Denver Art Museum Parking Information

We bet you must have heard of the American Indian art collection of Denver Art Museum, which is the museum internationally renowned for. Actually, Denver Art Museum has a comprehensive collection from all over the world including pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial art, Western American art, architecture, paintings, sculptures, designs and etc. Thus the museum has contributed a lot to the protection and promotion of cultural heritage on a worldwide scale.

Do you want to know the real Denver Art Museum behind the great reputation? There must be a good reason for it. Let's go and explore the land of art by ourselves. Denver Art Museum is easy to reach either by mass transit or self drive.

If you don't feel like driving, take the public transportation. You can get to Denver Art Museum either by bus or by light rail. Denver Art Museum is easily accessible by a host of transit routes. RTD (Regional Transportation District) bus stops spread on 13th Avenue, 12th Avenue and Broadway. Since schedules and routes change often, please check the following System Map by imputing address of Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy:

RTD System Map

http://www3.rtd-denver.com/elbert/SystemMap/

Denver Art Museum belongs to the Civic Center Cultural Complex in downtown Denver. It's just located on 13th Avenue between Broadway and Bannock. To help you find it easier, both map and driving directions are offered:

Denver Art Museum Map

http://www.denverartmuseum.org/files/File/map_2009_xl.jpg　

Denver Art Museum Driving Directions

http://www.denverartmuseum.org/visit_us/plan_your_visit/location_and_hours

As for parking, Cultural Complex Garage would be your top option. It's the nearest place to park, just two bocks from Denver Art Museum. The entrance of Cultural Complex Garage is off 12th Avenue, west of Broadway. The garage opens at 6:00 am everyday.

Parking rate of Cultural Complex Garage is $1 per hour. Daily maximum is $8. If you enter the garage by 9:00 am and out by 6:00 pm, you can get the Early Bird discounted rate which is $5 per day. Night parking is also available. Parking after 4:00 pm only costs you $3.

Parking has never been easier in the neighborhood of Denver Art Museum. There are hundreds of metered parking spaces and several unattended parking lots near the museum. For instance, two parking lots are located on both east and west side of Acoma Street. Daily parking rate is $4.

For on-street metered parking, parking spaces are densely spread on 12th Avenue, Acoma Street, Broadway and Lincoln Street. You can get a clear look at those parking spaces on the following PDF:

Parking Map

http://www.drcog.org/documents/2010updated5-4-10DRCOG%20Parking%20Map%20Final1.pdf

Is handicap parking available around Denver Art Museum? Cultural Complex Garage provides designated accessible parking for the disabled. Handicap parking is also available at the metered parking spaces on 13th and 14th Avenues.