Upcoming Events
Summer of Modernism
June 4th - August 30, 2009
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art and Historic Denver Inc. invite you to join us for a summer's worth of mid-century modern-themed events. $30 for a three month passport. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Passport Includes:
- Invitation for you and a guest to the June 4th Summer of Modernism kick-off party at the Kirkland Museum (5:30 to 7:30)
- Discount admission to Historic Denver’s June 6-7 house tour featuring the mid-century modern homes of Denver’s Hilltop neighborhood
- Admittance to a lecture/reception on June 25 from 5:30 to 7:30, featuring Susan Saarinen, landscape architect and daughter of 20th century design icon Eero Saarinen.
- Invitation to a Mistology vintage cocktail lecture and tasting party at LoDo's newest modern architectural gem - Sugar Cube on August 6
- A super sweet end-of-summer party, location and details to be leaked to passport holders soon.
- Free, unlimited admission (for one) to the Kirkland Museum and Molly Brown House Museum & 10% discount at both museum gift shops
For more information, please contact Maya Wright at mwright@kirklandmuseum.org or 303.832.8576 x207.
2009 Brown Bag Lunch Series
Thursdays, July 16, July 23, July 30
and August 6, 2009
12:00 to 1:00
Sculpture Garden
We’ve invited a few good friends to help us revel in the delight of a well-spent hour. There is no additional charge for programs. Lectures and performances are included with paid admission to the museum and as always, members’ admission is free.
Bring your lunch and join us in the garden.
July 16: Sandra Phillips, art Historian and gallery owner - Looking at Art for Beginners
July 23: Michael Bird and Tenia Nelson - Jazz performance
July 30: Wil Garcia - Depression Glass
August 6: TBD
General Admission: $7.00
Senior/ Student/Teacher: $6.00
“Summer afternoon - summer afternoon... the two most beautiful words in the English language.”
— Henry James, British (US -born) author (1843 - 1916)
New Century, New Art:
Turn-of-the-Century Decorative Art at Kirkland Museum
September 11-13, 2009
Get up close and personal with one of the richest collections of 19th
and 20th-century decorative art in America at Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art. From Aestheticism to Arts & Crafts to Art Nouveau,
join our guest instructor, decorative arts historian Fern Prosnitz, for a
weekend seminar on international and American decorative arts from
the turn of the 20th century. Beginning with the earliest objects in the
collections at this unique, salon-styled museum, we’ll explore the
evolution of design, the revolutions in taste and style, and the artistic,
cultural, social and economic catalysts that provoked the intense bursts
of creativity that characterize the decorative arts of Europe and America
during the period known as the Gilded Age or the Belle Epoque.
Highlights include a tour of the collections with the Kirkland’s director
and curator Hugh Grant, an evening reception at the museum, dinner as
a group at the Avenue Grill and, for those electing the one-day extension
on Saturday, a field trip to Colorado Springs to trace the origins of the
Van Briggle Pottery, Colorado’s most important participant in the
American Art Pottery movement, still in operation today.
Course Fees:
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Kirkland Museum Members:
$275.00 + $40 for Saturday dinner
Non members:
$310.00 + $40 for Saturday dinner
- Friday and Sunday Only
Kirkland Museum Members:
$215.00 + $40 for Saturday dinner
Non members:
$240.00 + $40 for Saturday dinner
Discounts available for American
Society of Appraisers members. Seminar is
eligible for ASA continuing education credits.
Click here to download application or for more information, contact
Holly Victor at hvictor@kirklandmuseum.org or 303-832-8576 x210.
Denver Story Trek
The Denver Story Trek brings Denver history alive for visitors as it leads them on a customizable journey through a variety of Denver neighborhoods, showcasing five leading heritage sites: Four Mile Historic Park, Byers-Evans House Museum, Molly Brown House Museum, Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art and the Black American West Museum. The Trek Connect feature allows visitors to use their cell phones to hear stories about the city’s history as well as record their own experiences. Denver Story Trek is a program of Historic Denver Inc., in collaboration with the participating historic sites; Preserve America; the Colorado State Historical Fund; the Colorado Tourism Office; and the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau. For more information, please visit www.denverstorytrek.com.
