Entrance to the Martin Building at the Denver Art Museum.

Insight: Meet the Martin Building Series

A four-part series around the making of the Martin Building
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Ticketing Information

  • Museum Friends
    • Free
  • Members
    • $10
  • Non-members
    • $20
  • Students
    • $5

Please note: tickets to this talk do not include museum admission.

    Schedule & Location

    • Tuesday, 6–7 pm, doors open at 5:30 pm
      • March 15, 2022
      • May 3, 2022
      • June 12, 2022
      • September 27, 2022
    • This course will take place at the museum in Sharp Auditorium
    Demolition of the Martin Building at the Denver Art Museum.

    Session 1

    A View From Under the Hard Hat

    Join museum staff who worked closely with the construction team and get a behind-the-scenes look at the construction process that brought the Martin Building to life.

    A Denver Art Museum conservationist working on "Mud Woman" inside the museum.

    Session 2

    Holding Up: Stories from Conservation

    How did the DAM conservation team care for artworks during closure and prepare them for their display in the Martin Building? Join this talk to learn more about the work and care the museum's conservation took to prepare art for display in the Martin Building.

    Denver Art Museum conservationists putting up art.

    Session 3

    Mission Impossible: Planning for the New Galleries

    Meet the team that played a key role in organizing and overseeing the new galleries, from drawings to reality. Take a deep dive into how the DAM coordinated and collaborated with different departments to plan and build the new galleries in the Martin Building.

    Denver Art Museum staff and the Indigenous Community Advisory Council.

    Session 4

    In Dialogue: Indigenous Voices in the Galleries

    Join museum staff and council members in a conversation about what this collaboration looked like, from contributing to community voice videos and labels, consulting on the accuracy of content, and developing big ideas in the Home/Land section.