The Denver Art Museum dates back to the late 19th century when a club of artists was formed in the city. The first exhibitions were held in 1917 when a suitable place for this was found. Then the museum moved several times to new buildings due to the increase in its collections.

In 1971, a seven-story building, which was transferred to the museum, was inaugurated. It is called the Northern Building. It is made in a gray color scheme and resembles a tower consisting of 24 walls that shimmer in the sun with all shades of gray.

After 30 years, this space was not enough for the museum. Then, in 2006, another building was built. The new building was designed by Daniel Libeskind, an American deconstructionist architect. He says that he was inspired by the mountains surrounding Denver. He tried to embody their image in his work. Surprisingly, the museum really looks like mountains. However, from one angle it looks very much like an airplane or a bird flying in the sky.

To ensure that the structure is not too heavy, the walls of the building are made of titanium. More than nine thousand reflective panels are placed on them. Inside the museum, there is a collection of modern art. Sometimes exhibitions change, and modern installations appear. All these fits very organically into the unusual architecture of the museum.

In total, the Denver Museum has nine curatorial departments: Architecture, Design, and Graphics; Asian Art; Native Arts (African, Native American, and Oceanic); New World (pre-Columbian and Spanish - colonial); painting and sculpture (European and American); photography; Western Art; textile art and fashion. It is impossible to go around all of them in one day. You can go to this museum for a whole week as if to work. But even then you may not be able to learn everything.