About a year after one of its curators began collecting signs from the homeless in Denver, a local museum has launched an exhibit exploring the history of homelessness from the Gold Rush to today.
Museum piecing together stories of homelessness
Nonprofits
Construction at Aurora project takes an artsy turn
As construction crews continue work on Aurora’s Stanley Marketplace development, a local nonprofit is building its own project on the site — a 26-foot art installation that mirrors its incomplete surroundings.
Education nonprofit boosted by six-figure fundraiser
With an eye toward updated technology like a 3-D printer, a nonprofit that introduces kids to coding has closed out a $200,000 fundraiser.
DAM curator’s exhibit coming to life
Years of preparation are coming to a head next week as the Denver Art Museum prepares to unveil the 100-piece exhibit featuring works of Andrew and Jamie Wyeth.
It’s elementary: Sherlock Holmes comes to Denver museum
On Friday the Denver Museum of Nature & Science unveiled a temporary exhibit, “The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes,” which will run until Jan. 31.
$7M renovation transforms University Park YMCA
A heated pool, a new cardio room and new children’s areas are revamping a 60-year-old YMCA gym and catching it up to the changing neighborhood.
Cap Hill museum undergoes million-dollar upgrades
A $2 million fundraising effort and 1,800 tons of granite are helping a small museum restore the property’s porch and stained glass windows.
Major expansion to boost nonprofit’s services and space
A $4 million undertaking will more than double a nonprofit’s Lakewood facility, allow it to expand and add programs for people with autism and other disabilities and hire up to 100 more workers.
Wheels turning on Ruby Hill concert venue
After long delays, a local nonprofit is just shy of its fundraising goal and about to start on the design process for a new outdoor music venue that will host 50 free concerts a year.
Museum digging up $1M for pristine crystal formation
A Denver museum is raising funds and pulling from its endowment to purchase a 90-pound crystal formation unearthed near Pikes Peak.