Saturday Night At The Museums
When: Saturday, November 7 from 5-10 p.m.
Where: At 11 museums throughout Denver
The Mile High City's version of the popular La Nuit des Musées event in Paris, Night at the Museums offers an unparalleled chance to discover Denver's greatest cultural attractions, all in one night, all for FREE. Eleven museums, including the Denver Art Museum, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, are opening their doors for this once-a-year event, an unbeatable experience for an unbeatable price.
The deal gets even sweeter, though. Participants will be whisked from museum to museum via free shuttles running throughout the evening. Shuttles start at 5 p.m. at Cherry Creek Shopping Center and Denver Art Museum, and continue until 10 p.m.
All guests boarding the buses at Cherry Creek Shopping Center for the Night at the Museums on Saturday, November 7th will receive a Passport to Shopping. The Passport to Shopping offers discounts to 160 stores and restaurants plus the 11% savings card at Macy's. For the first time, Saks Fifth Avenue will be providing a 15% discount offer. *Discounts are valid through January 31, 2010 and the Saks Fifth Avenue 15% offer is only valid for Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8. >>Complete Transportation Schedule
Special arts-centric programming and events, including music, dance, and storytelling, are scheduled at each venue – stay tuned for more details.
- Black Americans West Museum – Enjoy re-enactment, entertainment and exhibits about the mountain men, miners, pioneers, Buffalo Soldiers and homesteaders who were part of the migration to the Great American West.
- Byers-Evans House Museum – Take part in tours of the museum's first floor highlighting art from the late 1890s and early 1900s.
- Children's Museum of Denver – Learn about the making of silent movies, visit the Create Clay Room, enjoy bubble painting and spin art and more.
- Colorado History Museum – Experience the stories of Colorado's past through the murals of Allen Tupper True in the Allen True's West exhibition.
- Denver Art Museum – Take advantage of FREE admission throughout the day and evening, with performances by Ballet Ariel, Hannah Kahn Dance Company, and Gossamer Winds at 1 and 3 pm. Get a special sneak peek at Embrace! a new exhibition opening November 14th that explores the dynamic spaces of the Hamilton Building.
- Denver Museum of Nature & Science – Explore the museum's amazing galleries, enjoy cultural performances and participate in family-friendly activities! Please note: The museum's Genghis Khan exhibit is SOLD OUT for Night at the Museums. The Museum's permanent exhibitions will be open for your enjoyment.
- Forney Museum of Transportation – Stroll through this cross-section of 200 years of transportation that will be lit up beautifully for this night only.
- Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art – Sway to the rhythms of live Bossa Nova while enjoying a major new exhibition, Streams of Modernism, set amidst one of the country's foremost collections of modern decorative art. Please Note: Due to the fragile nature of the collections, children under 13 not admitted.
- Molly Brown House Museum – Don't miss the special tours of the famous Unsinkable Molly Brown's Victorian home.
- Museo de las Americas – Celebrate Arts Week with edible art projects related to Dia de los Muertos, and see a Dia de los Muertos altar on display in the ArtDistrict on Santa Fe.
- Museum of Contemporary Art Denver – Unlock your imagination with FREE Art Fitness Training in the galleries and art-making activities for all ages.
Transportation Schedule
Shuttles start at 5 p.m. at Cherry Creek Shopping Center and Denver Art Museum, and continue until 10 p.m. Please note that Cherry Creek Shopping Center is the only location offering free parking.
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Cherry Creek Shopping Center
Denver Art Museum
Cherry Creek Shopping Center
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Cherry Creek Shopping Center
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Forney Museum of Transportation
Cherry Creek Shopping Center
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Denver Art Museum
Molly Brown House and Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
Black American West Museum
Denver Art Museum
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Denver Art Museum
Museum Contemporary Art Denver
Children's Museum of Denver
Museo de las Americas
Denver Art Museum
What is Denver Arts Week?
Denver Arts Week is a weeklong celebration, highlighting the city's visual and performing arts, taking place at seven neighborhood art districts, dozens of theaters and museums, and more than 100 art galleries. The event is organized by VISIT DENVER to help draw local and national attention to the cultural renaissance that Denver is experiencing – a renaissance that led Sunset Magazine to proclaim: “The Mile High City is remaking itself as a world capital of art and architecture.”