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The Denver Art Museum — DAM is an art museum located in the Civic Center of Denver, Colorado. The museum is one of the largest art museums between the West Coast and Chicago.〔(denverartmuseum.org: DAM — mission + history ) . accessed 3.30.2013〕 It is known for its collection of American Indian art, and its other collections of more than 68,000 diverse works from across the centuries and world. ==History of the museum== *1893: The museum's origins can be traced back to the founding of the Denver Artists Club in 1893.〔William C. and Kenton Forest. ''Denver: A pictorial history from frontier camp to Queen City of the Plains''. Colorado Railroad Museum, 1993〕 *1916: The Club renamed itself the Denver Art Association in 1916. *1918: The Denver Art Association became the Denver Art Museum, two years later in 1918 — DAM opened its first galleries in the City and County building.〔 *1922: The museum opened galleries in the Chappell House in 1922. The house, located on Logan Street, was donated to the museum by Mrs. George Cranmer and Delos Chappell. *1948: In 1948, the DAM purchased a building on Acoma and 14th St. on the south side of Civic Center Park.〔Harris, Neil. "Searching for Form." ''The First Hundred Years''. The Denver Art Museum, 1996〕 Denver architect Burnham Hoyt renovated the building which became known as the Schleier Gallery, allowing the museum to open its own galleries.〔 While the Schleier Gallery was a significant addition, the DAM still sought to increase its space. Additional pressure came from the Kress Foundation, who offered to donate three collections valued at over $2 million on the condition that DAM construct a new building to house the works.〔 DAM sought help from the city and county of Denver to raise funds. However in 1952 voters failed to approve a resolution bond. *1954: Despite this setback, the museum continued to raise funds and eventually opened a new building, the Morgan Wing or South Wing. It opened in 1954, and made it possible for DAM to receive the three Kress Foundation collections. *1971: The North Building, a major and distinctive seven-story 210,000-ft2 addition, opened in 1971.〔(denverartmuseum.org: DAM — the North Building ) . accessed 3.30.2013〕 It allowed the museum to finally display its collections under one roof.〔Jones, William C. and Kenton Forest. ''Denver: A pictorial history from frontier camp to Queen City of the Plains''. Colorado Railroad Museum, 1993,〕 The building was designed by Italian modernist architect Gio Ponti, with local architects James Sudler Assoc. of Denver. Ponti said that “Art is a treasure, and these thin but jealous walls defend it.” It is his only completed design built in the United States.〔 Ponti wanted the DAM building, housing the important art within, to break from the traditional museum archetypes by placing more than a million reflective glass tiles on the building’s exterior, along with a dramatic “castle-like” façade.〔〔Denver Art Museum. "The Buildings." Denver Art Museum. N.p., 01 2012. Web. 29 Mar 2012. * 2006 February: The Duncan Pavilion a 5,700 ft2 second story addition to the Morgan Wing that came to receive the bridge traffic from the new Frederic C. Hamilton building (2006) and the Ponti's existing North Building (1971), once the renovation was completed. Duncan Pavilion, a large second story space situated where the North Building meets the Hamilton Building, was designed to be kid- and family-friendly while also suitable for multi-use (e.g., during the museum’s Untitled Final Friday series as well as wedding receptions and other events). It was intended to blend in with and complement both buildings. It provides a large atrium space for a rest midway through museum tours, and roof terrace where one can see sweeping vistas of the city, and stand directly under the prow of the Hamilton. Along with the addition the project renovated the mechanical system and visitor circulation in the Morgan Wing. * 2006 October: Opening of the Frederic C. Hamilton building, a major expansion designed as a joint venture by Studio Daniel Libeskind and Denver firm Davis Partnership Architects (architect of record). The new building opened on October 7, 2006, and is clad in titanium and glass. The project was recognized by the American Institute of Architects as a successful Building Information Modeling project.〔(AIA.org / Site Objects: Building Information Modeling (pdf) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Denver Art Museum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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