The Denver Art Museum opens its doors to the community during its annual Día del Niño (Day of the Child) celebration on Sunday, April 28, 2024, with FREE general admission for all, bilingual activities, hands-on artmaking, musical and artistic performances and more. Everyone is invited to bring their family and friends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission includes full access to all activities, exhibitions, performances and spaces within the museum.
Danza Matachina Guadalupana at a previous Día del Niño celebration. Photo courtesy of the Denver Art Museum.
Because April 28 is also a FREE Day at DAM (meaning free general admission for all), it’s best to reserve your ticket in advance.
This global celebration of all children at DAM will feature art experiences including live dance and music by international and local artists, hands-on activities in the Creative Hub spaces in the Martin Building and the Dream Studio in the Hamilton Building.
With free general admission all day, visitors will have the opportunity to explore all museum galleries and spaces, which currently feature exhibitions including Have a Seat: Mexican Chair Design Today, The Skeletal World of José Guadalupe Posada, Fazal Sheikh: Thirst | Exposure | In Place and Weaving a Foundation: Cornerstones of the Textile Arts Collection, as well as the DAM’s global art collections.
This year, for the first time, visitors will be able to experience the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere in Michoacán, Mexico, through virtual reality visors provided by the Mexican Consulate General in Denver and the Butterfly Pavilion, at the Creative Hub in the Martin Building.
Celebrate local Indigenous elders in the Native Elder’s Exhibition, which highlights the artistry of nine community members ages 55 and over who have been active in making art and in supporting our local Native communities, on view from March 14 through May 30.
The Denver Preschool Program (DPP) will bring in celebrity guest readers at 11 a.m. at Sturm Pavilion to read Señorita mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer.
The book will be read to children in English by Denver ABC 7’s news anchor Jessica Crawford and in Spanish by Briana Gonzáles. A FREE book will be given to each child who attends the book reading while supplies last.
In the Hamilton Building’s Dream Studio, visitors will be able to join live art demonstrations by Colorado-based artist Arturo García from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
On the second level of the Hamilton Building, Colorado artist Chris Bagley, creator of the exhibition Space Command will meet and greet visitors from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Photo: Denver Art Museum
Inside the museum’s Sturm Pavilion and outside in Kemper Courtyard, live music and dance performances by the following groups and performers will represent the countries of Indonesia, Ireland, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela and Zimbabwe:
ARCINDA (The Arts & Culture of Indonesia)
Ballet Folklórico Sangre de México
Celtic Steps Irish Dance
Chihera African Marimbas
Colorado Mestizo Dancers
Colorado New Style (CNS)
Comparsa Morelos (Chinelos)
Danza Caballitos de Rancho Grande
Danza Matachina Guadalupana
El Mariachi Juvenil de Bryant Webster
El Sistema Colorado’s Chamber Orchestra, featuring members of the Colorado Symphony
Folklor México en la piel
Friendship POWWOW dancers
Mariachi Femenil Alma del Folklore.
New American Stories by Roshni Youth
Qhaswa Peru USA
Sandoval Singers
Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy.