Conservation
The conservation department at the Denver Art Museum is made up of conservators with specialties in works of art on paper, photographs, paintings, textiles, archaeological and ethnographic objects, and modern and contemporary art. Our staff cares for the collections in accordance with our expressed mission to preserve works of art for future generations.
Provenance Research
The term provenance refers to the history of ownership of an artwork. The Denver Art Museum curatorial team conducts provenance research on an ongoing basis and posts results online as they become available.
Featured Articles
Go inside the collection by reading the behind-the-scenes stories about the acquisition, meaning, and importance of our artworks.
Mark Bradford's Realness
Mark Bradford's wall-sized collages and installations and intricately detailed canvases inspire wonder.
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Keith Haring's Altarpiece
Altarpiece, gifted to the Denver Art Museum by Yoko Ono, is considered Keith Haring’s final work, executed weeks before he died of AIDS on
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Thomas Cole's Dream of Arcadia
The English-born artist Thomas Cole studied in Philadelphia for two years and plied his trade as a portrait painter and engraver before turning to l
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Learn More about the Jordan Casteel Paintings in Our Collection
Like many artists before her, Jordan Casteel is drawn to Harlem's vibrant street life and arts scene.
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Learn More about the Eames Storage Unit
An example of the Eames' effort to design and produce economical household furniture.
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Don't Buy Ivory Poster Focuses on Illegal Ivory Trade
Note: This blog was originally published for the exhibition Drawn to Action.
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A Mountain Symphony On Display to the Public for the First Time in 90 Years
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Frank Mechau's Wild Horses on View in Stampede
In the Saddled/Ensillados section of Stampede: Animals in Art a string of multi-colored horses gallop, buck, and rear above other
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