Talk:Denver Art Museum

Merger Proposal

I propose that Duncan Pavilion be merged into Denver Art Museum. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crp5 (talk • contribs) 08:51, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

I agree. Doesn't seem to be any reason to have Duncan Pavillion as a separate article. --Footwarrior (talk) 22:40, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Large page edit

I am proposing a significant update to the Denver Art Museum’s Wikipedia page, which would incorporate vital information on structural and programmatic changes that have taken place since this page was last updated in 2016. Reasons for the update include:

-Collection titles and Collection descriptions have changed since DAM’s Wikipedia page was last edited in 2016 and need to be updated.

-The Museum’s major campus renovation project—which broke ground in early 2018—is not reflected in the current Wikipedia page.

-The Wikipedia page does not include information about the Museum’s new spaces including the new Sie Welcome Center, the Bonfils-Stanton Foundations -Galleries, the new Design and Northwest Coast and Alaska Native Galleries, the Barltlit Learning and Engagement Center; as well as important background information about the project.

-The Duncan Pavilion no longer exists—it was demolished in 2017 to make way for the Museum’s new Welcome Center. I propose removing the section dedicated to Duncan Pavilion because it is outdated and inaccurate— and inserting updated information about the Duncan Pavilion into the “History of the museum” section."

In making these proposed updates, I plan to incorporate extensive citations, including: https://theknow.denverpost.com/2018/01/10/denver-art-museum-renovations-150-million/172798/

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/denver-art-museum-25m-gift-778286

https://resnicow.com/client-news/museum-breaks-ground-renovation-iconic-gio-ponti-designed-north-building

https://denverartmuseum.org/article/anna-and-john-j-sie-welcome-center-denver-art-museum

https://denver.eater.com/2019/8/22/20828836/denver-chef-jennifer-jasinski-new-restaurant-denver-art-museum

https://www.archpaper.com/2020/01/oma-reveals-new-gallery-spaces-and-studio-for-denver-art-museum/

https://denverartmuseum.org/collections

9/14/2020

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I am proposing an overhaul of the Denver Art Museum Wikipedia page to update old and/or incorrect information, improve the organization of the content and address the numerous issues flagged at the top of the page. The changes would include: –Updating and correcting inaccurate information in the section “History of the museum,” and revising the section with post-2008 facts. –Removing wording and content that “promotes the subject in a subjective manner” (one of the page’s flagged issues). –Adding accurate citations within the article and updating citations linked to websites that no longer exist (e.g., reference 9: Structure magazine). Some of the prior cited webpages can't be found. --65.128.83.118 (talk) 23:05, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

I think that's fine. The reason i reverted your previous edit at the article wasn't that anything was wrong per se, but that such a large, single edit, which seemed to lose content and restructure the page, all in one go, was questionable. Small edits are probably the way to go, especially at the beginning of your wiki-career, being careful all the way, eh? I think, and this is purely by recollection, i've not gone back to check, that some of the way you were trying to reference was wrong, though i could be conflating here between this and another article i was gnoming on. Anyway, i'm happy to help, if needed; edit away! cheers, Lindsay^Hello 09:20, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

