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A Visual Alphabet: Herbert Bayer's Anthology Paintings

Don't miss Herbert Bayer's anthologies series, in...

May 2, 2009–February 5, 2012

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Xu Beihong: Pioneer of Modern Chinese Painting

Xu Beihong is a key figure in 20th century...

October 30, 2011–January 29, 2012

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Threads of Heaven: Silken Legacy of China’s Last Dynasty

Drawn exclusively from the DAM’s collection of...

October 30, 2011–January 29, 2012

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Dirty Pictures

Dirty Pictures shows the varied ways...

June 11, 2011–January 8, 2012

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Robert Adams: The Place We Live,
A Retrospective Selection of Photographs

This important retrospective offers a...

September 25, 2011–January 1, 2012

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Western Horizons: Landscapes from the Contemporary Realism Collection

Celebrating nearly 20 years of collecting...

December 12, 2010–December 4, 2011

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Marajó: Ancient Ceramics from the Mouth of the Amazon

Adorned in an ornate style with modeled,...

June 11, 2011–September 18, 2011

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Overthrown: Clay Without Limits

The twenty-five artists in Overthrown: Clay...

June 11, 2011–September 18, 2011

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Watching Me Watching You

At first glance, the drawings in Watching Me...

March 6, 2011–August 28, 2011

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Stacey Steers: Night Hunter

Meticulously crafted from approximately 4,000...

February 11, 2011–August 14, 2011

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Cities of Splendor: A Journey Through Renaissance Italy

Explore the art of the Italian Renaissance—and...

April 10, 2011–July 31, 2011

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Shape & Spirit: Selections from the Lutz Bamboo Collection

Beauty and function meet in this exhibition,...

September 26, 2009–July 10, 2011

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Blink! Light, Sound & the Moving Image

In the blink of an eye, technology changes....

March 13, 2011–May 1, 2011

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Robert Benjamin: Notes from a Quiet Life

Robert Benjamin: Notes from a Quiet Life is a...

November 13, 2010–April 17, 2011

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New & Noteworthy

A fishing boat at sea, a well-furnished home,...

December 13, 2008–March 20, 2011

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Marc Brandenburg: Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft

Marc Brandenburg’s first solo museum exhibition...

September 12, 2010–February 20, 2011

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Immobilité: A Foreign Film by Mark Amerika

Colorado artist Mark Amerika explores the...

October 20, 2010–January 30, 2011

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Tutankhamun: The Golden King & the Great Pharaohs

Explore the splendor of the pharaohs through more...

June 29, 2010–January 9, 2011

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Charles Deas & 1840s America

Explore the decade-long career of Charles Deas,...

August 21, 2010–November 28, 2010

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Exposure: Photos from the Vault

Dive into the depths of our photography...

April 30, 2010–October 31, 2010

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Shaped by Culture: New World Landscapes by Edward Ranney

Shaped by Culture presents about 30...

June 26, 2010–September 26, 2010

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Face to Face

Explore one of the oldest forms of art—the...

January 30, 2010–August 29, 2010

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Fritz Scholder

When California Luiseño artist Fritz Scholder...

May 2, 2009–June 13, 2010

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Embrace!

See what happens when artists take over the DAM,...

November 14, 2009–April 4, 2010

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Allen True's West

Discover the work of Colorado artist Allen Tupper...

October 2, 2009–March 28, 2010

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Drawings, Anyone?

Drawings, Anyone? highlights the wide-ranging...

November 18, 2009–January 24, 2010

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The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell: A Retrospective of Paintings & Sculpture

The first major retrospective of Charles Marion...

October 17, 2009–January 10, 2010

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Charles Russell: Masterworks from the Petrie Collection

Explore the career of Western American master...

May 17, 2009–September 6, 2009

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The Psychedelic Experience

Take a trip back in time with approximately 300...

March 21, 2009–July 26, 2009

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Varied Voices

Varied Voices brings together artworks on paper...

April 6, 2008–March 22, 2009

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In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein

In the early 1900s, Ernest L. Blumenschein's...

November 8, 2008–February 8, 2009

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Clyfford Still Unveiled: Selections from the Estate

A leader among first-generation abstract...

July 14, 2007–January 18, 2009

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Daniel Richter: A Major Survey

Don't miss German contemporary artist Daniel...

October 4, 2008–January 11, 2009

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Houdon from the Louvre

French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon is known for...

October 11, 2008–January 4, 2009

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Cheyenne Visions II

Cheyenne Visions II offers a unique perspective...

October 7, 2007–December 31, 2008

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Amish & Mennonite Quilts from the Big Valley & Beyond

This exhibition features twelve recently acquired...

December 22, 2007–October 5, 2008

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Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism

Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism features...

June 13, 2008–September 7, 2008

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Get Out the Vote: AIGA Design for Democracy Initiative

In honor of the 2008 Democratic National...

August 14, 2008–August 31, 2008

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Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt

For generations, African American women in an...

April 13, 2008–July 6, 2008

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Inspiring Impressionism

Inspiring Impressionism explored how...

February 23, 2008–May 25, 2008

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George Carlson: Heart of the West

Considered one of the finest sculptors living in...

December 15, 2007–April 13, 2008

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Color as Field: American Painting, 1950–75

Color field paintings are expansive canvases...

November 9, 2007–February 3, 2008

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Artisans & Kings: Selected Treasures from the Louvre

Artisans & Kings told stories of painstaking...

October 6, 2007–January 6, 2008

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Debut: Textile Art Acquisitions

Debut introduced 21 textile art acquisitions from...

March 17, 2007–November 25, 2007

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Capturing America's Game: Photographs of Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig

Vintage photographs of homerun heroes Babe Ruth...

June 2, 2007–October 14, 2007

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RADAR: Selections from the Collection of Vicki & Kent Logan

RADAR celebrated Vicki and Kent Logan’s...

October 7, 2006–July 15, 2007

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Japanese Art from the Colorado Collection of Kimiko & John Powers

Kimiko and John Powers started collecting...

October 7, 2006–July 8, 2007

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Breaking the Mold: The Virginia Vogel Mattern Collection of Contemporary Native American Art

The world of contemporary American Indian art is...

October 7, 2006–June 3, 2007

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Building Outside the Box: Creating the New Denver Art Museum

The Frederic C. Hamilton Building is a...

October 7, 2005–January 19, 2007

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Amish Quilts: Kaleidoscopes of Color from the Collection of Faith & Stephen Brown

The Amish call themselves “plain people.” Yet,...

March 19, 2005–June 19, 2005

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Tiwanaku: Ancestors of the Inca

Located in the highlands of Bolivia near Lake...

October 14, 2004–January 23, 2005

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