Sensory-Friendly Morning
Guests of any age with sensory processing disorders or neurodiversity can visit the museum safely through this program.
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Gallery
Made for
- Groups of 10 or more can request docent-led tours covering collections and special exhibitions.
- Docents with special training lead tours in galleries, exhibitions and around campus on a regular basis.
- Creative Classes cover painting, drawing, mixed media and textile subjects.
- Event spaces host intimate groups up to 1,000 guests, with an in-house caterer available.
- The museum holds more than 80,000 works of art across 13 permanent collections.
The packages
Art & About
A specially trained guide leads care partners and visitors who have early-stage Alzheimer's or dementia through art.
Create & Play
An early-childhood program of activities and interactive experiences for families.
Wine Pairing Dinner Series at The Ponti
A four-course dinner where each serving is paired with wine and explained after.
Group Art and About Tour
Adults with memory loss and groups from memory-care communities are the intended audience.
Verbal Description and Tactile Tour
Blind or low-vision visitors get a tour using verbal description and tactile objects.
Custom Access Tour
Adults with developmental and cognitive disabilities are the focus of this engaging tour.
Self-Guided Tour
Groups explore independently without a guide.
Access Tours
Specially trained docents lead 60-minute access tours of collection galleries and special exhibitions for visitors with disabilities.
Demo Artist Program
Connects visitors with a local Denver community artist.
Mindful Looking
Participants slow down and spend time with one work of art.
Untitled: Artist Takeover
A quarterly after-hours event with live music, performances, pop-up installations and collaborative artmaking.
Sturm Grand Pavilion
Located on the Sie Welcome Center's second level, the pavilion has a fluted glass facade overlooking downtown.
South Sturm Pavilion
Partitions create a private space in South Sturm, suited to luncheons or meetings.
Garden Room with Access to Terrace and Prow
The Terrace and Prow can only be rented together with the Garden Room.
Kemper Courtyard
Courtyard featuring Deborah Butterfield sculptures and an oval amphitheater, rentable after hours only.
Sharp Auditorium
Auditorium suited to corporate meetings, keynote addresses and lectures.
How it works
Public Tours
Guests find the docent in a rainbow lanyard at the meeting location shortly before the tour starts.
Good to know
- Guests may photograph in permanent galleries provided flash stays off.
- Galleries do not permit oversized bags, with an exception for medical needs.
- Lockers on level 1 and the lower level of each building store larger oversized bags.
- Sketchers may bring small notebooks and pencils, while colored pencils and pens should stay home.
- Service animals, meaning guide dogs and miniature horses under the ADA, are welcome.
- Pets and emotional support animals cannot enter the museum.
- Portable stools for visitors with mobility needs are on every floor.
- Advance ticket purchase is recommended, though tickets are also sold at the visitor services desk on arrival.
- Members show a physical or digital membership card at the visitor services desk on arrival.
- Visitors can use the Cultural Center Garage, located between Broadway and Bannock streets on 12th Ave.
- A designated ride share drop-off area opened with the Martin Building.
- Quick-service casual dining is offered at Café Gio during regular museum hours.
- The Kirkland welcomes all visitors, including kids under 13.
- Photography at The Kirkland is for personal use only, and selfie-sticks, tripods and monopods are prohibited.
- Transport wheelchairs, a self-propelled wheelchair and a walker are loaned on a first come, first served basis.
- Dining at The Ponti does not require a museum ticket.
- Group tour requests need at least three weeks of notice.
- Self-led group visits need reservations, with requests made two weeks ahead.
- Tours run 60 minutes and are led by trained docents exploring collections and special exhibitions.
- Drop-In Drawing sessions suit older adults but welcome all ages and abilities.
- Outside food and caterers are not allowed in the museum beyond the in-house caterer.
- The museum, Kirkland included, opens six days weekly.
- Closures include Wednesdays plus the Thanksgiving and Christmas Day holidays.
- Mindful Looking meets on the third Tuesday monthly.
- Demos take place on Saturdays throughout the year.
- Drop-In Drawing meets on the first Tuesday monthly, with materials provided.
- The Ponti serves lunch daily and dinner on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Details from denverartmuseum.org