The museum supplements its temporary exhibitions with lectures, workshops and other educational programs and has built a small permanent collection. It has twice shown an exhibition jointly with the Denver Art Museum, with some of the material at the art museum and some at the museo. The museum is open 10 AM to 5 PM Tuesday through Saturday. You can do a self-guided tour, or call to schedule a guided group tour. We recommend the children's art classes that are offered year round.
Visitors can view the art on their own during daylight hours for free.
The major contender in this category is the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. The Arvada Center has two galleries, which display changing exhibits of contemporary art, folk art, design and crafts. There's also a small historical museum. The Arvada Center keeps up an impressive schedule of performing arts programming that includes children's and adult professional theater, dance and music concerts. One resident company, the Arvada Center Chorale, calls the Arvada Center home, but many groups perform here.