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Denver Art Museum

The Denver Art Museum, founded in 1893, is located in Denver, Colorado. It is renowned for its diverse collection of over 70,000 works from around the world, including notable American Indian, African, Asian, European and contemporary art. Artists featured in the collection include Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeffe and Salvador Dalí. The museum is known for its innovative architecture, particularly the Frederic C. Hamilton Building designed by Daniel Libeskind. The Denver Art Museum offers dynamic exhibitions, educational programs, and public events, making it a key cultural institution in the region. Read more about Museums.

A white gallery booth corner displays several colorful figurative and abstract paintings, including a large central canvas of a rabbit-like figure under spotlights.

EXPO CHICAGO 2026: Local Enthusiasm and Strong Institutional Sales

Under new director Kate Sierzputowski, the fair opened with a tighter format and a sharper curatorial focus, driving early (and steady) sales across tiers.
By Elisa Carollo
An impressionist painting featuring a tall white stucco house on the right and a dirt lane on the left flanked by short flowering plants and a tall hedge

One Fine Show: “Camille Pissarro’s Impressionism” at the Denver Art Museum

The exhibition makes the case that this relatively mellow artist should stand shoulder to shoulder with his crazier peers.
By Dan Duray

The Best Gifts From Museum Shops

A treasure trove of artful delights.
By Merin Curotto
A painting of a woman in black by Rembrandt

From Storage to Spotlight: How D.C.’s National Gallery Is Redefining Access to Art

By Daniel Grant
A traditional Japanese woodblock print depicts a horse pulling a wooden cart with large wheels, a black and white dog sitting on top of the cart wearing a straw hat, and a background featuring massive green bamboo mats opening to reveal a river and buildings in the distance.

What Not to Miss at Asia Week New York 2025

By Christa Terry
Climate activists call on NYC's Museum of Modern Art to drop board chair

The Year in Museums: Political Unrest on One Side and Major Gifts on the Other

By Daniel Grant
Image of a man walkimng on a pink carpet.

Early Sales and Excitement at Art Basel Miami Beach Signal Revived Optimism

By Elisa Carollo
A photo of a large, colorful wall installation with leaves in abstract patterns and a central illuminated depiction of a smiling, cartoon-like creature with fur and horns, set in a dimly lit gallery space.

One Fine Show: ‘Wild Things, The Art of Maurice Sendak’ at Denver Art Museum

By Dan Duray
Painting of people emerging from the water

How Denver Art Museum Is Looping Indigenous Communities into Its Program

By Elisa Carollo
Image of a dark room with floating white documents.

The Largest-Ever Survey of Indigenous Australian Art Is Coming to the U.S.

By Elisa Carollo
A woman in a blue shirt and black blazer smiles in front of a photo backdrop

Elizabeth Smith and James Merle Thomas Discuss the Latest Frankenthaler Climate Initiative Grantees

By Dan Duray
Two people kneel at a box containing a statue

A Look Back at Museum Repatriation in 2024

By Daniel Grant
A drawing of a child wearing a skull mask on the back of their head riding on the back of an adult who is on all fours

One Fine Show: Works by Sandra Vásquez de la Horra at Denver Art Museum

By Dan Duray
Students drawing Iggy Pop during a life drawing class at the New York Academy of Art. The work will go on view for Jeremy Deller's exhibition "Iggy Pop Life Class" at the Brooklyn Museum this fall.

Iggy Pop Poses Nude for Drawing Students, Google Computers Make Art—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Left to right: Joan Mitchell, Grace Hartigan and Helen Frankenthaler around 1960.

Museum Spotlights the Women of America’s First Cutting Edge Art Movement

By Ryan Steadman

Denver Museum to Allow Concealed Firearms

By Ryan Steadman
Beer. (Courtesy Getty Images)

Colorado Brewery Plans Beer in Honor of Denver Museum’s Van Gogh Show

By Andrew Russeth
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