Denver Art Museum

Exhibitions and collections: each year, the Denver Art Museum (dam) presents temporary and traveling exhibitions of Art from around the world. Among the highlights in 2023 were speaking with light: contemporary indigenous photography, near east to far west: fictions of french and american colonialism, and amoako boafo: soul of black folks, the debut Museum solo exhibition for the ghanaian artist. Desert rider: dreaming in motion explored modes of transportation in the southwest and the ways that latino/a, chicano/a, indigenous, and lgbtq+ artists find and express their creative identity in the lowrider and skateboarding subcultures. Saints, sinners, lovers, and fools: 300 years of flemish masterworks, co-organized with the belgium-based phoebus foundation featured master works that had never-before been seen in the united states. In the galleries, the modern & contemporary collection returned to view in the hamilton building after a four-year closure during martin building renovations. Other permanent collection galleries returning in 2023 were arts of africa and arts of oceania.

Learning and engagement programs: the Denver Art Museum (dam) believes that Art can make a difference in people's lives by celebrating creativity and inspiring greater understanding of and connection with the world. To fulfill this vision, the dam's department of learning and engagement (l&e) imagines and realizes interpretative strategies, physical environments, programs, events, and partnerships that connect to audiences at the Museum, in communities, and online. The l&e team have developed an impact framework that guides all program development and delivery. Strategies for how we achieve Art and creativity experiences prioritize cultivating a welcoming environment for people of diverse backgrounds, abilities, and perspectives. We co-vision with audiences and stakeholders using human-centered design principles so that nothing about a group of people happens without their engagement and buy-in. We are also committed to growing as leaders in creativity, experimentation, and innovation and to building and learning in public - sharing our process, challenges, and wins with the field. Through its programs, the Museum strives to cultivate in visitors in the Museum and recipients of in-community programs a sense of wellbeing through Art and creativity experiences that support personal growth, pride, self- worth and connectedness, contributing to personal and community health and happiness in the process. We seek to engender a sense of belonging through Art and creativity experiences that build connections, confidence, and a sense of ownership when they include and welcome people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and abilities. And we hope that these experiences build and sustain empathy through experiences that improve our ability to understand and share the feelings of others, fostering interconnectedness within and among communities. L&e programs at the dam serve individuals of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds, and can be summarized under the following categories: youth and family programs school and teacher programs lifelong learning and accessibility in-gallery interpretation creative and public engagement programs outreach and in-community programs the dam values its community partnerships and engages service organizations, community and business leaders, government officials, and community representatives through standing advisory committees (e.g., youth advisory groups, creative aging forum, access advisory committee, latino audience alliance, and others). Ad hoc committees support in-gallery interpretation and programs to help create inclusive experiences that represent a diverse range of voices (e.g., artists, curators, scholars, non-art experts, community members, and more). The l&e department is also a leader in the field of Museum education, regularly hosting national and international Museum colleagues, presenting at national conferences, and sharing learnings and best practices with the Museum field. All museum-produced reports are accessible on the Museum's website under 'research & reports.'

Premises & buildings: these costs include all expenditures associated with the day-to-day operations of the Museum's facilities. Exhibition and permanent galleries displayed a variety of artwork for the public's enjoyment while the Museum's public spaces enable Museum staff and volunteers to conduct frequent learning and engagement programs including tours, public talks, interpretive programs, art-making activities, and more. The premises and buildings provide ample space for mission-driven programming aimed at enriching the lives of this and future generations, and for which the Museum has been internationally recognized.

Other program services included in this caption are the activities associated with the gift shop, restaurant, and other facilities designed to enhance the visitor's overall Museum experience.