Danny Newman

Denver Art Museum

The new Frederick C. Hamilton expansion of the Denver Art Museum opened last week and to celebrate they opened their doors to the public for 36 straight hours. Christy, Austin and I decided we would go at 2:00am Saturday night. I didn't really know what kind of turn out to expect but the number of people pouring in all night really blew my mind. The building is absolutely amazing and if you've heard others describe it as something words can't explain, they are correct. This is something you have to see in person. I've lived in Denver my whole life and this was the first time I really felt Denver has something that is truly "world-class". This is an amazing building with an amazing collection. Seeing such an amazing contemporary collection in my own city really makes me excited. With the coming LAB at belmar and Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver really has an opportunity to be an art center.

We left the museum at about 5:30am and there were still thousands of people wandering around. I can't wait to go back!

posted by Danny @ 12:42 PM