The Denver Art Museum (DAM) announced today that it will break ground on a new staff office building in April 2013. The new 50,000-square foot structure will be located immediately west of the museum's Hamilton Building and directly south of the Clyfford Still Museum on property owned by the DAM that currently serves as a staff parking lot. Presently, more than 100 museum employees, including administration, curators and other staff, are housed in office space five blocks away at 14th Street and Tremont.

The Denver Art Museum (DAM) takes a wide-ranging look at textiles from pre-Columbian weavings to Navajo blankets to an examination of how contemporary artists are working with fabric in Spun: Adventures in Textile, on view May 19 through September 22. The museum’s newly opened and renovated textile art galleries, debuting with the inaugural show Cover Story, are at the heart of this campus-wide event.

The Denver Art Museum (DAM) announced today a $1.75 million gift from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that will continue the transformation of the museum’s textile art department. A grant of $1.5 million in the form of a challenge to be matched one-to-one within three years will help establish a $3 million endowment to support a full-time textile conservator. In addition to the endowed position, the grant will provide $250,000 for a fellowship in textile conservation.

Don't miss Denver's premier event for wine lovers—the 13th annual DAM Uncorked Wine Tasting on April 12. The DAM Uncorked Wine Tasting, presented by Applejack Wine & Spirits, is a festive evening for anyone who savors and appreciates wine. Enjoy more than 300 wines from vintners around the world, helpful tasting guides and delicious hors d’oeuvres at this annual fundraising event.

Tickets are $90 for museum members, $125 for nonmembers and $45 for designated drivers. First Taste tickets are available for an additional $35 per person.

WHAT:    12th Annual Día del Niño (Day of the Child) celebration

WHERE:   Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy.

WHEN:    Sunday, April 28, 2013           11 a.m.–4 p.m.