This is your place if you like modern art. 90% of the exhibits are modern. I like the small collection of Impressionists. Overall my clear winner is the paintings and sculptures of the 1800s West - Indians and Cowboys.

I had a wonderful experience visiting the Denver Art Museum. From the moment you enter, it feels like a journey across cultures and centuries.The museum is beautifully designed, and the architecture itself is impressive. As you move through the galleries, each section feels thoughtfully organized, allowing visitors to naturally travel through different time periods, artistic styles, and civilizations. The flow of the exhibits makes the experience both educational and inspiring.The paintings and collections are truly remarkable. I especially appreciated how the museum brings together art from many cultures and historical eras, creating a sense that you are walking through a global timeline of creativity. Some pieces make you stop and reflect, while others simply leave you in awe of the talent and imagination behind them.What stood out most to me was the overall experience: the lighting, the layout, the clear descriptions, and the care given to presenting each work of art. Everything feels intentional and respectful to the artists and the cultures represented.If you are visiting Denver, this museum is absolutely worth the time. It is not just a place to see art; it is an immersive journey through human creativity across ages and civilizations. I left feeling inspired and grateful for the experience.

This multi building museum features a wide variety of modern art. The temporary exhibit I saw was thought provoking and inspiring! The different eras and geographies were nothing a treat to all senses. Will definitely be going back!

Greatly enjoyed the circular part of the museum, the 7-floor, northern section.Some of the angular building across the walkway was closed, but I cared little for what I saw there. Interesting building though.Back to the first building, there was so much to enjoy, and a good variety of artwork that my hips were getting tired and so was I, even though there are benches to rest on each floor. So I took a break for water and snack on the first floor coffee shop, then went back to see everything.Through the huge coffee shop windows I saw a number of homeless people with backpacks and many plastic bags enter the large public library across a broad walkway. Maybe there's a care area for them there. I thought they were attracted to the museum, as I was asked for money numerous times walking the two blocks to and from the art museum. But I think they were more interested in the library facilities actually. Maybe the museum is setting up better exhibits in the south building, but the 7-floor building is worth the trip by itself. There also is a restaurant as well as the coffee shop in that building.

The main strengths of this museum are the regional and indigenous art. Both include contemporary work as well as what you'd expect (O'Keefe, Remington, etc.). The rest of the museum is a pretty mixed bag and often depends on one or two donors and their taste. The Hamilton Building, in particular, has a lot of awkward and/or wasted space and the lighting of some galleries gives much to be desired---some are too dark to really give a close look at the art, while others wash out the pieces. I can see trying to limit light to preserve art works, but much of the folk art, in particular is difficult to really see and there are impressionist pieces and a Frank Lloyd Wright lithograph that are almost unseeable because of the lighting. The interpretive information in many galleries seem rather superficial--for example, the explanation of Buddhism and Buddhist imagery was overly simplistic.