To date, the following changes have been made on the page through “Hamilton Building-Architectural reviews” section: [“its other collections of more than 68,000 diverse works” — 68,000 changed to 70,000 based on updated information on the museum’s website] [Reference 2 previously: William C. and Kenton Forest. Denver: A pictorial history from frontier camp to Queen City of the Plains. Colorado Railroad Museum, 1993 — Updated to Harris essay after not being able to find the previous reference] [“Denver architect Burnham Hoyt renovated the building, which opened as the Schleier Memorial Gallery in 1949, allowing the museum to open its own galleries.” — Deleted “allowing the museum to open its own galleries” because the museum had galleries in the Chappell House and art in the City and County building prior to this, as referenced in The First Hundred Years, p. 35] [“eventually opened a new building, the Morgan Wing or South Wing” — Removed information about the Morgan Wing because it is incorrect. The addition, per the referenced essay, was added as the South Wing and later renamed the Bach Wing.] [“The North Building, a major and distinctive seven-story 210,000 square-foot addition…” — Deleted subjective language: major and distinctive] [“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.[4][6] The architecturally unique tower building has 24 sides, and is clad in reflective grey glass tiles specially designed by Dow Corning.” — Sentence reworked to remove subjective language] [“Duncan Pavilion, a large second story space situated where the North Building meets the Hamilton Building, was designed” – Appositive phrase deleted because it was repetitive from the previous sentence.] [‘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.” – Deleted because of subjective language; sounded like an advertisement] [Reference for mention of Hamilton Building’s recognition by the American Institute of Architects as a successful Building Information Modeling project changed because the previous link (AIA.org / Site Objects: Building Information Modeling (pdf)) could no longer be found.] [Subjective language in Duncan Pavilion section removed: “monumental glass stair”; “The strongly day lighted space provides a sense of transition between the new and old buildings and a resting point.” (This sentence was also not written properly and was repetitive from previous info.); “The new rooftop patio provides panoramic city views of the City Capitol, Civic Center Park, Denver Library, Wellington Webb and other buildings as well as the unique view of standing directly under the new Hamilton Building ‘prow’ almost exactly as you exit the building onto the patio, creating a very dramatic effect.”] [“The Frederic C. Hamilton Building holds the Modern and Contemporary art collection, along with the Architecture and Design collection, and Oceanic art collection.” — Reworked because it was not accurate: Architecture and Design collection is not in the Hamilton Building, but African art, some of Western American and temporary exhibition spaces are.] [“The unique building also serves as…” — Subjective language removed: unique] [“This ambitious project doubled the size of the museum, allowing for an expansion of the art on view, inside a bold aesthetic facade.” – Subjective language removed: ambitious, inside a bold aesthetic façade.] [Reference 9 updated because previous page linked (http://www.structuremag.org/article.aspx?articleID=299) could no longer be found.] [“The titanium panels also reflect the light of the Colorado sunshine.” — Removed because it sounded like an advertisement.] [Awards section updated to more accurately quote the information released by AISC and citation updated to link to this information.] [The dramatic design of the Hamilton extension of DAM has received mixed reviews. The architecture critic for the "Los Angeles Times", Christopher Hawthorne, said that "Museum architecture does not always blend cohesively with a great architectural achievement." He reported that “It’s a really stunning piece of architectural sculpture, but the aggressive forms make it a pretty terrible place for showing and looking at art.” — Edited this paragraph and quote because it was not entirely consistent with the quote in the cited NPR story.] [“He said the museum’s board was seeking the opportunity to draw people to the city by building something radical and spectacular, to capture the attention of people around the country and the world. The Frederic C. Hamilton building does stand out in the Denver cityscape.” — Ended sentence after “to the city” because the rest reads like an advertisement.]73.34.172.46 (talk) 16:35, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

Proposed Update 9.15.20

I am proposing an update to the Denver Art Museum’s Wikipedia page, which would incorporate important information that has not been incorporated since the webpage was last updated in 2016. Reasons for the update include: -The introduction is missing key information including the Museum’s current director; information about visitor attendance; and information about the Museum’s Gio Ponti-designed building. The “Learning & Engagement” section on the Wikipedia page does not include information about the Museum’s new L&E spaces realized by the renovation project. In making these proposed updates, I plan to incorporate extensive citations, including: https://denverartmuseum.org/collections/western-american-art https://denverartmuseum.org/about/mission-history https://denverartmuseum.org/annual-report https://theknow.denverpost.com/2019/11/13/denver-art-museum-reopening-date/228631/ https://www.denverpost.com/2016/12/08/denver-art-museum-north-building/ https://davispartnership.com/projects/denver-art-museum-frederic-c-hamilton-building/ 74.65.216.250 (talk) 15:12, 15 September 2020 (UTC)