud exhibits are not for children.

The perfect place for the paranoid and ignorant, or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace Surveillance

Excellent very interesting and thought provoking

Horrifying, fear mongering. waste of money, waste of time. i am astonished as to how this building is considered educational, and as to how it is funded. also, the bathroom sink didnt work.

Cant speak to the content as they had two unannounced closings on the days I tried to visit.

While I was in the downtown Denver area I noticed that this place had a sign out front that said free admission so I was like OK and went to check it out. I was expecting it to be like any other museum with displays and videos, but thats where it went off the rails. The first room is set up museum style but after you go through the big doors you are bombarded with fear mongering, giant video displays surround you with graphic pictures and videos of death, destruction, explosions, and violence. I believe the goal of this place is to either make you become xenophobic, never step foot outside ever again or for you to become super paranoid and suspicious of every and anybody.

Really. Really really? Honestly, why is this place in existence?! Please be shut down soon.

I tried to go there twice last week. Both times there was a sign on the door saying it was closed for a private event. However, before I went the second time I had checked their website and there was nothing on their schedule. What a waste of time and effort!

Interesting place, gotta love Denver.

Its a unique place with free admission. For everybody

Great experience! I would recommend for any age group!

Worst museum ever, they said open from 12-5 but nope and no info when you call

Great museum

This is a Must See in Denver!!!

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Dont do it. You watch a couple videos and read several exhibits. Hokey, short, and not worth it if it was free.

Great if youre into scaremongering propaganda.

I think The Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL) was very interesting and it gives you a lot of information