Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
Vance Kirkland...and More
The museum contains painting and sculpture by over 170 local artists and an impressive collection of international decorative art. Learn More
Vance Kirkland
In addition to being a visionary modernist painter, Kirkland was also a committed educator. He founded the current School of Art at the University of Denver in 1929. Learn More
An Architectural Treasure
The Arts & Crafts style studio is the oldest commercial art building in Denver and the second oldest in the state. Learn More
A Diverse Collection
The museum has one of the most comprehensive decorative art collections in the nation-including Modern, Art Deco, and Arts and Crafts furniture and ceramics. Learn More
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art has one of the most important displays of 20th-century decorative arts in America, with an emphasis on the first three quarters of the 20th century. The studio of Colorado's distinguished painter, Vance Kirkland (1904-1981), where he painted and taught at the Kirkland School of Art, remains intact with his painting tables, brushes, dowels and remaining paints. Kirkland's historic Arts & Crafts style studio (1910-1911) is the oldest commercial art building in Denver and the second oldest in Colorado. A modernist Colorado collection of more than 150 artists is also on view.
