Denver is a city rich with culture. The culture is further enriched by one of the Denver's best attractions - Denver Art Museum. If you are an art lover, you should put the museum on your schedule of Denver travel.

As part of the Civic Center Cultural Complex, Denver Art museum is an art museum best known for its collection of American Indian art. It boasts the largest art collection between Kansas City and the West Coast, with more than 60,000 works of art. As unique exhibitions at DAM change frequently, Denver Art Museum is never the same.

The Denver Art Museum features two buildings in one museum: Hamilton Building and North Building. Denver Art Museum was open in 1971 what is known as the North Building today. The Hamilton Building was open to the public on October 7, 2006. To gain more info about these two buildings, visit this page:

Denver Art Museum Architecture

http://www.denverartmuseum.org/discover_the_dam/architecture

If you decide on exploring the museum, equip yourself with the hours info. The Denver Art Museum is open from 10am to 5pm from Tuesday to Thursday, 10am to 10pm on Fridays, 10am to 5pm on Saturdays and 12pm to 5pm on Sundays. The aforementioned closing time only applies for Hamilton Building of the museum. The North Building closes at 5pm daily. During Mondays and most major holidays including Thanksgiving and Christmas, the museum is closed.

There are also free days at the Denver Art Museum. That means you can enjoy the art collections without spending a coin. To get to know the free days at the museum, check this page;

Free days at Denver Art Museum

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Upcoming Exhibitions: Unlike other art museums, Denver Art Museum hosts many different exhibitions each year. You will experience totally different art exhibitions every time you visit the museum. The current exhibitions at Denver Art Museum include:

- American India Art (Hours: opening on January 30, 2011; Features: a collection of American Indian art including 18,000 artworks and 700 objects including current visitor favorites and hundreds of additional American Indian works)

- Immobilite: A Foreign Film by Mark Amerika (Hours: on view through January 31, 2011; Location: in the Fuse Box Gallery, on level four of the Hamilton Building; Features: exploring the fragmentary nature of contemporary life in Immobilite)

- Marc Brandenburg: Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft (Hours: on view through February 20, 2011; Location: in the works-on-paper-gallery on level three of the Hamilton Building; Features: 30 drawings from private European collections)

- Shape & Spirit: Selections from the Lutz Bamboo Collection (Hours: on view through March 30, 2011; Location: in the Walter + Mona Lutz Gallery, a new gallery designated for bamboo works from China, Japan and Korea; Features: an exploration of woven baskets, carved figures and everyday tools from the extensive Lutz Bamboo Collection)

- Robert Benjamin: Notes from a Quiet Life (Hours: on view through May 29, 2011; Features: a rich exploration of the photographer's everyday life)

- Western Horizons: Landscapes from the Contemporary Realism Collection (Hours: on view through August 28, 2011; Features: an exploration of over 25 paintings that demonstrate the American West's enduring influence on artists)

- What is Modern? (Hours: on view through November 30, 2011; Location: in the design galleries on level two of the North Building; Features: exploring imaginative furniture, industrial and graphic designs from the early 1800s to the present day)

- Olivetti: Innovation & Identify (Hours: on view through November 30, 2011; Features: showcasing the Italian company's groundbreaking approach to product design and promotion)

The Denver Art Museum is one of the finest ideas for a day well spent learning and having fun. The Denver Art Museum is a non-profit organization that acts as a private center for exhibitions, research and promotion of Indian Art.

The mission of the Denver Art Museum is to preserve arts and crafts and showcase them to help further the cause of the people of the Rocky Mountains and Colorado. The finances generated by the museum are used for funding educational programs. The museum was launched in the 1890s under the moniker of Denver Artists' Club.

Denver Art Museum Official Site

http://www.denverartmuseum.org/home

The Museum has a large collection of arts exhibits from all over but it is best known for its rare artifacts of American Indian art forms. The Museum boasts of more than 16,000 pieces of American Indian art works. These have a number of sources of origin, ranging across a hundred Native American tribes settled in northern America. With Navajo weaving, California basket weaving, Northwest Coast woodcarving and a number of other techniques on display, the museum celebrates the rich cultural history of the American Indian tribes.

Celebrating Art the American Indian Way at Denver Art Museum

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Located at 100 W. 14th Avenue, Parkway the Denver Art Museum is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, on Friday from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM and on Sunday from noon to 5:00 PM.

