Denver Art Museum Merges With Kirkland Museum in New Partnership

While the deal is happening in phases, the approximately 800 members of the Kirkland will have access to the Denver Art Museum by June. Meanwhile, the 30,000 or so members of the DAM will be able to enter the Kirkland for free by fall. The Kirkland will be named the Kirkland Institute of Fine & Decorative Arts as the DAM brings it into the fold, making for a unique off-campus gallery just a block from the Hamilton Building.

For Kirkland board member Sally Leibbrant, the merger will provide more of an opportunity for people to be exposed to the Kirkland's three collections by bringing in DAM members."We feel our responsibility is always to continually explore ways to stand the visibility of the collection and exposure. And, you know, the goal is really to ensure the collection is available for generations to come," she says.

The Kirkland"has a very unique position in the museum world for three reasons," says Heinrich."One of them, of course, is it is dedicated to the legacy of Vance Kirkland, who was one of the most influential artists of the first half of the twentieth century and founded the art school here.

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