Aspen Art Museum

The primary goal of the Aspen Art Museum (aam) is to be a community resource for the appreciation, education, and discussion of contemporary Art. Aam exhibitions can be summarized as falling into three general categories: first-time u.s. Museum exhibitions by significant emerging contemporary artists from around the globe; solo exhibitions by important or established contemporary artists that focus on new, unrecognized, or underappreciated aspects of their work; group exhibitions curated to address prescient or topical contemporary cultural, social, or political subject matter, or otherwise corresponding to an organizing curatorial theme. The aam is committed to providing exhibition and educational programming on a year-round basis for visitors to the roaring fork valley and surrounding Colorado communities.

Auxiliary services including the Museum shop and cafe. The Museum shop offers a variety of contemporary Art books, focusing on contemporary artists, group exhibitions at other renowned institutions, and Art history publications. Additionally, the shop offers children's books, creative activities, and thoughtfully curated gift items related to current exhibitions, which engage audiences in thought provoking experiences of Art, culture, and society. The rooftop cafe, with a scenic view of Aspen mountain, provides a unique dining experience with farm-to-fork menu options as well as an outdoor lounge.

The aam strives to make contemporary Art meaningful to a wide array of audiences through interpretive projects and diverse, community-based programming. These object-based learning opportunities are designed to engage audiences in thought-provoking experiences of Art, culture, and society, thus reflecting our institutional mission. Programs occur both in the Museum and throughout the community, and provide the opportunity for audiences to see and respond to contemporary Art through hands-on workshops, gallery talks, and tours, lectures, and innovative activities related to current exhibitions. In the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the aam served 7,416 students and teachers through school tours and classroom visits, youth, family, and teen programs, community programs, and tours. The Museum reached a total of 51,650 people in fiscal year 2023.