Plan a Visit to the Denver Art Museum

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Exhibits at the Denver Art Museum

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Located at 100 W 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver Art Museum is truly a one-of-a-kind venue. The museum itself is an architectural piece of art. The museum boasts modern and contemporary art as well as traditional pieces around the world.

Everyone wishes for a job that provides them with a rewarding and wonderful life. Let your imagination go when thinking about working at Denver Art Museum. You will find yourself to be creative with a job in an art-filled working environment.

The museum provides an equal employment opportunity to recruit employees who represent the diverse communities. If you are interested in working in Denver Art Museum, you will have your pick of the current job openings.

Assistant Conservator - Modern & Contemporary Collections - This is a full-time benefited position. To apply for this position, the minimum of two years post-graduate experience is required. You also need to have a degree from a recognized conservation training program or equivalent.

Coordinator of Teacher Resources - This is also a full-time position with benefits. If you are applying for this position, a BA degree is required. MA degree is better. You also need to possess the experience of teaching with museum collections, teaching teachers using museum collections, managing and coordinating interns, contract staff and volunteers and more.

Web Developer - If you want to apply for this position, you need to have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Also, the experience of 3-5 years of web development, using JSP, ASP, PHP and other databases is required.

If you qualify for one of these positions, send your resume, cover letter and references to the Human Resources Department by email, fax or mail. The deadline is February 11, 2011 for assistant conservator and coordinator and January 27, 2011 for web developer. So if you are interested in these positions, take action now.

Email: hrcoordinator@denverartmuseum.org

Fax: 720-913-2768

Mail: Denver Art Museum Human Resources 100W. 14th Avenue Parkway Denver, CO 80204

Where to learn about the current job openings of Denver Art Museum? The DAL uses various recruitment sources to advertise its job info. A premier and direct way to get to know its job info is to visit its official website. You also can get to know the DAL current job openings via other recruitment websites.

Denver Art Museum

http://www.denverartmuseum.org/home

Denver Art Museum Jobs

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Website for Denver Art Museum Employment

http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/c-Denver+Art+Museum

Internships Opportunities: Denver Art Museum also provides internships opportunities. Each year, it hires a limited number of unpaid interns. To apply for an internship, submit your cover letter and resume by mail. The specific address is: Denver Art Museum Human Resources, 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver, CO 80204. The common internship opportunities include:

- Adult and College Programs Internship

- Education-driven Collection Research Internship

- Exhibition Interpretation Internship

- Family Programs Internship

- School and Teacher Programs Internship

- Visitor Evaluation Internship

DAM doesn't have any need on interns right now. You can keep checking its official website for the latest job info.

Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteer opportunities are available at the Denver Art Museum as well. However, the museum is not currently adding any new volunteers. If you want to be put on the waiting list and informed in the future for possible volunteer placement, send your name and contact information by email. The email address is volunteer@denverartmuseum.org.

Docent Program: Denver Art Museum also provides a docent program. Every few years, volunteer docents are trained by the museum to offer tours to adults and children. To be chosen for the next class, which will take place in around 2012, send email to volunteer@denverartmuseum.org.

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

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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

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Denver Art Museum Driving Directions

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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.

Here is the good news! In 2011, the Target invites you and your families to visit Denver Art Museum without costing you a dime. It's said to be part of their plan to support education in the nation. Local residents can get free or discounted admission of some arts and cultural events in Denver on free days.

Above all, let's take a look at what are some sightworthy points at Denver Art Museum. Actually there is quite a lot to see at the museum. Yet the most outstanding masterpiece of Denver Art Museum is the American Indian art collection. It's a must-see collection in the museum among all the comprehensive collections from the world. Plus, temporary exhibitions present us an opportunity to know the best artists and artworks in all ages. The recent King Tut exhibit at Denver Art Museum has achieved great success. It will be on display at the museum from June 29, 2010 to January 9, 2011. If you are interested at King Tut, do some homework before heading for the exhibition:

King Tut Exhibit

http://www.kingtut.org/home

Now you are ready to explore the museum in person? General admission of Denver Art Museum is $10 per adult. Since there are some free days, why not taking advantage of them? Let's dig out more details.

