Conservation
The museum's conservation department 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.
Inside the Collection
Go inside the collection by reading the behind-the-scenes stories about the acquisition, meaning, and importance of our artworks.
Photos of Black Topekans in the 1920s
Snapshot portraits of a community of hotel workers and their friends by an unknown photographer.
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Senga Nengudi's Masked Taping
The photographic triptych Masked Taping documents Nengudi as she creates a work of performance art.
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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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Fred Wilson's The Way the Moon's in Love with the Dark
The Way the Moon’s in Love with the Dark is a glass chandelier based on historic Venetian styles.
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Mark Bradford's Realness
Mark Bradford's wall-sized collages and installations and intricately detailed canvases inspire wonder.
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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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