Put an end to the work week at Untitled #15 (La-La Land), May 30, from 6 to 10 p.m. when the Denver Art Museum (DAM) encourages guests to fulfill their fantasies. Forget the daily drudgery with artmaking, imagination tours and creative escapes.

The Denver Art Museum announced the joint acquisition of Cowboy Singing, an 1892 painting by renowned American painter Thomas Eakins. The Museum is partnering with the Denver-based Anschutz Collection to purchase the work from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In addition to Cowboy Singing, the DAM will independently acquire two sketches related to Eakins' 1888 painting Cowboys in the Badlands. The three new works will be on view at the Denver Art Museum immediately.

Thought-provoking or scandalous — the Denver Art Museum (DAM) wants guests to voice their opinions at Untitled #14 (What's Your Beef?), April 25, from 6 to 10 p.m. Whether guests believe a five-year-old could paint an abstract or seek out nudity-free tours, the evening provides a platform for every beef.

The Denver Art Museum (DAM), the Denver Public Library (DPL), the Colorado History Museum (CHM) and the Byers-Evans House Museum (BEHM) will host Día de los Niños (Day of the Children), a multicultural celebration, on Sunday, April 27, 2008, from noon to 4 p.m. Featuring bilingual and family-friendly performances and activities, the event includes FREE general admission to all visitors of the four institutions.

Don't miss Inspiring Impressionism, on view at the DAM through May 25, 2008. Shedding new light on one of art history's most important movements, Inspiring Impressionism features 100 paintings and works on paper drawn from nearly 70 museums and private collections.

Following the popular and successful exhibitions of stunningly original quilts designed by the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) will host its sequel, Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt, April 13 through July 6, 2008. The critically acclaimed show features 49 unique quilts created from the 1920s through 2005 by four generations of women from this small, isolated farming community.

Investigate the themes, threads and riffed ideas of the Denver Art Museum’s (DAM) newest exhibition Inspiring Impressionism at the final Friday event Untitled #13 (Riff), March 28, 6-10 p.m. Denver’s creative crowd can examine the connection between Old Masters and Impressionist icons while enjoying the works of masters like El Greco, Monet and Renoir.

The Denver Art Museum (DAM) announced today that it will host Daniel Richter: A Major Survey, the first U.S. museum exhibition for the acclaimed contemporary German artist. Curated by Denver Art Museum's Christoph Heinrich, the exhibition will feature more than 25 large-format paintings and a selection from a series of more than 400 small format works.

Screened in conjunction with Inspiring Impressionism, the Denver Art Museum Cinema's spring film series presents a unique program on cinematic influence and homage. From such pairings as The Maltese Falcon and Chinatown to The Searchers and Taxi Driver, the eight-film series spotlights the rich and diverse influences celebrated classics had on succeeding films – and their impressionable makers.

Shedding new light on one of art history's most important movements, Inspiring Impressionism runs through May 25, 2008. Organized by the Denver Art Museum (DAM), the exhibition features more than 100 paintings and works on paper drawn from nearly 70 museums and private collections, some of which have never traveled to the United States.

The Denver Art Museum (DAM) announced today that it has acquired a collection of approximately 875 artistically and historically significant psychedelic rock posters from the 1960s and ‘70s. These works demonstrate the innovative American typography, collage, illustration and use of color from this revolutionary cultural era.

Inspiring Impressionism will shed new light on one of art history's most important movements when it opens on February 23, 2008. Organized by the Denver Art Museum (DAM), the exhibition features more than 100 paintings and works on paper drawn from nearly 70 museums and private collections, some of which have never traveled to the United States.