The Kirkland at the Denver Art Museum

12/30/2024

Which of these delicious American Art Deco vanity sets would you choose, perhaps to help you get ready for a New Year’s Bash? Both are Depression Glass. The green color is an opaque milk glass referred to as Jadeite, which became highly collectable. Jadeite was often made with trace amounts of uranium, which causes it to glow under a black UV light!

The blue is a stunning transparent color. Its faceted edges are pure Deco, though it was molded and didn’t require any specialized work by hand. They are both the cat’s meow! Come and see them on Mabel’s vanity, featured in our special exhibition, “Vanity & Vice: American Art Deco”!

Images: Tray, Powder Jar and Perfume Bottles, c. 1930, mfr.: New Martinsville Glass Mfr. Co., WV,
andTray, Perfume Bottles, Powder Jar, c.1929, mrf.: Tiffin Glass Company, Tiffin, OH

12/20/2024

Don’t miss the final Art After Hours at Kirkland Museum! 🌟 Join us tonight from 5 to 7pm. Experience art in a unique way while savoring light bites, cozy non-alcoholic beverages and great vibes. 🔍Visit “Vanity & Vice: American Art Deco” and chat with Becca Goodrum, Curatorial Associate for Kirkland Institute and curator of the exhibition! She’ll be in the gallery all evening, sharing tidbits and answering your questions. 🔍Come and do your last-minute shopping in our fabulous Museum Store. Members enjoy a 10% shopping discount. In mid-2025, Kirkland Museum will align hours with the Denver Art Museum and participate in Tuesday evening hours. Art After Hours is included with $15 admission; members free!

12/12/2024

Is it Haley’s “Ruba Rombic” or Kopp’s “Modernistic” glass? Nicolas Kopp was a glass chemist who worked on colors for Consolidated Glass Company in the late 1920s, where he worked with Reuben Haley. Haley designed Ruba Rombic, a cubist glass line, in 1928. Soon after, Kopp launch his own similar Modernistic line. manufactured by his own company, Kopp Glass. Ruba Rombic has crisper, more sophisticated edges and shapes, though both are stunning and very collectable. Can you tell which are by Haley and which are by Kopp? Scroll for answers! And don’t miss seeing all of these examples in “Vanity & Vice: American Art Deco”! Image Captions: Ruba Rombic (No. 829) Ashtray, 1928, designed by Reuben Haley. Modernistic Powder Jar, 1928, designed by Nicolas Kopp. Ruba Rombic (No. 814) 12 oz. Iced Tea Glass, 1928, designed by Reuben Haley. Ruba Rombic Theater Sconce, 1927-1928, designed by Reuben Haley. Chandelier, 1928, designed by Nicholas Kopp.

12/04/2024

Join us at Kirkland Museum at the top of every hour tomorrow, December 5, for our last Gallery Glimpses: Curatorial Insights program. Maya Wright will share insights on Vance Kirkland’s painting process and his final works in his Studio Workroom. See you there! (Never fear, there will be future Spotlight tours and fun educational programming as the merger progresses). 🖼️❤️

11/15/2024

It’s Third Friday at Kirkland Museum! Join us for an evening of art and light refreshments, with extended hours until 7pm. Free for members, or included with regular admission! Which of these fabulous Deco dresses (“Glad rags”) would you choose for your night out? Both are on view in our “Vanity & Vice: American Art Deco” exhibition, on loan from . Psst: The exhibition ends in June, but we are refreshing Mabel’s closet in January, so come say a fond farewell to these beauties before the year ends.

11/07/2024

Gallery Glimpses: Curatorial Insights is TODAY, November 7th, at Kirkland Museum! Join us at the top of every hour 11am to 4pm to learn about pure abstraction by Colorado artists!

11/03/2024

🥂 Pop the champagne—This dapper gentleman, our namesake Vance Kirkland, would have turned 120 years old today, November 3! Come find his self portrait (1946) on view in the Studio Watercolor Room, and let us know if you have a favorite colorful Kirkland canvas.

11/02/2024

We're excited to announce that Kirkland Museum will offer free admission on November 2nd from 11 AM to 5 PM! Although we won’t be open for Night at the Museums, this is a wonderful opportunity to explore our galleries and collections before your evening plans—perfect for art lovers ages 13 and up!

Denver Arts Week starts Nov. 1 but the big draw is Nov. 2 when major museums stay open late.

10/25/2024

Colored glass became all the rage during the Art Deco era. Which of these stunning glasses featured in our ‘Vanity & Vice’ exhibition would you choose? Mabel says, “Don’t get zozzled!”

10/18/2024

Happy Third Friday! 🌙 Join us at the Kirkland for Art After Hours tonight! We’re open until 7pm, complete with tasty bites and a cash bar. Enjoy regular admission, or if you’re a member, it’s on the house!