According to the museum's official web, free tour is available on the first Saturday of every month. Colorado residents can visit all of the collections and most of the exhibitions there totally free. Yet some exhibitions like King Tut are ticketed. So you need to pay for some ticketed exhibitions there. Just get the free tickets after 10:00 am when the museum is opened. You can refer to their official announcement:

Denver Art Museum Free Days

http://www.denverartmuseum.org/utility/calendar/eventDetails/eventId–176353　

For your convenience, we've noted all the Denver Art Museum Free Days 2011 for you. Grab a pen and mark them out in your calendar:

- January 1, 2011

- February 5, 2011

- March 5, 2011

- April 2, 2011

- April 24, 2011

- May 7, 2011

- June 4, 2011

- July 2, 2011

- August 6, 2011

- September 3, 2011

- September 10, 2011

- October 1, 2011

- November 5, 2011

- December 3, 2011

Notes: You should be prepared for the over crowded people in Denver Art Museum on free days. You might need to wait in line. The King Tut exhibit brings even more visitors to the museum. So the crowds are heavier there. If you want to avoid the crowds, maybe you can enter the museum from the North building.

Home to many fountains, statues, formal gardens and attractions, Denver Center Park is often recommended as the start point of traveler's exploration in Colorado's largest city. However, where to begin your walking adventure in the Park? The Denver Art Museum for sure!

Denver Art Museum is one of the three must-sees in Denver Center Park, the other two of which are the U.S. Mint and the Colorado State Capitol. As a part of the Civic Center Cultural Complex, the museum is located on 13th Avenue between Broadway and Bannock in downtown Denver. Its street address is 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204. Take a look at the maps below:

Denver Art Museum Map from Homepage

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Map for Hotels near DMA

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You can reach Denver Art Museum from anywhere in the metro area via RTD (Regional Transportation District) without worrying about the expense of parking and the hassle of traffic. The Civic Center Station is situated at 1560 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202. The routes serving transit center include Free MallRide, CV, EV, HX, R, 0Ltd, 2X, 3Ltd, 5X, 44Ltd, 47X, 8X, 79Ltd, 87X, 83Ltd, 93X, 100X, 116X and 122X.

More route and schedule details can be found from:

http://www.rtd-denver.com/TransitCenters.shtml

The location of Denver Art Museum allows self-driving visitors conveniently coming from any direction. Detailed routes are listed below:

From the South

- Drive north on I-25 to the Lincoln-Broadway exit (207);

- Go north on Lincoln and turn left at 12th Avenue;

- The Civic Center parking garage is two blocks ahead, just past Broadway.

From the North

- Drive south on 1-25 to the Speer Boulevard South exit (212);

- Continue on Speer Boulevard past Colfax Avenue;

- Turn left onto 14th Avenue, then the museum is six blocks ahead.

From the West

- Driving east on I-70, take the US-6 East/West 6th Avenue exit (261);

- Get onto US-6 freeway after several miles;

- Turn left onto Lincoln Street, later approach the museum from the south.

From the East

- Head south on 1-25 to the Speer Boulevard South exit (212);

- Continue on Speer Boulevard past Colfax Avenue;

- Turn left onto 14th Avenue, then six blocks away from the museum.

When you have approached the museum enough, try to enter the parking garage from 12th Avenue just west of Broadway. The parking rate there starts from $1 per hour. Parking for the disabled is available in the garage as well as the metered spaces along 13th and 14th Avenues.

Before your visiting, check the operation hours of DMA. It's open from 10am to 5pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. The operation hours for Sunday are from noon to 5pm. On Friday, the North Building closes at 5pm while the Hamilton Building is closed until 10pm. The Art Museum is closed on Monday and major holidays, including Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Location & Hour

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

Dos & Don'ts

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When you arrive at the museum, you can spend a half day to stroll through this massive museum. The Museum houses a comprehensive collection of more than 68,000 works from the entire world in the Frederic C. Hamilton Building and the North Building.

The best known American Indian Art Collection of DAM features more than 18,000 art objects of the heritage of all cultures and tribe in the United States and Canada. It also includes diverse artistic traditions. Click the link here for detailed exhibit and collection info:

Explore Art

http://www.denverartmuseum.org/explore_art

The Denver Art Museum is one of the hotspots in Denver, for international travellers as well as the local crowd.

The museum is renowned for its comprehensive collection of American Indian art, as well as other classic pieces accounting to over 68,000 works. There have been contributions from various artists around the world.

The Denver Art Museum was originally founded as Denver Artists Club, in 1893, and then renamed as Denver Art Association in 1916, while after all the renovation, the new building was publicly opened on October 7, 2006.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Art_Museum

Before you plan to visit the museum, you should be well aware of the Denver Art Museum hours, and its calendar so that you don't have to face disappointment of being unable to visit it, and seeing closed door.

