In 1889, the first public library in Denver was established, and the first Central Library, a Carnegie building, was funded in 1910. Burnham-Hoyt designed a new structure, which opened in 1956. When new space was necessary, the city’s voters approved the funding to expand the library by building a new addition, which was designed by Michael Graves. Enjoy the art around and in the library:
- A Rolling Historical Landscape of Colorado and the West by Edward Ruscha
- Sculpture: Lao Tzu by Mark di Suvero and The Yearling by Donald Lipski
- Vida Ellison Gallery, Level 7: Masterpieces of Colorado: A Rich Legacy of Landscape Painting, Feb. 22-May 23, 2008
Explore Colorado’s diverse past and present when you visit Colorado’s own history museum. The fascinating exhibits feature Indian buffalo hunts, mining in the Rocky Mountains and life in early Denver. Detailed dioramas, historic photos, artifacts and much more tell the stories of Colorado through the years.
The United States Mint at Denver manufactures all denominations of circulating coins, coin dies, the Denver “D” portion of the annual uncirculated coin sets and commemorative coins authorized by the U. S. Congress.
Peggy Keeran
Local Arrangements Co-chair
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April 6, 2008 at 12:35 am
Susie Whiteford
Hi Peggy, thanks for mentioning the Denver Public Library in your post. If any librarians attending the conference in May would like to stop at the library, we would love to see them. And if anyone would be interested in a tour of the Central Library, please let us know.
Also, there is some further information about the art around the library on our website at: http://www.denverlibrary.org/about/art/index.html
Thanks, Susie Whiteford
Reference Librarian
Denver Public Library
swhitefo@denverlibrary.org