'Glory of Venice' Exhibit Among Offerings During Free Night At The Museums
By Libby Smith
DENVER (CBS4) - Denver Arts Week continues with Night at the Museums, which is when museums across the Denver Metro Area open their doors during the evening hours and offer free admission.
LINK: Denver Arts Week
Seventeen area museums will be participating this year, including the Denver Art Museum. Among the exhibits that will be open at the Denver Art Museum is "Glory of Venice." The exhibition focuses on the early phase of Venetian Renaissance art.
"So the time when Venetian artists developed their own unique Renaissance style, and forged a new language that was to influence the generations of artists to come," said Angelica Daneo, the co-curator of "Glory of Venice."
The Renaissance movement started in Florence, but artists in different cities in Italy developed their own response to those new principles. Venice sat at the center of trading, at the cross road of north, south, east, and west, which put it in position to absorb some influences from north European artists.
"I think the two words that often time occur when talking about Venetian Renaissance art are light and color. They were absolute masters in defining shapes and volumes through color, through modulation of light, by blending tones directly on the support," Daneo explained.
The exhibition features 50 works, including 19 from Venice's Gallerie dell'Accademia which rarely leave Venice. It was designed to create an immersive experience, making visitors feel like they're in Venice.
LINK: "Glory of Venice" at the Denver Art Museum
Other facilities participating in Free Night at the Museums include the following:
- Black American West Museum
- Byers-Evans House Museum
- The Cell
- Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
- Clyfford Still Museum
- Denver Art Museum
- Denver Botanic Gardens
- Denver Firefighters Museum
- Forney Museum of Transportation
- History Colorado Center
- Molly Brown House Museum
- Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum (Golden)
- Foothills Art Center (Golden)
- Dinosaur Ridge (Golden)
- Golden History Center (Golden)
- Four Mile Historic Park (Glendale)
Libby Smith is a Special Projects Producer at CBS4. If you have a story you'd like to tell CBS4 about, call 303-863-TIPS (8477) or visit the News Tips section.
