Press Release Archive

December 17, 2024

Denver Art Museum presents SUSTAINED! The Persistent Genius of Indigenous Art to mark 100 years of collecting Indigenous Arts from North America

This exhibition focuses on ways Native people have been sustained and supported throughout time, centering Indigenous voices, perspectives, and artistic expressions past and present

November 21, 2024

Denver Art Museum presents Confluence of Nature: Nancy Hemenway Barton in February 2025

Celebrating the unique and refined textures of the acclaimed textile artist

November 12, 2024

First Major U.S. Retrospective of Camille Pissarro in Over 40 Years to Premiere at Denver Art Museum in Fall 2025

The Honest Eye: Camille Pissarro’s Impressionism highlights the work of the artist, known as “the first impressionist,” from his youth in the Caribbean to final days in Paris through nearly 80 paintings

September 27, 2024

Denver Art Museum Welcomes Largest-ever International Exhibition of Indigenous Australian Art in April 2026

Exhibition premieres at the National Gallery of Art, Washington in 2025 and will tour North America 2025-202

September 10, 2024

Denver Art Museum Celebrates Free Admission to One Million Kids Thanks to FREE FOR KIDS Presented by Bellco Credit Union

Community can mark this milestone with chalk art, face painting and a full program of free, family-friendly activities October 17-20 at the DAM

September 4, 2024

Denver Art Museum presents Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors in April 2025

First major survey in the U.S. for celebrated Cree artist will feature 41 monumental paintings

September 3, 2024

The DAM Celebrates 100 Years of Highlighting Indigenous Arts With Dynamic Exhibitions Featuring artists Kent Monkman and Andrea Carlson

DAM will present Monkman’s First Survey at a U.S. Museum and Carlson’s First Denver Exhibition

September 3, 2024

El DAM celebra 100 años de destacar el arte indígena con exposiciones dinámicas de los artistas Kent Monkman y Andrea Carlson

El DAM presentará la primera exposición de Monkman en un museo estadounidense y la primera de Carlson en Denver

August 27, 2024

Denver Art Museum presents Dawoud Bey: Street Portraits

First museum show explores transformational phase of photographer’s work

August 2, 2024

Updates on the DAM's work with the Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska

The museum's Native Arts team is committed to honoring and supporting the wishes of the CCTHITA and respects their sovereignty.

June 25, 2024

Heather Nielsen Named Deputy Director of the Denver Art Museum

The Denver Art Museum today announced changes in senior leadership with the promotion of nationally recognized arts education expert Heather Nielsen to Deputy Director.

May 28, 2024

Denver Art Museum presents Laura Ellen Bacon’s first U.S. solo art installation

The British sculptor will create a site-specific work, inspired by plant growth and organic life

May 21, 2024

Denver Art Museum announces Uncorked 2024

Signature wine-centric fundraiser to supports museum collections and programs

May 10, 2024

Denver Art Museum’s Deputy Director and Chief Strategy Officer Andrea Kalivas Fulton to depart following 23 years of leadership

Fulton played key roles in creating and executing strategies for the Hamilton and Martin building projects

May 9, 2024

Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art and Denver Art Museum Merge

Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art and Denver Art Museum announced today a transformative merger that will enhance the cultural landscape of Denver and beyond.

March 27, 2024

22nd Annual Día del Niño at the DAM Celebrates Children in Denver and Around the World

The DAM and Golden Triangle partners host annual festival with FREE general admission, musical performances, artmaking and more

March 27, 2024

La XXII Celebración Anual del Día del Niño en el DAM festeja a los niños de Denver y del mundo

El DAM y el Golden Triangle se unen para celebrar su festival anual con entrada general GRATUITA, presentaciones musicales, actividades de creación artística y mucho más

March 26, 2024

Denver Art Museum Announces Luncheon By Design Fundraiser to Benefit Exhibition Biophilia: Nature Reimagined, opening Summer 2024

Renowned architect Jeanne Gang will present how design and nature align in her firm’s Populus Hotel project

March 25, 2024

Denver Art Museum Announces 2023 Acquisitions

Significant additions include historic Kuba textiles, works by Cassatt and Degas, and the first museum acquisition of pieces created by designers Hamed Ouattara, Minjae Kim and more

March 19, 2024

Denver Art Museum presents The Life and Art of Tokio Ueyama in Summer 2024

Explore Ueyama’s life and his crucial role as an artist and educator at the Granada Relocation Center, known as ‘Amache’ in southeast Colorado

March 7, 2024

Statement from the Denver Art Museum Re: Unionization Election

The Denver Art Museum supports employees’ right to unionize and is grateful for all those who voted and exercised their rights in the unionization process.

February 13, 2024

Denver Art Museum presents Fazal Sheikh: Thirst | Exposure | In Place in Spring 2024

Resulting from Sheikh’s time in the desert Southwest from 2017 to early 2023, powerful images connect human relationships with the natural world

February 7, 2024

Denver Art Museum Welcomes Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas from the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Fall 2024

The iconic American artist created a style of her own with dazzling interplays of patterns and vibrant colors

December 5, 2023

Denver Art Museum Welcomes Spring/Summer 2024 with Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: The Awake Volcanoes

The Chilean artist’s first solo show in a U.S. museum features nearly 200 paintings, drawings and prints

December 5, 2023

El Denver Art Museum recibe la primavera/verano de 2024 con Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: The Awake Volcanoes

La primera exposición individual de la artista chilena en un museo estadounidense presenta más de 200 pinturas, dibujos y grabados

November 29, 2023

Denver Art Museum Announces Untitled: Artist Takeover 2024 Lineup of Local Creatives, Artists and Collaborators

Connecting community with local creatives through unique and engaging programming, the new season of Untitled events kicks off Jan. 26, 2024

November 15, 2023

"Wild Things" Will Stomp into Denver in Fall 2024

DAM to present Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak with more than 400 sketches, artworks, storyboards and paintings created by the beloved American artist and author

October 10, 2023

Have a Seat: Mexican Chair Design Today to Open at Denver Art Museum in February 2024

Contemporary Mexican designers create chairs that connect with the history, the material traditions and cultures of Mexico

September 12, 2023

Denver Art Museum presents Perfectly Imperfect: Korean Buncheong Ceramics in Winter 2023

The museum launches three-year collaboration with Republic of Korea, featuring exhibitions, programs and a new Fellowship of Korean art at the DAM