Museum
of Contemporary Art, Denver (MCA)
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Gallery hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 11:00 AM-5:30 PM, , Sunday noon-5:30 PM, Mondays closed. Admission: MCA
Members free; Adults $5; Students and seniors $3, Children 12
and under free. MCA offers free admission each first
Saturday of every month, multi-disciplinary programs, daily
tours.
During construction of the new museum, the Temporary
Contemporary is across the street from the original site at:
1840 15th St. Unit D
Denver, CO 80202
303.298.7554, Fax: 303.298.7553
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
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hours:
Mon-Fri 9am – 6pm; Sat 9 am to 5pm; Sun 1-5pm
6901 Wadsworth Blvd
Arvada,CO 80003
720-898-7200
The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities is the metro
area’s seventh largest cultural attraction, devoted to all
aspects of the arts.
Current exhibitions:
The Dog and Pony Show, A Work in Progress: Dog and Pony Art from
the Community and Carlos Michael Finn: Stray Dogs through
November 12. Cindy Ferguson: About Face runs December 4, 2006 -
January 2, 2007. The Art Market Show and Sale runs December
7-17, 2006, 10am. – 8pm.
The C.E.L.L.
 The
Center for Education, Learning and Life-Change
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99 W 12th Ave
Denver, CO 80204
Opening Spring 2007
Center for Visual Art,
Metropolitan State College of Denver
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hours:
Tue – Fri 11am – 6pm; Sat 12-5pm
1734 Wazee Street
Denver, CO 80202
303.294.5207
The Center for Visual Art exhibits significant contemporary art
and serves as an interactive art laboratory for Metro State
students and the community.
Colorado History Museum
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 1300
Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
303.866.3682
Gallery hours:
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun12-5pm
Visit Colorado’s own history museum and delve into the state’s
fascinating past—and present. Explore artifacts and dioramas
that feature Colorado’s first inhabitants, mining in the Rocky
Mountains, life in early Denver, and more.
See the museum’s latest exhibits, such as Ancient
Voices: Stories of Colorado’s Distant Past, and Tribal Paths:
Colorado’s American Indians: 1500 to Today, which opens in
January 2007. Special galleries also feature changing
exhibitions on life and culture in the American West. Enjoy the
museum store, which offers a unique selection of Colorado style
gifts. Get two-for-one admission with a Denver Art Museum
ticket!
Photo: Photo: Colorado Historical Society
Curtis Arts & Humanities Center
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 Hours: Tue & Thurs 10-7, Wed & Fri 10-5, occasional
Saturdays 10-2
2349 East Orchard Road
Greenwood Village, CO
80121-1570
303-797-1779
Foothills Art Center
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 Hours:
Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday
from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
809 15th Street
Golden, CO 80401
303-279-3922
Award-winning art exhibitions and year-round art classes in an
historic setting. Located in the heart of downtown Golden, the
galleries are situated in a gorgeous Neo-Gothic Victorian church
listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Changing
exhibits showcase artists of regional, national and
international renown, featuring traditional and contemporary
artwork. The gift shop offers high quality, affordable works by
Colorado artists, including jewelry, ceramics, glass, paintings
and much more. Open seven days a week.
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
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Tues-Sun 1-5pm, Mondays by appointment
1311 Pearl St.
Denver, CO 80203
303.832.8576
Kirkland Museum displays a nationally important collection of
20th-century decorative arts, with over 3,300 examples of Arts &
Crafts, Art Nouveau, Glasgow Style, Wiener Werkstätte, De Stijl,
Bauhaus, Art Deco, Modern, and Pop Art. A retrospective of
Colorado’s unique and important painter, Vance Kirkland, and
over 700 works of other 20th century Colorado artists are also
on view. Tour Wednesday through Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Photo: (click to
enlarge) (Dining suite by Frank Lloyd Wright, lamp by Daum
Frères Co., Atomic Clock by Frederick Weinberg, buffet for
Dunbar by Edward Wormley, paintings by Vance Kirkland:
Explosions of Energy on a Sun 70 Billion Light Years from Earth,
1980; Explosions in Space, 1962.
The Laboratory of Art and Ideas at Belmar
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Gallery hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 12-8pm
Sunday 12-5pm
$3 Admission (Recommended)
404
S. Upham Street
Lakewood, CO 80226
(303) 934-1777
Presenting art exhibitions, lectures, performances, symposia,
and publications.
Sept. 2006 Opening Exhibition: the U.S. Premiere
of film installation Fantome Afrique by British artist Isaac
Julien. Co-commissioned with the Pompidou Center, Paris, and the
Ellipse Foundation, Portugal.
Mizel Museum
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 Gallery hours:
Mon-Thu 8:30AM to 5PM; Fri 8:30AM to 3PM
400 S Kearney St
Denver, CO 80224
303-394-9993, ext 1
The Mizel Museum’s mission is to present the continuum of the
Jewish people within a multicultural context through the arts.
Compelling art exhibits, adult and youth educational programs,
summer camps for kids, artist discussions and more make this the
premier Jewish and multicultural educational experience in
Denver.
Museo de las Americas
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 Gallery hours::
Mon-Fri 10am – 5pm; Sat-Sun 12 to 5pm
861 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204
303-571-4401
The Museo de las Americas educates our society about the
diversity of Latin American art and cultures from ancient to
contemporary.
Photo: Installation from the Museo de las
Americas Exhibit, 'Never Leaving Aztlan," 2006. Created by
Carlos Fresquez and Frank Zamora Photo copyright Museo de las
Americas.
Museum of Outdoor Arts
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 1000
Englewood Parkway #2-230
Englewood, CO 80110
303-806-0444
The Museum of Outdoor Arts is dedicated to bringing the vitality
of the arts into the everyday life of the people of Colorado.
Being a museum without walls, MOA's collection of outdoor
sculpture reaches out to both the casual passerby and the
serious art critic. Public art is displayed against a background
of superb architecture, sweeping landscapes, and attractive
urban environments. The collection appeals to families,
educators, students, and visitors alike.
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