Visiting the Denver Art Museum
Experience world-class art in one of Denver’s must-see landmarks. Make time during your visit to explore our temporary exhibitions, collections of art from around the world, and amazing architecture.
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Visiting Denver
The Mile High City—where a thriving arts and cultural scene, 300 days of sunshine, and the Rocky Mountain backdrop combine for the world’s most spectacular playground. So while you’re here to see Yves Saint Laurent: The Retrospective, spend some time checking out the rest of the city.
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Denver Itineraries
No vacation is complete without some extra time to shop, relax and dine. Use one of the itineraries below for inspiration on where to explore the “haute” culture of the Mile High City!
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The DAM is thrilled to bring the stunning style and design of Saint Laurent to Denver. As the only venue in the United States, the museum hopes to draw design, fashion and culture lovers from near and far.
Denver is home to a blossoming fashion and design community. This exhibition demonstrates the museum’s commitment to presenting and examining creativity in all its manifestations. Saint Laurent drew inspiration from art and said that his craft “depends on artists for existence.” The exhibition draws direct lines between the designer and the artists he admired including Piet Mondrian, Picasso, Matisse and Van Gogh. Many of these masters are on view in the permanent collection galleries at the museum.
The museum’s leadership visited Paris last summer, saw the show and was so moved by the presentation and the connection between art, design and style that it wanted to bring the exhibition to the DAM to share with the U.S. audience. The immersive and interactive environment of the Yves Saint Laurent exhibition complements the DAM’s onsite programming. As a leader in the field of interactive experiences that explore creativity and engage participants, the DAM will also have a Fashion Studioconnecting the fashion and design community with the exhibition and its visitors.
The museum built the Hamilton Building so that it could host international traveling exhibitions. The groundbreaking architectural elements of the Daniel Libeskind-designed building will complement perfectly the revolutionary designs of Saint Laurent.
![Yves Saint Laurent for Dior, Short evening dress, “Trapeze” haute couture collection, Spring-Summer 1958, Valse [Waltz] design. White silver-sequined tulle. © Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, Paris / Photo A. Guirkinger.](http://ysldenver.com/wp-content/themes/ysl/images/ysl-gallery-8.jpg)
