The Denver Art Museum is celebrating Treasures of British Art 1400–2000: The Berger Collection by Berger Collection curator Kathleen Stuart, the first publication on the collection to appear in 16 years. It features in-depth essays on 50 masterworks by some of the greatest artists of the British school: Hans Holbein the Younger, Anthony van Dyck, Peter Lely, Benjamin West, Angelica Kauffman, Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas Lawrence, George Stubbs, John Singer Sargent, Howard Hodgkin, and Adam Birtwistle.
Teachers, parents, and kids will find inspiring activities, art supplies, and books in the Denver Art Museum's new North Shop. Come shop for these great items and explore many more.
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$5 each Duck Tape and $2.50 each Washi Tape are great for art projects and for kids to decorate their books, backpacks, and more.
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With students settling in and instructional plans in place, take a moment to check out the seven top things you can do with the Denver Art Museum this school year.
Update: Download the program (PDF) for Friday, August 29.
The Untitled summer series comes to a close this month with Untitled #70 (Roost). We’ve spent June and July wandering and exploring, and now it’s time to return home, settle in, do some nesting and, of course, some birding too.
In At the Mirror, nearly 70 Japanese woodblock prints from the Denver Art Museum’s collection are exhibited together for the first time. Dating from 1901 to 2001, the selection includes prints acquired since 1970, when the museum added its first “modern” Japanese prints to its holdings.
The Shops at the Denver Art Museum are honored to be included on the USA Today 10 Best Shopping in Denver list. Our two very different shops have been recognized as must-see shopping attractions in Denver’s growing and thriving shopping scene. The Shop in the North Building is mentioned for its family-oriented selection of creative products to inspire artists of all ages, and The Shop in the Hamilton Building gets called out for its whimsical and creative assortment of ever-changing merchandise including jewelry and decorative glass.
Buckle up and hold on tight because the next stop on your imaginary road trip is the Denver Art Museum! This summer, the DAM will be inspiring creative children nationally through a partnership with Michael’s "Passport to Imagination” low-cost kids summer crafting program. “Museum Road Trip” is this year’s theme, and features crafts inspired by seven North American museums. "Passport to Imagination" began on June 16 and is offered Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10 am-12 pm through August 1. One museum is featured per week.
Drawn to Action: Posters from the AIGA Design Archives is closed briefly for a new rotation of works, but in the meantime you can get your fill of social justice posters at Access Gallery in Denver's Art District on Santa Fe. The two-part Giving Voice/Cause Related exhibition opens on Friday, July 18 with a reception and silent auction at 6–9 pm. All are welcome to attend and participate in the auction.
Planning a visit to the Denver Art Museum soon? We put together some suggestions for fun things you and your family can see and do while you’re here.
The Shop at the Denver Art Museum is excited to launch an expanded selection of creative products for children, families, and the young at heart. We have completely transformed the Shop in the North Building. Beginning May 30 shelves will be full of supplies and kits that will spark imagination in kids of all ages.
The reviews are in and the consensus is: you don't want to miss Modern Masters: 20th Century Icons from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. The exhibition, which closes June 8, features so many important masterworks that exhibition curator Dean Sobel likens it to Art History 101.
It showcases works by a who's who of twentieth-century artists—such as Frida Kahlo, Vincent van Gogh, Jackson Pollock, Georgia O'Keeffe, Henri Matisse, and Paul Gauguin—and has garnered a litany of superlatives.
On May 10 creative strategist Brian Corrigan will bring his current project, OhHeckYeah: Denver’s Immersive Street Arcade, to Banner: The Art of Light, DAM support group CultureHaus’s annual fundraiser and themed party. This year's event will highlight artistic interpretations of light through music, performance art, and design and feature a silent auction.