1. Final Weeks for Monet (Through February 2)
The new year begins with visitors’ last chance to see Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature. After that, it travels to the only other venue for this exhibition: Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany. Advance purchase online is highly recommended as time slots are selling out quickly.
2. Untitled: Creative Fusions (Kicks off January 31)
We asked three Denver-based artists their advice for how people can be more creative. Check out their tips and then visit the Paint Studio (open seven days a week) to experiment with paint or see a weekend artist demonstration. We also invite you to participate in one of our Drop-In Drawing or Drop-In Writing Programs, or bring the family for fun artmaking activities. Happy creating!
In honor of Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature, we gathered the following quotes by the artist. The Denver Art Museum is the only venue in the United States for this exhibition, which is on view through February 2, 2020.
1. If I became a painter, it is to Eugène Boudin that I owe that fact.
2. Zaandam is wonderful. There is enough to paint here for a lifetime.
Note: This event is included with general admission, which is free for members. Wear clothing that is comfortable for lying on a yoga mat, and bring an additional layer in case you get chilly. Bring your yoga mat, or borrow one from the museum (limited number).
Note: Tickets are now on sale for this daylong symposium at the Denver Art Museum.
Every year the DAM’s Petrie Institute of Western American Art hosts a symposium that explores themes about the West. This year, we are broadening our scope. The symposium Natural Forces: Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington explores the lives and works of two iconic American painters: Homer, known for his depictions of the eastern coast, and Remington, famous for his visions of the American West.
Want to learn more about Claude Monet's life and work? You can visit the exit shop for Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature at the Denver Art Museum, which features a variety of books about the artist and the Impressionist movement, including a very popular catalog. (Please note: a ticket to the exhibition is required to enter the Monet exit shop.)
Editor's Note: In conjunction with Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature, Colorado Public Radio has launched a new series of blogs exploring Monet and music.
If Claude Monet is the titan of Impressionist art, his counterpart in music is Claude Debussy. Just don’t call Debussy an Impressionist.
“I’m attempting ‘something different,’ realities in some sense,” Debussy wrote to his publisher in 1908, “what imbeciles call impressionism, just about the least appropriate term possible”.
Aquí encontrarás algunos consejos que te ayudarán a planificar y disfrutar tu visita a Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature (Claude Monet: la verdad de la naturaleza) en el Denver Art Museum. Esperamos verte y darte la bienvenida a esta exposición ¡que solamente podrás visitar en Denver!
Tu boleto a Monet incluye la entrada general al resto del museo. Lee nuestro blog con consejos sobre boletos para la exposición.
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Note: All Monet birthday celebration activities are included in general admission, which is free for members and youth 18 and younger.Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature requires a separate dated and timed ticket. Advance online ticket purchase is highly recommended.
Finalmente, después de varios años de preparación, podemos disfrutar de las más de 120 pinturas de uno de los más importantes artistas del impresionismo: Claude Monet. El Denver Art Museum (DAM) se enorgullece de ser el único lugar en los Estados Unidos en presentar estas magníficas obras creadas por tan importante artista. El DAM se enorgullece además de que los visitantes hispanohablantes puedan compartir la experiencia y el conocimiento del arte de Monet, puesto que los textos de la exposición están todos ¡también en español!
Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature features 124 paintings in three sizable exhibition galleries on two floors—a veritable marathon for the eyes, mind, and imagination. Taking us from Monet’s roots in coastal Normandy, across the Channel to London, on to the lagoons of Venice, into the snowy depths of Norway, and to the sun-soaked Mediterranean coast (with some time in Paris to boot), it covers a hearty geographical distance. We also traverse nearly seven decades of the artist’s career and every variation of his approach to landscape painting imaginable.
As the Martin Building renovation project gears up for completion, we wanted to acknowledge the hard work and attention to detail by the hundreds of workers on the project. One of them, William “Bobcat” Cousins, also worked on the Hamilton Building 13 years ago. Read below to learn more about him:
“I feel more alive than I have in a long time” professed William Cousins, a flooring installer for All City Floors Company, who came out of retirement to work on the Martin Building.