Archinect - News 2024-05-06T13:57:45-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150286065/check-out-the-newest-photos-of-the-denver-art-museum-expansion-ahead-of-its-weekend-reopening Check out the newest photos of the Denver Art Museum expansion ahead of its weekend reopening Josh Niland 2021-10-22T17:06:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8a/8a4e2b9c78847d91747e0c84a66e60b8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The wait is over at one of the most important synoptic collections in the western U.S. As part of a 50th-anniversary celebration of its iconic Gio Ponti building, the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1229479/denver-art-museum" target="_blank">Denver Art Museum</a> (DAM) will officially reopen on Sunday following a four-year $150 million facelift and campus expansion by <a href="https://archinect.com/machado-silvetti" target="_blank">Machado Silvetti</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/32757256/fentress-architects" target="_blank">Fentress Architects</a>.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ed/ed7ed6e51d28a87b4987f90a6087898e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ed/ed7ed6e51d28a87b4987f90a6087898e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Kemper Courtyard at the Denver Art Museum. Photo by James Florio Photography, courtesy of the Denver Art Museum.</figcaption></figure><p>The expansion was necessary to unify the Golden Triangle campus. A new welcoming center is combined with the Hamilton Building designed by <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1493/studio-daniel-libeskind" target="_blank">Daniel Libeskind</a> to form a less &ldquo;standoffish&rdquo; offering for a visitorship that has nearly doubled in the past ten years.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b3/b3e781bc8701f310b3c1b05d20f37313.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b3/b3e781bc8701f310b3c1b05d20f37313.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Revitalized Gio Ponti tube entrance into the Martin Building. Photo by James Florio Photography, courtesy of the Denver Art Museum.</figcaption></figure><p>The upgrade plan has emphasized increased space for the public alongside a corrected program which had to be rearranged after the introduction of Libeskind&rsquo;s bu...</p>