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Close's Lucas/Rug, 1993

Checking Out Spun at the Denver Art Museum

The Denver Art Museum’s Spun: Adventures in Textiles opened this weekend. I stopped in yesterday, excited to see what all the hype was about in all of the local media. I needed no more than a foot in the first gallery to understand, and be excited for what awaited me in the rest of the […]

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Mammoth skull

Learning About Mammoths and Mastodons at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age opened this past weekend at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. I stopped in to check it out, the little boy inside me all excited from my days playing in my sandbox with my dinosaurs and other toys. I used to create a world for them, […]

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Kachina ~ 1934

Learning to Love Georgia O’Keeffe at the Denver Art Museum

I learned to love Georgia O’Keeffe at the Denver Art Museum. Before I get into that, though, let’s backtrack a few years. My introduction with O’Keeffe started while I was in college at the University of Minnesota. A few of her works are on display at the Weisman Art Museum, which is free to the […]

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Farmhouse in Provence, 1888

Becoming Van Gogh is Almost at an End

The newest exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, Becoming Van Gogh, ends January 20th.

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Denver City and County Building Lights from right

The Festive Lights of Denver’s City and County Building

Each year Denver’s City and County Building is lit up to celebrate the holidays.

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Swimming, Smoking, Crying, 2009

Take A Denver Art Museum Tour with Artist Dana Schutz

The Denver Art Museum is not only home to Becoming Van Gogh, but also If the Face Had Wheels – a special exhibition of ten years of artist Dana Schutz’s work. Who? I didn’t know her name either, not until the museum invited me to preview the exhibition of a ten-year survey of her work. […]

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Kirkland Museum Studio Denver Arts Week Colorado

Experiencing Denver Arts Week

Denver Arts Week is in full gear, and if you haven’t climbed on the wagon you’re missing out. I experienced one of the best parts of the week – the free museum night – this past weekend with a friend. After discussing all of the great options – the Denver Art Museum, the Denver Museum […]

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A Sculpture Outside Denver's Museum of Contemporary Art

Spend a Free Night at Denver Museums

This weekend a record 22 Denver museums in and around town will be opening their doors for free as part of Denver’s Night at the Museums and Denver Arts Week. Complimentary admission, along with free shuttle rides to many museums that are not close by, will be offered from 5pm to 10pm on Saturday. But […]

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