Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! This week, get to know the animals in the DAM’s collection, then make art inspired by our furry friends back in the workshop. Be sure to have your safari hats and binoculars ready for this adventure!
From materials to inspiration, nature shows up in art in all kinds of ways. This week, we’ll think about the connection between art and the environment as we explore the galleries. By the end of the week, you’ll be able to take home some earth-inspired artwork of your own! (less)
From materials to inspiration, nature shows up in art in all kinds of ways. This week, we’ll think about the connection between art and the environment as we explore the galleries. By the end of the week, you’ll be able to take home some eart (more)
June 9–13 | Games, World-Building, and Art, Oh My! (ages 12–14)
This week we’re becoming worldbuilding MVPs and giving historical artworks a new life (pun intended). This camp for emerging teens is all about exploring the surprising intersections of storytelling, artistry, and game design!
From Navajo weavings to Chinese ceramics, there are patterns everywhere! We’ll see how many patterns we can find in the galleries and create our own back in the workshop!
From picture books to comics, visual storytelling is all around. This week, we’ll draw inspiration from the galleries to tell new visual stories of our own. A little drawing, a little writing, this camp has it all!
Shiva Ahmadi orchestrates exquisitely crafted scenes of beauty and terror. Her vibrant fantasy realms are, upon closer inspection, macabre theaters of conflict where faceless figures engage in endless cycles of struggle and pain. Combining luminous colors and mystical beings with violent imagery, Ahmadi creates watercolor paintings, sculptures, and digital animations that illuminate global issues of migration, war, and brutality against marginalized peoples. Her work is informed by current events in the Middle East and the US, and inspired by Iranian, Turkish, and Indian book and miniature painting traditions.
In 2016, Ahmadi received the Anonymous Was A Woman Award and a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. Her work is in the collections of the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; Dallas Museum of Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. (less)
Shiva Ahmadi orchestrates exquisitely crafted scenes of beauty and terror. Her vibrant fantasy realms are, upon closer inspection, macabre theaters of conflict where faceless figures engage in endless cycles of struggle and pain. Combining lu (more)
Stephen Prina is an art polymath. Since the late 1970s, Prina has moved nimbly between the disciplines of painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and music. His projects reference art history, personal biography, and musical compositions that shift and change depending on the context in which they are presented. Prina often appropriates the work of other artists, exploring the post-studio afterlife of objects and recordings presented in galleries and museums, and received by critics and historians of art. Through his engagement with these works, Prina highlights the shifting nature of art’s reception and interpretation across time. (less)
Stephen Prina is an art polymath. Since the late 1970s, Prina has moved nimbly between the disciplines of painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and music. His projects reference art history, personal biography, and musical compositi (more)
Looking Out, Looking In: Legacies of the Masuda Collection
The Provenance Research Department is excited to present Looking Out, Looking In: Legacies of the Masuda Collection. Provenance Research Fellow Mac Coyle will highlight works at the Denver Art Museum from the collection of Baron Masuda Takashi (1848-1938). President of Mitsu Company, Masuda was an avid collector during Japan’s transformative Meiji period (1868-1912) who assembled one of the most impressive and influential holdings of Japanese art—the legacy of which can still be felt in Japan’s cultural patrimony laws and in Japanese art collections worldwide. (less)
The Provenance Research Department is excited to present Looking Out, Looking In: Legacies of the Masuda Collection. Provenance Research Fellow Mac Coyle will highlight works at the Denver Art Museum from the collection of Baron Masuda Takash (more)
Member Preview of Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors
Members see it first! Experience Kent Monkman’s U.S. debut exhibition, History is Painted by the Victors, featuring 41 monumental works, Monkman reimagines Western art history through an Indigenous lens, addressing themes such as colonial injustice, generational trauma, and Two-Spirit and queer visibility. The exhibition includes newly created works, pieces from the DAM’s extensive collection, and loans from other institutions, showcasing Monkman’s mastery of history painting as a contemporary genre. (less)
Members see it first! Experience Kent Monkman’s U.S. debut exhibition, History is Painted by the Victors, featuring 41 monumental works, Monkman reimagines Western art history through an Indigenous lens, addressing themes such as colonial inj (more)
To celebrate Night at the Museums, the Denver Art Museum will be free to all from 5 - 10 pm. Explore our reimagined, expanded campus. With innovative creative spaces, incredible views, and inspiring art from around the world and across time, there is something for everyone to love.
