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The Denver Art Museum is an art museum in Denver, Colorado. It
is known for its collection of American Indian art,
and has a comprehensive collection of world art with a total of more than 55,000 works of art.
Frederic C. Hamilton Building, Under Construction The museum was founded in 1893. It is housed in a 28-sided building
designed by Gio Ponti. A major expansion, the Frederic C. Hamilton building, designed by Daniel Libeskind is under construction and expected to open in 2006.
The museum is run by a non-profit organization separate from the city of Denver. Major funding for the museum is provided by a 0.1% sales tax levied in the Science and Cultural Facilities District, which includes seven Colorado counties in the Denver metropolitan area. About 60% of this tax is used to provide funding for the Denver Art Museum and three other major science and cultural facilities in Denver (the Denver Botanic Gardens, the Denver Zoo, and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science).
External links
Denver Art Museum (http://www.denverartmuseum.org/)
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