 thumb|350 px|right|frederic c. hamilton building at dam the denver art museum â dam is an art museum located in the civic center of denver, colorado. the museum is one of the largest art museums between the west coast and chicago.denverartmuseum.org: dam â mission + history . accessed 3.30.2013 it is known for its collection of american indian art, and its other collections of more than 68,000 diverse works from across the centuries and world. ==history of the museum== *1893: the museum's origins can be traced back to the founding of the denver artists club in 1893.william c. and kenton forest. denver: a pictorial history from frontier camp to queen city of the plains. colorado railroad museum, 1993 *1916: the club renamed itself the denver art association in 1916. *1918: the denver art association became the denver art museum, two years later in 1918 â dam opened its first galleries in the city and county building. *1922: the museum opened galleries in the chappell house in 1922. the house, located on logan street, was donated to the museum by mrs. george cranmer and delos chappell. peek-a-boo *1948: in 1948, the dam purchased a building on acoma and 14th st. on the south side of civic center park.harris, neil. "searching for form." the first hundred years. the denver art museum, 1996 denver architect burnham hoyt renovated the building which became known as the schleier gallery, allowing the museum to open its own galleries. while the schleier gallery was a significant addition, the dam still sought to increase its space. additional pressure came from the kress foundation, who offered to donate three collections valued at over $2 million on the condition that dam construct a new building to house the works. dam sought help from the city and county of denver to raise funds. however in 1952 voters failed to approve a resolution bond. *1954: despite this setback, the museum continued to raise funds and eventually opened a new building, the morgan wing or south wing. it opened in 1954, and made it possible for dam to receive the three kress foundation collections.  *1971: the north building, a major and distinctive seven-story 210,000-ft2 addition, opened in 1971.denverartmuseum.org: dam â the north building . accessed 3.30.2013 it allowed the museum to finally display its collections under one roof.jones, william c. and kenton forest. denver: a pictorial history from frontier camp to queen cit
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