(Re)discover how art opens minds, conversations, and possibilities. Learn more at denverartmuseum.org.
Advance ticket reservations are strongly encouraged.
The Ponti restaurant will also be open. Reservations available at thepontidenver.com (less)
To celebrate Night at the Museums, the Denver Art Museum will be free to all from 5 - 10 pm. Explore our reimagined, expanded campus. With innovative creative spaces, incredible views, and inspiring art from around the world and across time, (more)
The museum’s Sensory-Friendly Mornings is a program for kids with neurodiversity or sensory processing disorders and their families to visit the museum in a safe and fun way. The museum will open early, dim the lights, and provide tools to aid and guide a sensory-friendly experience for the whole family. (less)
The museum’s Sensory-Friendly Mornings is a program for kids with neurodiversity or sensory processing disorders and their families to visit the museum in a safe and fun way. The museum will open early, dim the lights, and provide tools to ai (more)
Donations to this fund are invested by the DAM foundation with the intention to grow the fund in value over time. This fund provides an annual distribution based on the Foundation's policy. Distributed funds are used to acquire new artwork for the DAM.
The Museum regularly reconciles expenditures made from distributed funds to ensure that they are allocated as intended. (less)
Donations to this fund are invested by the DAM foundation with the intention to grow the fund in value over time. This fund provides an annual distribution based on the Foundation's policy. Distributed funds are used to acquire new artwork fo (more)
Corporate membership packages allow you to curate the benefits your company receives at every level of support. From access and networking, to complimentary event space and VIP invitations, your company can have it all or select only what means the most to employees, clients, and stakeholders. To learn more about corporate membership options and benefits, please contact us at
Corporate membership packages allow you to curate the benefits your company receives at every level of support. From access and networking, to complimentary event space and VIP invitations, your company can have it all or select only what mea (more)
Corporate membership packages allow you to curate the benefits your company receives at every level of support. From access and networking, to complimentary event space and VIP invitations, your company can have it all or select only what means the most to employees, clients, and stakeholders. To learn more about corporate membership options and benefits, please contact us at
Corporate membership packages allow you to curate the benefits your company receives at every level of support. From access and networking, to complimentary event space and VIP invitations, your company can have it all or select only what mea (more)
Engage with art, explore onsite activities, and experience exhibitions on view all while enjoying free general admission! Advanced reservations are always recommended, but not required.
Free days in 2025 include:
Tuesday, January 14
Saturday, February 22
Tuesday, March 11
Tuesday, April 8
Sunday, April 27
Tuesday, May 13
Tuesday, June 10
Tuesday, July 8
Sunday, July 27
Tuesday, August 12
Saturday, September 6
Tuesday, September 9
Tuesday, October 14
Saturday, November 8
Tuesday, December 9
Please be aware general admission does not include entry to ticketed exhibitions. (less)
Engage with art, explore onsite activities, and experience exhibitions on view all while enjoying free general admission! Advanced reservations are always recommended, but not required.
Corporate membership packages allow you to curate the benefits your company receives at every level of support. From access and networking, to complimentary event space and VIP invitations, your company can have it all or select only what means the most to employees, clients, and stakeholders. To learn more about corporate membership options and benefits, please contact us at
Corporate membership packages allow you to curate the benefits your company receives at every level of support. From access and networking, to complimentary event space and VIP invitations, your company can have it all or select only what mea (more)
Corporate membership packages allow you to curate the benefits your company receives at every level of support. From access and networking, to complimentary event space and VIP invitations, your company can have it all or select only what means the most to employees, clients, and stakeholders. To learn more about corporate membership options and benefits, please contact us at
Corporate membership packages allow you to curate the benefits your company receives at every level of support. From access and networking, to complimentary event space and VIP invitations, your company can have it all or select only what mea (more)
