Public Tours

Discover how the Denver Art Museum's three unique buildings (the Hamilton Building, Martin Building, and The Kirkland) exemplify the changing vision of what an art museum can be. Weather permitting, the tours will include time outdoors exploring the buildings’ exteriors in addition to the galleries.

Architecture Tours occur on the second Saturday of each month.

Join us for a one-hour tour of The Kirkland, now part of the Denver Art Museum's campus.

The Kirkland brings to life 150 years of artistic innovation, offering visitors of all ages an immersive journey through international decorative arts, Colorado’s rich artistic heritage, and the visionary work of artist Vance Kirkland. pecially trained docents will explore highlights of this rich collection, including artist Vance Kirkland's original studio and art school building.

Discover treasures from the Denver Art Museum’s fashion collection in Conversation Pieces: Stories from the Fashion Archives, many of which are on view in this exhibition for the first time ever. Engage in conversations around designers’ influences, inspirations, and inventions, with fashion design covering about 150 years.

Tours occur on Mondays and Fridays at 1:30 pm.

Join us for a 3 in 30 tour of Space Is the Place: Art & Design in the Atomic Age. Led by specially trained docents, these tours explore three pieces in 30 minutes from the mid-20th century that were inspired by the world's fascination with the universe. Together we'll look at the Space Age through sleek and visionary American and European decorative arts, painting, and sculpture.

Tours take place on Saturdays at 1:30 pm starting Saturday, March 7.

3 in 30 Tours are short tours of three artworks in 30 minutes.

The Denver Art Museum's permanent collection includes objects by artists from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds throughout history. And the wide variety of artwork on view allows us to make unexpected connections, giving us an opportunity to explore our shared experiences across time and space. Each 3 in 30 Tour highlights the many ways that these unexpected connections can spark new ideas and perspectives.

Led by specially trained docents, tours of The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art will introduce you to the breadth and brilliance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art through works from the late 1800s to today. You will see ochre paintings made on bark, works that share important stories of place and identity, and pieces in neon, video, and photography, and more. You will meet artists who maintain and reinvigorate Ancestral artistic practices—revealing the diversity, resilience, and creativity behind the world’s longest continuous cultures.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this exhibition contains images, voices, and names of deceased persons. Tours will begin April 19, 2026.