Hours

Tuesday-Thursday

10 am-5 pm

Friday

10 am-10 pm

Saturday

10 am-5 pm

Sunday

Noon-5 pm

Monday

Closed

Hamilton Building only; the North Building closes at 5 pm.

It is a perfect spot to enjoy fun gallery games, Art Tubes, Family Backpacks and much more. Apart from checking the Denver Art Museum hours, you should also keep an eye on the list of events and museum calendar to be a part of some of the unmemorable events in upcoming times.

You can find more info on the Denver art museum here: http://www.denverartmuseum.org/

You can order tickets online for any of the upcoming events here: http://www.denverartmuseum.org/visit_us/buy_tickets/

The Denver Art Museum attracts a large number of people on travels Denver. It has over 69,000 American-Indian collections.

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Why become a member of Denver Art Museum?

1. Free admission to events at the museum for a year.

2. Discounted rates for kids' camps and classes and 10% discount on purchases from the museum shop.

3. Exclusive invitation to members-only functions.

4. Reduced rate on various travels Denver publications including Art in America.

http://www.denverartmuseum.org/get_involved/become_a_member

How does one become a Denver Art Museum Member?

Individual membership i.e. student, teacher or senior member and they get the basic benefits together with a personalized membership card and two tickets for each exhibition held at the museum.

Dual membership which is inclusive of family members; they get the above packages plus an additional card for a caregiver/nanny.

Sustaining members get additional benefits in form of two guest passes for general exhibitions.

Supporting members will get four personalized membership cards, 14 admissions for ticketed events, 4 guest passes and exclusive invitation to Collectors Choice.

Benefactors get similar benefits as sustaining members although they get to attend associate events.

Associate members enjoy exclusive benefits like attending museum exhibitions while at the same time contributing to the cultural enhancement of the museum.

http://www.denverartmuseum.org/get_involved/membership/associate_membership

The Denver Museum of Art located at the Civic-center-park is one of the best entertainment spots in Denver Co. This museum, established in 1893 is both an architectural milestone in Denver Co as well as a treasure house of art works. Admissions tickets are priced at $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens and students.

1) Denver Museum of Art

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The Denver Museum of Art, Co, houses regional and western works of art. Some of the main famous attractions amid the exhibits include 'Bronze- The Cheyenne' by Frederick Remington and 'In the enemy's country'- a Charles Russell painting. The museum is also home to 19th century photographs and historical works of art. The renowned works of Georgia O Keeffee and the wonderful western art-work collections of the founding-owners of the Jolly-Rancher-Candy-Company are housed in the museum.

The museum also has an impressive American-Indian collection. Historic art works of North American tribes as well as works of commissioned modern artists are present in the museum. Art aficionados will also be able to have a closer look at Spanish colonial-art, Columbian art, Asian, Oceanic, African and modern art at this museum.

2) How to obtain free admission to Denver Museum of Art?

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Admission to the Denver Museum of Art is free on the first Saturday of each month for Colorado residents. Target sponsors this general free admission. On these days of free admittance visitors can take pleasure of all the routine entertainment avenues offered by the Museum such as galleries, exhibitions and fun activities for kids as well as the entire family.

Exploring the museum exhibits becomes exciting with activities like Kids Corner, art tubes, Hotspots and the Just-for-fun family-center. Admission on all days is free for children below the age of twelve. Denver travel guides are an excellent source of knowledge of exhibitions scheduled at the museum each month.

Denver is an interesting combination of art and other exciting events. If you can appreciate art and like to go to museums then you must stop by at the Denver Museum of Art. This place promises to be an exciting one stop destination for all the creativity and art work that Denver has and you will surely have a very exciting time. So book your hotels Denver CO and come down to the city to experience art in its true form.

This aquarium is a land locked one which focuses primarily on the relation between the ocean and ecosystems that are inland. It was intended to be designed in the lines of a zoogeographic, and focused on the route that had been taken by the Colorado Rivers of North America. There was a large exhibit which showed the Sea of Cortez where the Colorado River actually empties out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Aquarium

On exhibit are species of freshwater animals like rainbowfish, Asian arowanas, and Sumatran tigers among other such exotic fishes. As a visitor you have the scope of interacting with these animals. You are allowed to touch the stingray and horseshoe crab. There is also a large sea otter exhibit which you might find delightful. Also the aquarium is home to twelve threatened species so it acts as a kind of protection for all the sea animals.

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There is also a restaurant housed in the same building where you can unwind, relax and enjoy some light bites or good gourmet meal once you have toured the aquarium.

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