The Kirkland at the Denver Art Museum
Salon-style rooms combine Colorado art, Vance Kirkland’s paintings, and international decorative design in dense period conversations. Start in Kirkland’s relocated studio, then read the room vignettes as lived design history rather than rows of isolated masterpieces.
Artwork inspired by Vance Kirkland
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art is an art museum in Denver, Colorado, United States. The museum houses three principal collections and includes the original studio and art school building of artist Vance Kirkland (1904–1981). On 10 March 2018, Kirkland Museum reopened after moving to a new building at 1201 Bannock Street in Denver's Golden Triangle Creative District.
Start in Kirkland’s relocated studio, then read the room vignettes as lived design history rather than rows of isolated masterpieces. Compare Colorado modernists with furniture, ceramics, and lighting from the same decades; the friction between regional art and international design is the point.
- Collections
- Three intertwined areas
- Display
- Salon-style rooms
- Allow
- 1½–2 hours
Quick guide
- Vance Kirkland’s relocated
- Vance Kirkland’s relocated studio
- Compare
- Art and design from one decade
Quick guide
- Opening question
- Begin with Vance Kirkland, then use the room vignettes to connect fine and decorative art.
- Vance Kirkland’s relocated
- Place Colorado modernists beside furniture, ceramics, lighting, and design from the same decade.
- Evidence to test
- The density is intentional; choose a few objects rather than reading every label.
- Conditions check
- One Denver Art Museum admission now covers The Kirkland and the main campus.
Good to know
This is a separate, densely installed building at 1201 Bannock Street, not a connected museum wing. The same untimed Denver Art Museum ticket covers it, but re-entry is not explicitly promised. Special-exhibition schedules can give the three buildings different weekly hours.
Notice these
- Vance Kirkland’s studio
- Salon-style displays
- Colorado modernists