Denver Art Museum
An encyclopedic collection, landmark Gio Ponti and Daniel Libeskind buildings, and unusually deep Indigenous and Western American holdings reward a campus-minded visit.
Artwork inspired by Vance Kirkland
The Denver Art Museum (DAM) is an art museum located in the Civic Center of Denver, Colorado. With an encyclopedic collection of more than 70,000 diverse works from across the centuries and world, the DAM is one of the largest art museums between the West Coast and Chicago. It is known for its collection of American Indian art, as well as The Petrie Institute of Western American Art, which oversees the museum's Western art collection.
Begin in the Martin Building to understand Gio Ponti’s vertical galleries before crossing to the angular Hamilton Building. Pair one collection you already love with one unfamiliar department; trying to sweep more than 70,000 objects turns the museum into mileage.
- Collection
- More than 70,000 works
- Campus
- Four connected buildings
- Allow
- 3–4 hours
Quick guide
- Martin Building
- Martin Building for orientation
- Compare
- One familiar collection, one surprise
Quick guide
- Opening question
- Use the Martin Building to orient yourself before crossing to Hamilton and The Kirkland.
- Martin Building
- Follow pair one collection you know with one unfamiliar department instead of attempting the entire campus.
- Evidence to test
- Notice how Ponti, Libeskind, and Olson create very different gallery rhythms.
- Conditions check
- Choose special exhibitions may require a separate timed ticket.
Good to know
General admission is untimed and valid all day across the Hamilton, Martin, and Kirkland buildings, but same-day exit and re-entry is not explicitly guaranteed. Special exhibitions can alter weekday access by building. The Kirkland has its own Bannock Street entrance and should not be treated as a connected wing.
Notice these
- Gio Ponti’s Martin Building
- Libeskind’s Hamilton Building
- Indigenous Arts of North America