Tag: Denver Art Museum
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John Sie still seeing red, white and blue Starz at 90
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SeriesFest bestows Visionary Award on a Chinese immigrant whose rise to cable-TV titan and Down syndrome advocate is the stuff of movies John J. Sie turned 90 three weeks ago. And yet, he means it when he says the best is yet to come. Sie is happy to be known as “The Father of Digital…
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Luncheon by Design gave NYC’s fashion fete a run for its money | NONPROFIT REGISTER
DENVER ART MUSEUM Denver News: The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Met Gala is widely hailed as “Fashion’s biggest night out,” but the Denver Art Museum’s 2026 Luncheon by Design offered some stiff competition. That’s because the April 29 fundraiser was built around the legendary fashion designer Bob Mackie, and the 410 guests were encouraged to incorporate Mackie’s signature “sparkle and shine” in their wardrobe choices. Momo Wong, Cindi Burge, and April Edrington,…
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Missing Mark di Suvero sculpture and six others find new home on DU campus
Denver Art Museum transferred seven outdoor sculptures to the University of Denver Colleen Smith Special to The Denver Gazette In a monumental move, the Denver Art Museum will transfer seven large-scale sculptures held in storage to the open air of the University of Denver campus. The sculptures include the popular and long-absent Mark di Suvero…
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Several Colorado businesses, buildings to be honored at Dana Crawford Awards
Evans School owners transformed an abandoned Denver schoolhouse into a vibrant, multi-functional eatery and gathering place — something the woman who helped save and transform Larimer Square would surely have appreciated. Organizations such as Denver’s Evans School and Watkins Stained Glass will be recognized at the 42nd annual Dana Crawford Awards for their outstanding contributions to Colorado’s architectural and archaeological history. Hosted by Colorado…
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The DIVAs are coming to the Denver Art Museum, an exclusive fashion exhibit featuring celebrity red carpet looks
Highlighting looks from more than 100 icons from powerhouses like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, RuPaul, Prince and Tina Turner Strike a pose. The stage is set for Denver in 2026. The Denver Art Museum is debuting an iconic fashion experience coming in October 2026. Organized by The Victoria and Albert Museum, the world’s largest museum…
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The Kirkland at Denver Art Museum sets an artful holiday table
Festively set Thanksgiving dinner tables tend to bring out the best from cupboards and china cabinets. The finest dishes, cutlery and stemware set the table for memorable holiday meals. “When you take the time to set a table, make each place setting and choose what dishes you want to show off, it makes the event…
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Taken to (art) school by a couple of kids
Siblings, ages 9 and 10, unlock the mysteries of French Impressionist Camille Pissarro, subject of a major exhibit the Denver Art Museum When it comes to the artist Camille Pissarro, I am not smarter than a fifth grader. But I am smart enough to ask a fifth grader. I’m not going to lie: When I…
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Here’s how you can visit 20 Denver museums for free, one night only
Denver’s annual Night at the Museums will return Nov. 8, allowing guests free admission to 20 of the city’s museums, Visit Denver announced this week. Museums including the Denver Art Museum, Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the History Colorado Center will be free to visit from 5-10 p.m. Denverites are invited to “explore…
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The Paris art heist: Could it happen here in Denver?
Arts news: MCA Denver has new leader; daughter follows mom’s Fezziwig footsteps; Denver Press Club honors Ari Shapiro. The short answer is no. If the brazen thieves who used a vehicle-mounted ladder to access a second-floor window at the Louvre Museum in Paris tried that funny business at the Denver Art Museum, “I would like…
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National Western Stock Show selects Sharon Magness Blake as 2025 Citizen of the West
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Every time the Denver Broncos get set to take the field, a white Arabian horse strides through Empower Field at Mile High Stadium — marking both the team and the western spirit that has driven the state since its inception. That horse, Thunder IV, is part of a long lineage of Thunder mascot horses since…