I went to the Denver Art Museum (the DAM) this past Wednesday afternoon to see what was new there, and the answer was: not much. There were only two galleries open - the rest were closed for the installation of new exhibits. On the first floor was an exhibit called "Each/Other." It features the work of two Indigenous artists whose work is the result of a collaboration by many Native peoples. The artwork in the photograph on the left is made up of hundreds of beads, each created by a different person.
The other gallery features "The 19th Century In European and American Art," one of the museum's permanent exhibits. There are many impressionist painting on display, most of which were donated by the late Frederic C. Hamilton, former chairman of the museum's Board of Trustees. I have toured this exhibit many times, but it is always a joy seeing these paintings. The museum's North Building has been closed for renovations since November 2017, severely limiting the viewing of it's collection. The doors to that wing are right past those impressionist paintings, as seen in the photograph on the right, but will stay locked until this October, when there will be a grand reopening, no doubt accompanied by grand galas, at even grander ticket prices.
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